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Kelsey Witkay
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alamo, Calif.
- High School:
- Carondelet
- Major:
- Exercise Science
- Birthday:
- 4/9
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Career Accolades
- FAU freshman record holder in the 100 IM (1:00.97) and 400 medley relay (3:57.32)
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019 C-USA Winter Spirit of Service Award
- 2019 Owlspys Female Community Service Award winner
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Career Best Times at FAU
- 50 Free - 24.17 (relay) at Patriot Invitational (11/21/19)
- 100 Free - 52.69 at 2019 C-USA Championships (3/2/19)
- 200 Free - 1:53.32 at 2019 C-USA Championships (3/1/19)
- 200 Fly - 2:20.77 vs. Florida (1/6/17)
- 50 Back - 29.78 at FAU Alumni Meet (10/19/19)
- 100 IM - 1:00.97 at George Mason Invitational (11/19/16)
Senior (2019-20)
- Finished senior campaign with eight top-5 showings and an individual win
- Served as the co-captain of the women’s team for the second consecutive year
- Contributed to fourth place in the 800 free relay, as well as tallied 18th in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:54.38 at the 2020 Conference USA Championships
- Delivered fifth in the 50 free (25.49) at FIU
- Earned sixth in the 50 free (24.82) vs. No. 25 Florida State and Miami
- Garnered fourth in the 100 IM (1:02.47) and sixth in the 100 free (55.11) in the Owls’ first program win against Florida Gulf Coast
- Captured first in the 100 free (54.47) and fourth in the 50 free (25.39) on her Senior Day win against SUNY Geneseo
- Logged 17th in the 200 free finals (1:54.57) and 32nd in the 50 free prelims (24.55) at the Patriot Invitational
- Tallied fifth in the 200 free (1:57.19) and tied for fifth in the 100 free (54.59) in dual meet against Princeton
- Delivered second in the 100 free (54.57) and fourth in the 200 free (1:57.37) in win over reigning NJCAA Champion Indian River State
- Earned a pair of seventh-place finishes against No. 10 Florida coming in the 100 free (54.70) and 200 free (1:58.89)
- One of 24 on the women's team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for posting higher than a cumulative 3.75 GPA
Junior (2018-19)
- 2019 Winter C-USA Spirit of Service Award recipient
- Captured 17 top-10 finishes on the season
- Finished 16th in 200 free (1:53.98), 20th in 50 free (24.37) and 23rd in 100 free (53.08) at the 2019 C-USA Championships
- Tied for third in the 200 free and finished fourth in the 100 free against FIU
- Came home from Florida State with sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 200 free
- Took away second place in the 100 free vs. NYU, as well as contributed to a first-place title in the 400 free relay with her team
- Qualified and competed in the C-final in the 100 free (53.14) and contributed to a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay and fourth in the 200 medley relay at the Patriot Invitational
- Captured fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the 50 free (24.84) in tri-meet vs. Florida Gulf Coast and Princeton
- Earned a pair of fourth place finishes in the 50 free and 100 fly (1:01.13) at Indian River State, where her 400 medley and 200 free relay teams came in third
- Named to FAU All-Academic Team in Fall 2018
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member
Sophomore (2017-18)
- Recorded 12 top-10 finishes in 2017-18
- Was part of a 400 free relay team that came in sixth place at the Conference USA Championships
- Had a fourth-place finish in the 100 free against FIU with a time of 55.01
- Her 27.14 finish in the 50 fly at the FAU Fun Invite was ranked 13th in C-USA
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient
Freshman (2016-17)
- Part of the 400 medley relay team (3:57.32) that broke a 20-year-old FAU Freshman record at conference
- Had 15-top five finishes during the regular season
- Set a new FAU freshman record in the 100 IM with a personal best time of 1:00.97 at George Mason's Patriot Invitational
- Part of the 400 medley \relay that beat Denver with a time of 4:12.03 and had a first-place finish in the same event with a time of 3:58.48 at Florida Tech
- Came in second in the 200 free relay (1:38.33) vs. Indian River
- Member of the 200 medley relay that came in third (1:49.49) against Florida
- Swam a 54.57 in the 100 free against Georgia Tech and Cincinnati
- Received the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for holding a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better and was placed on the 2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Named to the FAU All-Academic Team for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher in Fall 2016 and to the Dean's List for the same semester
High School
- Team captain from 2015-16
- California North Coast Section Record Holder for 200 Free Relay
- Member of North Coast Section Girls Championship Team 2013
- Four-Year NISCA/Speedo Girls High School All-American
- California Scholarship Federation, Life Membership and National Honors Society Member
- 2016 High School MVP
Personal
- Born on April 9
- Major is exercise science
- Daughter of Cathy and Paul Witkay
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