Kelsey Anderson

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-4
High School:
College Prep
Hometown:
Alameda, Calif.

CAREER HONORS
2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2016 CRCA Scholar-Athlete Award

AS A SENIOR IN 2017-18
Spring 2018: Capped the Spring coxing the Varsity Eight to silver (6:30.092) in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11-5/12) ... Advanced to the V8+ Grand Final at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5), ultimately finishing second (6:40.23) ... Earned placement in the Grand Final by way of winning the early morning heat (6:39.89) ... Edged Villanova by .93 seconds to win the 2V8+ Petite Final (7:00.14) at the Knecht Cup (4/14) ... Claimed third in the Varsity Four Petite Final (7:52.91) at the Doc Hosea Regatta (3/31) ... Took bronze in the Varsity Eight Grand Final (7:34.12) at the Cooper Sprints (3/25) to open the Spring season.

Fall 2017: Coxed the Second Varsity Eight to second place (12:40.84) at the Head of the Fish (10/28) ... Also served in the coxswain role in both the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Eight at the Hadley Chase (10/14).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016-17
Spring 2017: Wrapped up the Spring season coxing the Second Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championships (5/27-28) ... That boat finished third in the D Final (7:14.629) ... Coxed the Second V8+ at the A-10 Championships (5/6), which finished second in the Grand Finale (6:56.59) ... At the Knecht Cup (4/8-4/9), coxed the Second Varsity 8+ which was third in the Petite Final (7:01.33) ... Served as the coxswain in the Varsity 4+ at the Doc Hosea Regatta (4/2), helping UMass to a second-place effort in the Petite Final (8:21.18) ... Coxed the Varsity 4+ to first place at the Murphy Cup (3/25, 7:57.70).

Fall 2016: Coxed the Women's 8+ at thr Head of the Housatonic (8/8) ... At the Head of the Charles (10/22-10/23), she coxed the Varsity 8+ ... Coxed the 4+ at Head of the Fish (10/29) where the team came in fifth.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16
Spring 2016: Coxed the Varsity 8+ in the season home opener against Atlantic 10 conference rival Rhode Island (3/26) ... Led the Second Varsity 8+ to a first place victory in a dual regatta at Connecticut (4/2) ... Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the inaugural Doc Hosea Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (4/3) ... Took home a gold medal in the Second Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup after a 6:47.17 finish. The crew opened up the weekend with a first-place win in Heat 3 at 7:24.91, followed by a second-place finish at 6:54.83 in Semifinal 3, good to advance to the Grand Final round (4/10) ... Finished second in the Second Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:43.8 at the Four-School Regatta on the Charles River over Dartmouth and Boston University. Northeastern picked up the victory in a time of 6:39.6 (4/17).

Fall 2015: Coxed the UMass A boat at the Princeton Chase and finished the three-mile course with a time of 15:47.7, good for 25th place of 65 (11/1) ... Finished 24th in the Championship 8+ at the Head of the Charles with a time of 17:37.8 (10/18) ... Took ninth in the 8+ Collegiate at Head of the Housatonic in a time of 15:40.8, 20 seconds ahead of Atlantic 10 rival Rhode Island (10/10).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014-15
Spring 2015: Earned a first-place finish as a member of the Varsity 4+ boat in dual meet with Boston College, MIT, and Dartmouth in a time of 9:42.70 ... Took third in season opener vs. Rhode Island (3/28) ... Served as cox for the second Varsity 4+ boat in a head-to-head matchup with Connecticut, taking second place in 5:14.4 ... Raced to an 8:13.931 finish for the top spot in the Dad Vail Regatta Novice 4+ opening heat (5/8) ... Novice 4+ raced to a second place finish in the May 9 semifinal of the Dad Vail Regatta (7:40.040).

Fall 2014:Took second place in the 4+ at the Head of the Housatonic (10/11) with a time of 17:35 ... Won a pair of gold medals in the Novice 4+ and Novice 8+ at the Head of the Fish (10/25).

BEFORE UMASS: A four-year coxswain from Oakland Strokes, one of the top youth rowing clubs in the United States ... Participated in the Royal Canadian Henley during the summer of 2013 and won gold in the U23 Lightweight 8+ ... Won a regional championship in the 3V8+ as a junior ... Helped the Freshman 8+ boat secure its regional championship.

PERSONAL: Born Kelsey Anna Anderson in Alameda, Calif. ... Daughter of John and Beth Anderson ... Mother, Beth, is a rowing coach at Oakland Strokes ... Sister of Karli, Spencer and Toni.