2026 Cross Country Roster
Biography
2025 (SOPHOMORE @ UNC ASHEVILLE)
2024 (FRESHMAN @ UNC ASHEVILLE)
- Competed in four meets during her freshman season with Asheville.
- Ran one 6K at the Furman Invitational, finishing in 24:04.1.
- Set a 5K personal best of 19:02.5 at the Upstate Invitational.
Personal
- Transferred from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
- Attended Asheville Christian Academy in Asheville, North Carolina, where she competed under coach Ben Kelpin.
- State champion in the 800 meters and a member of the 4x400-meter state championship team.
- Finished as the state runner-up in the 4x800-meter relay.
- Holds personal bests of 2:20 in the 800 meters, 5:18 in the 1,600 meters, 19:02.5 in the 5K and 24:04.1 in the 6K.
- Holds Asheville Christian Academy records in the 4x800-meter relay (9:55) and 4x400-meter relay (4:02).
- Earned all-conference and all-state honors in track and field (2022).
- Earned all-conference honors in cross country and track and field (2023).
- Earned all-conference and all-state honors in track and field (2024).
- Earned all-conference honors in cross country (2024).
- Helped Asheville Christian Academy finish as the state runner-up in track and field (2022, 2023).
- Helped Asheville Christian Academy win the conference cross country championship (2024).
- Competed on the varsity swim team during her sophomore and junior years.
- Daughter of Ben and Andrea Kelpin.
- Has two siblings, Kate and Brandon.
- Majoring in exercise science.
- Pregame ritual includes having her hair braided before meets.
- Born Feb. 9, 2006.
