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  Volleyball Adds Kristen Kelsay to 2010 Recruiting Class
 
Spartans announce additional signing for incoming class of 2010.
 
 
Incoming recruit Kristen Kelsay recorded 906 assists her senior season at St. Francis.
 
Incoming recruit Kristen Kelsay recorded 906 assists her senior season at St. Francis.
 
 

Feb. 19, 2010

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Head coach Cathy George and the Michigan State volleyball program has announced an additional signing in the recruiting class of 2010. Kristen Kelsay (Wheaton, Ill.) joins Kristen Kuipers (Otsego, Mich.), who signed a national letter of intent in November, as part of the Spartan class.

Kristen Kelsay • 5-10 • Setter • Wheaton, Ill./St. Francis
High School: Three-year letterwinner at St. Francis High School for head coach Peg Kopec ... Led her team to a state runner-up finish in 2007 ... Back-to-back regional champs her junior and senior years ... Finished her career with 1,673 assists, 261 digs, 148 kills and 118 aces ... Named to the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list prior to her final year ... Led her team to a 33-3 record her senior year ... First team all-state in 2009 ... All-conference recipient in 2008 and 2009 ... All-state honorable mention in 2008 ... Named the Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month in December of 2009 ... Two-time First Team All-Area (2008, 2009) ... Finalist for the Andi Collins Award, awarded to the nation's best setter ... Wendy's Heisman Award Winner for St. Francis High School in 2009 ... Three-time academic all-conference recipient (2007, 2008, 2009) ... A 4.0 student who was the vice president of the National Honor Society her junior and senior year ... Served as a Student Ambassador her final two years of high school ... A member of the Spanish National Honor Society.

Club: Played for the Sports Performance Club volleyball club the past two seasons on its 18-Elite team ... Saw her team finish second at the 2009 Junior Volleyball Directors Association Championships in Louisville, Ky. ... Set her team to a championship finish at Pre-Nationals in 2009 ... Led team to back-to-back third-place finishes at the AAU Nationals in 2008 and 2009 ... Earned JVDA All-America honors at the 16 Club National Championships in 2008.

 

 

Personal: Born May 24, 1992 to Bruce and Mary Kelsay ... Father was a member of the Minnesota Gophers football team from 1975-77 ... Undecided on major, but will enroll in the honors program ... Plans on completing the Professorial Assistantship program at MSU as one of the top 1% of students in the nation.

Cathy George on Kelsay: "We are really excited to have landed Kristen as a Michigan State Spartan. Kristen will give us the option of diversifying our offense, as she will enable us the option of running either the 6-2 or the 5-1 offense. We expect her to come in right away and compete for the starting role, and solidify the position for future. She arrives as a highly recruited setter and she is a student of the game. She is very intelligent both on and off the court as she plans to enroll immediately in the honors program here at MSU. She is a very consistent and reliable setter, and her skill level is very superior. Her tempo and placement of the ball is very reliable. Kristen has consistently played at a high level and has been challenged. We look for her use that experience to help us as we head into the 2010 season. We aren't the only ones who are excited for her to arrive, but as well as the Honors College as she will participate in its Professorial Assistantship program."

Kelsay on MSU: "I chose Michigan State University because it is a perfect fit for me. With the outstanding volleyball program, academics, teammates, and coaches, I knew I wanted to be a Spartan. I am excited to play in the Big Ten and represent Michigan State."