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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Kelsey Thelen

Kelsey Thelen

  • Position:
    Long Distance
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Farmington, Minn.
  • High School:
    Farmington HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Career 
Track and Field:

2025: CSC Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... competed in the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 3,000m steeplechase for the Golden Bears ... set a personal record in the 5,000m at the Hamline Invitational with a time of 20:34.95 (4/5) ... placed 16th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NSIC Outdoor Championships. 

2024: CSC Academic All-District … NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … competed in the 1500m, mile, 3000m, 5000m and 3000m steeplechase … placed eighth with a career-best 3000m time of 11:57.49 at the Maverick Premier (2/9) … added a personal best 3000m steeplechase time of 11:59.80 at the Gary Wilson Invitational (4/24) … placed 16th in the 3000m steeplechase at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.

2023: CSC Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic Team of ExcellenceCompeted in the 1500m, mile, 3000m, 3000m steeple chase, 5000m and distance medley relay for the Golden Bears ... tallied three top 10 finishes, including a first-place finish with a PR time of 12:53.98 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Spartan Opener (04/02) ... set PR's in both the 3000m and mile runs at the Snowshoe Open (02/17) ... tallied her final PR of the season with a time of 5:21.52 in the 1500m at the Norse Invite (04/15).

2022: Competed in the 3000m, 5000, 3000m steeple chase, and 4x800 relay ... set a season high in the 5000m with a time of 21:08.48 at the ESU Relays ... finished a season best sixth-place in the 5000m at the Meet of the UnSaintly ... set a season best in the 3000m steeple chase with a time of 13:15.50 at the 2022 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

Cross Country:
2024: CSC Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … ran in all five events for the Golden Bears … started her season with a personal best 5K time of 20:22.4 at the Augie Twilight (9/6) … had a season-best time of 25:13.0 in the 6K at the NSIC Championships (10/26).

2023: NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … competed in all six races for CSP … tallied a season-best time of 25:25.5 at the NSIC Cross Country Championships (10/21) … finished as the 190th overall and 82nd NSIC runner at the Central Region Cross Country Championships improving by 36 places from the NSIC Championships (11/4) … placed 62nd at the St. Olaf Invitational for highest finish of the season (9/16).

2022: CSC Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... competed in five events for the Golden Bears ... set a personal best in the 6k with a time of 24:34.6 at the NCAA Division II Central Region Cross Country Championships (11/19) ... recorded her best finish of the season (53rd) in the 6k at the Bob Waxlax Invitational (10/19).

2021: Ran in five events during her freshman campaign for the Golden Bears ... finished a season best 57th at the Augie Twilight Cross County Meet ... set a season high in the 6k with a time of 24:44.7 at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship.

Farmington HS: Participated in track and field and cross country for the Tigers, lettering six times in each … named team captain … named most improved … was a part of the Tigers team that won four conference championships, four section championships and qualified for the State Championships twice … set PRs of 2:32 in the 800m, 5:28 in the 1600m, 12:06 in the 3200m and 20:07 in the 5k.

Personal: Plans to major in exercise science at CSP with the goal of becoming an athletic trainer … has one brother and three sisters … her father ran cross country and track and field at the collegiate level.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Mid/Long Distance
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Mid/Long Distance
    5'9"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Mid/Long Distance
    5'9"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Long Distance
    5'9"