Kelsie Walker

Class:
Junior
High School:
Carbondale HS
Hometown:
Carbondale, Ill.

SIU Top Times
50-yard freestyle: 24.62
100-yard freestyle: 52.06
200-yard freestyle: 1:47.82
200-yard butterfly: 2:05.65
500-yard freestyle: 4:46.07
1,000-yard freestyle: 10:15.12
1,650-yard freestyle: 16.33.88

2016-17 / Junior

MVC Swimmer of the Week

Swam in six events... Won the 1,000-yard freestyle against Missouri State... Posted 13 top-10 finishes... Finished outside of the top-10 just three times... Had the second-fastest time in the 1,000-yard freestyle... Third fastest in the 100 and 1,650-yard freestyle... Fourth fastest in the 200-yard freestyle... Was on the fastest 500-yard freestyle relay team.

2015-16 / Sophomore

Member of 800-yard freestyle relay team that won MVC title and broke the conference record (7:16.60)… Finished second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.72) and in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:47.29) at the MVC championships...Third place finisher in 500-yard freestyle at MVC Championships…Member of 400-yard relay team that broke SIU record (3:23.70)…First Team All-Conference… MVC Scholar-Athlete…Seven time winner on the season…Two wins in 500-yard freestyle (ISU/UI Double Dual, Little Rock)…Member of two 400-yard freestyle relay teams that took home first place (Evansville, Little Rock)…Winner of 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:25.73 at Little Rock meet…Top SIU time in 1,650-yard freestyle (16:45.68) and 200-yard freestyle (1:49.10).

2014-15 / Freshman

All-MVC First Team selection…Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention Team…Had a stellar freshman season, competing in nine meets for SIU…Had an outstanding MVC Championships, winning the 1650-yard Freestyle, taking second in the 500-yard freestyle, and earning a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle…Began her Saluki career with a first place finish in the 200-yard fly and a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle against Evansville on 10/4/14…Followed that performance by sweeping three events (200 fly, 500 and 1000 freestyle) against Missouri State…Took second in the 500-yard freestyle against UI and ISU… Swept first place honors in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle at UALR and WUSTL on 1/17/15… At the Butler Invite, once again earned first place finishes in her lone races (200 fly, 1650 freestyle)… Against Evansville in the regular season finale, took first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.29.

Prior to SIU

A two-time Academic All-American (2013, 2014)... Athletic All-American in the 500-yard freestyle... Junior National qualifier in the 800-yard freestyle... Finished fourth in the 500-yard freestyle and sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at IHSA State... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA with high honors.

Personal

Full name is Kelsie Marie Walker... Daughter of Rick and Eileen Walker...Her father is the head swimming and diving coach at SIU...Her brother, Kyle, was a member of the SIU Track and Field team.