Kelly’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): NDSU’s top finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 14, placing 54th overall in 31:04.7 for the 10k … NDSU’s No. 2 finisher at the Summit League Championships in Fargo, taking 9th place overall for second-team All-Summit League honors … Season-best 8k time of 24:50 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27 … Among NDSU’s top three finishers at each of the last five meets for the season.
Indoor (Senior): Placed 6th in the 3,000m and 7th in the 5,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships in Fargo … Season-best times of 4:22.98 in the mile, 8:29.57 in the 3,000m, and 15:03.94 in the 5,000m … Finished his career ranked 7th in NDSU history in the 3,000m and 5,000m with his personal-best times from 2014.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League champion and NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 3,000m steeplechase … Second straight NCAA Prelims appearance, finishing 21st overall in Austin, Texas … Also an All-Summit League performer in the 5,000m, finishing 3rd at the Summit League Championships … Season-best steeplechase time of 8:58.53 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Finished his career ranked 3rd all-time at NDSU in the 3,000m steeplechase with his PR from 2014 … USTFCCCA All-Academic selection … Summit League Academic All-League Team.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Top finisher for the Bison at all six cross country meets for the season ... Placed eighth at the Summit League Championships for second-team all-league honors ... Won the D-I race at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 19, finishing in a season-best 8k time of 24:54.6 ... Took fourth place at the Bison Open on Aug. 30 and the SDSU Classic on Oct. 4 ... NDSU's top finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 69th overall in 31:51.7 for the 10k.
Indoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 3,000m and the 5,000m ... Recorded personal-best times in both events at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... 8:23.41 in the 3,000m ... 14:40.11 in the 5,000m ... Finished the season ranked seventh in NDSU history in the 3,000m and 5,000m ... Also posted a time of 4:19.83 in the mile at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 8 ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up and NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Ran a personal-best 8:56.05 for 18th place at the NCAA West Prelims after qualifying 48th ... Finished the season at No. 3 on the NDSU all-time list in the event ... Also an all-league performer in the 5,000m, placing third at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... 5,000m season-best time of 14:48.02 ... 1500m season-best time of 3:59.35 ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Top NDSU finisher at the Summit League Championships on Oct. 27 … posted a time of 26:38.8 for 20th place at the conference meet … season-best 8k time of 26:11.8 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 13, taking third place overall in the meet … No. 2 finisher for the Bison at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing the 10k in 33:16.02 for 120th place … led the Bison at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29 in 26:19.
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 11th in the 5,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing in 15:23.11 ... Season-best 3,000m time of 8:54.60 at the Bison Open on Feb. 9.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase, posting a season-best time of 9:13.84 ... Also placed fifth in the 5,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in 14:43.72 ... Finished the season ranked seventh in NDSU history in the steeplechase ... Clocked a 1500m time of 4:04.92 at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 20.
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): No. 5 finisher for the Bison at The Summit League Championships (10/29), taking 30th place overall in 26:29.90 ... NDSU's No. 7 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12), completing the 10k course in 34:29.79 ... recorded a season-best 8k time of 26:08.65 to place 11th at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15) ... took 12th place at the Bison Open (9/30).
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 3,000m four times and the mile twice ... posted a season-best time of 8:56.23 at the Bison Open on Feb. 11, finishing in fifth place.
Outdoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer in the 3,000m steeplechase, taking third at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in 9:16.11 ... that time ranked him No. 7 all-time at NDSU in the event ... competed in the steeplechase four times, with each finish coming faster than the previous attempt ... also finished 12th in the 5,000m at the Summit Championships.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country: Redshirt.
Indoor: Redshirt.
Outdoor: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Bismarck Century High School...Four-time all-state and all-conference performer in cross country...Finished 3rd as a junior and 2nd as a senior at the North Dakota state cross country meet...2009 North Dakota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year...Member of 4x800 relay team that placed sixth at the North Dakota state meet in 2008 and fourth in 2009...Finished third in the 3,200 meters and fourth the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a junior...Placed fourth in the 3,200 meters and the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a senior...Also played soccer...Member of state championship team in 2007 and state runner-up squad in 2009.
PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Gwen Kelly ... Has one younger brother, Brad ... Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology ... Mother ran track and cross country at Jamestown College ... Cousin Fallon Kelly played football for the Bison ... Valedictorian of the Bismarck Century class of 2010.
