Kelsey Barrett
Kelsey Barrett
Height: 5-2
Year: 2019
Hometown: Gardiner, Maine
High School: Gardiner Area
Events: Sprints/Hurdles/Multi
Major: Elementary Education

2017-18: Placed fourth in the High Jump (1.34m),10th in the Shot Put (7.32m), and ran a leg for the Monks record setting 4x200-Meter relay record with a 1:55.06 time, finishing second in the event at Bowdoin College on January 27th...ran a leg in the 4x200 Meter Relay with a 1:55.38 performance placing fifth at the 2018 Maine State Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship at Bates College on February 2nd…also ran a stint for the SJC 4x200-Meter relay squad placing 17th with a time of 1:55.71 at the NCAA DIII New England Regional Women's Track & Field Championship at Springfield College on February 17th…she was part of the quartet that placed 10th in the 4x100-meter relay (1:20.00) in the Tufts University Snowflake Classic on March 31st...was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:21.11), eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (18.55), and ran her part in the 4x100 meter relay (53.62) placing fourth at Fitchburg State on April 7th…won the 400-meter hurdles (1:20.51) and helped the monks win the 4x100-meter relay (53.93) at Colby College on April 14th…her and her three teammates finished sixth in the 4x100 Meter Relay at Bowdoin College on April 21st…finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (18.47) and 400-meter hurdles (1:19.40) in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships on April 29th.

2016-17: Participated in 14 indoor events and seven outdoor events as a sophomore…finished sixth and 10th in the 55-Meter Hurdles (10.05) and 200-Meter Dash (29.97), respectively, at Southern Maine on December 10th…placed ninth with a 1:09.46 time in the 400-Meter Dash at Bowdoin on January 28th…finished 15th in the High Jump (1.37m) and 16th in the 800-Meter Run (2:49.95) and Shot Put (7.00m) events at the Maine State Championship on February 3rd…ran a leg for the Monks’ team-record 4x400-Meter Relay (4:35.60) at Boston University on February 11th…also ran a stint for the SJC 4x200-Meter Relay squad, which posted a team-record 1:55.92 time and finished 15th at the NCAA New England Championships…for outdoor, placed 14th in the 100-Meter Hurdles (18.97) at the Bridgewater State Invitational on March 25th…finished fourth in the 400-Meter Hurdles (1:18.73) and sixth in the 100-Meter Hurdles (18.08) at Bowdoin on April 8th…set a new team record with a 1:15.64  time in the 400-Meter Hurdles and placed third in the event at Regis (Mass.) on April 30th…ran a leg for the Monks’ 4x100-Meter Relay team, which broke the program record with a 52.12 time and finished 21st overall in the NCAA New England Championships.

2015-16: Competed in six indoor meets and six outdoor meets her freshman year…kicked off her collegiate career by competing in the USM Invitational I on Dec. 5th finishing 7th in the 55-meter hurdles (9.97) and 8th in the 55-meter dash (8.21)…was 4th in the 55-Meter hurdles (10.27) with a (9.91) time in the preliminary, finished 9th in the 55-Meter (8.13) and 12th in the 200-Meter (30.06) on Jan. 9th at the USM Open…finished 2nd in the high jump (1.43m), 7th in the 60-Meter hurdles (10.18), 14th in the 60-Meter (8.76) prelims and ran in the 4x200 meter relay (2:03.13) on Jan. 23rd at the Bates College Invitational… finished 10th in the high jump (1.38m) and posted a (7.96) time in the 55-Meter prelims and a (9.74) effort in the 55-Meter hurdles preliminary on Jan. 30th at the USM Invitational II…on Feb. 6th at the Maine State Indoor Championships ran in the 4x200 meter relay running a (2:02.58)…Feb. 26th at the NCAA DIII New England Championships ran in the 4x200 meter relay finishing with a (2:00.87) good for 22nd…notched a (14.13) effort in the 100-Meter prelims on Apr. 2nd at the Tufts Snowflake Classic…was 8th in the 100-Meter (13.78) and ran in the 4x100 meter relay finishing 4th with a (54.96) on Apr. 9th at the Bowdoin Invitational…finished 5th in the 100-Meter (13.76) and 100-Meter hurdles (18.04) which was a new program record at the Colby College Invitational on Apr. 16th… was 9th in the 100-Meter hurdles (17.88) a new program record, 19th in the 100-Meter prelim (14.06), and raced in the 4x100 meter relay (56.07) on Apr. 23rd at the Aloha Relays…was 6th in the 100-Meter hurdles (18.29) and 12th in the 100-Meter (14.22) on May 1st at the Pride Classic ending her freshman year campaign.

High School: Ran track all four years of high school at Gardiner Area High School...competed in KVAC's and States from sophomore to senior year for hurdles, high jump, and relays...placed at KVAC's sophomore, junior, and senior year and placed at states for outdoor in the 300 hurdles senior year...earned highest honors all throughout high school...also played volleyball and was the MVP for the Drive Out Cancer game.

Personal: Kelsey Lynn Barrett, born in Gardiner, Maine...daughter of Michelle Barrett...majoring in Elementary Education.