Women's Gymnastics

Kelsey Morley
	Class: Senior Hometown: Elkhart, Ind. High School: Concord Height: 5-4 Club Team: Gymagics

2010: NACGC/W Scholar All-American ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Second Team All-Big Ten honoree ... Placed in the all-around for the first time in her career at Iowa when she finished third overall ... Tied her career-high on the floor in the season opening meet against Penn State, West Virginia & Western Michigan, as well as against Oklahoma and at the NCAA Regional Championships when she posted a 9.800 ... Tied her career-high bars score against New Hampshire when she posted a 9.775 ... Tallied a season-best vault score (9.800) at Western Michigan ... Captured her first-career bars crown against New Hampshire with 9.825 ... Posted a score of 9.725 on the beam and floor at the Big Ten Championships.

2009: A Second Team All-Big Ten selection ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Set a program record on balance beam with a 9.975 vs. Florida on Feb. 14 ... Ranked third nationally, and first in the region and Big Ten on balance beam ... Holds the team's top three balance beam scores ... Posted 10 top-three finishes, including six first place, all of which were for balance beam ... Tied for the team-lead in career first place finishes on beam with nine ... Holds the second-highest score on beam this season, nationally ... One of five in the nation to score a 9.975 or better on balance beam ... Scored a 9.800 or better on balance beam in 10 of the 13 meets, and tallied a 9.900 or better in five meets ... Competed on vault and balance beam all 13 meets ... Competed on uneven bars for the first time in her career at Ohio State (Jan. 31) ... Performed in the all-around three times this season, including for the first time in her career at Ohio State ... Recorded a season-high 9.775 on bars vs. Florida. Also tied her career-high on floor with a 9.800 and set a career-high in the all-around with a 39.225 (Feb. 14) ... Tied for second overall on balance beam at the Big Ten Championships, scoring a 9.875 (March 21) ... Competed on vault, balance beam and floor exercise at the NCAA Central Regional, scoring a career-high 9.800 on vault (April 4)

2008: Earned NACGC/W Academic All-America honors ... Voted Most Improved and received the Coaches Award ... Despite being a walk-on, competed in all 14 meets ... Ranked 22nd nationally on beam and was third in the Big Ten ... Recorded 11 top-three finishes , including three first place ... Was a finalist for Big Ten Freshman of the Year award ... Had an impressive MSU debut, placing second on the beam (9.675) and fourth on the floor (9.675) against Western Michigan (Jan. 11) ... Improved upon both of her debut scores, winning the beam (9.875) and placing fourth on the floor (9.725) vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 19) ... Spartans top-finisher on the beam (9.800, tied for sixth) and floor (9.725, seventh) at State of Michigan Classic (Feb. 2) ... Set season-high on vault (9.850), tying for second; Also placed second on the beam with a 9.850 against Maryland (Feb. 9) ... Earned her second individual title of the season on beam with a season-high 9.900 at Illinois (Feb. 16), also tied for fourth on vault with a 9.750 ... Won beam in tri-meet against Ball State and Western Michigan (March 2) with a 9.875, her third beam title of the season ... Tied for third on the beam with a 9.800 against New Hampshire (March 9), also set a new season-high on floor with a 9.800 ... Scored a 9.875 on beam to place third at Auburn (March 14) ... Tied for second on beam at Arkansas with a 9.825 (March 21) ... Finished in a tie for second on beam (9.875) in her Big Ten Championships debut (March 29) ... Matched season-highs on both beam (9.900) and floor (9.800) at NCAA West Regional (April 12), tying for second on beam.

Prior to Michigan State: Performed with Gymagics for coach Lorraine Hernandez ... 2007 USAG Level 10 State Champion on the balance beam ... 2007 USAG Level 10 Regional Champion on the beam ... 2006 USAIGC Level 10 National Champion in the all-around, beam and vault ... Six-time USAIGC regional qualifier ... High honor roll student ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1988 in Hanover, N.H. ... Daughter of Chandler and Dianne Morley ... Has two sisters, Blair and Emily. Blair is currently a student at MSU ... Her father also attended MSU ... Majoring in marketing.

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