Kelsey English

Position:
Jumps
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Doherty

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
High Jump: 5-10.75/1.80m (2014)
OUTDOOR
High Jump: 5-11.25/1.81m (2014)

MPSF SCORING
2013 High Jump, t4th (5-7-25/1.71m)
2014 High Jump, 4th (5-8/1.73m)

PAC-12 SCORING
2013 High Jump, 8th (5-8.75/1.75m)
2016 High Jump, t6th (5-5.25/1.66m)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2013, 14, 16)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2013, 14, 16)

2016: Indoor: English competed in the high jump at seven meets in her final indoor season, clearing a season-best mark (5-7) in four of those meets. She was first at the Potts Invite (1/16), fifth at the Air Force Open (1/8) and eighth at the Air Force Invite (1/23). At the MSPF Championships, English jumped 5-4.50, tying for 15^th.
Outdoor: English jumped at eight meets in her final season for the Buffs. She recorded a season best mark (5-10.50) at the Air Force Twilight, where she tied for second. English won the high jump at the Tom Benich Open, reaching 5-7. At her final Pac-12 Championship meet, she tied for sixth after clearing 5-5.25.

2015: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2014: Indoor: English jumped in four meets during the indoor season and got the campaign off to a good start. She won the Potts Invitational (1/18), clearing 5-10. English also won the Joe Davies Open (2/22) with a personal best jump of 5-10.75. At the MPSF Championships, she finished fourth overall after clearing 5-8.
Outdoor: English continued to have a good season with five first place finishes. She jumped a personal best 5-11.25 to win the Beach Invite (4/19), just one day after winning her section at Mt. SAC Relays (4/18) with a mark of 5-8.75. English also took home top honors at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/26), the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/22) and at the Fum McGraw Open (3/29), all with a mark of 5-8.75. She went on to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Championship and placed 25th (5-7.75).

2013: Indoor: English competed in five meets for CU. She had a solid start to her season, winning the Air Force All-Comers meet (1/12) after clearing 5-8. English moved into a tie for sixth place on CU’s all-time performers list when she jumped 5-9.25 at the Air Force Team Challenge (2/9). It was the best jump by a Buff since 1997. English went on to compete at the MPSF Championships and tied for fourth (5-7.25).
Outdoor: English became the fourth best jumper in CU history as a sophomore when she recorded a mark of 5-10.75 to win the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/27). She also won the Fum McGraw Quadrangular after clearing 5-9.75. English picked up points for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships, placing eighth overall (5-8.75). She went on to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, and placed 13^th overall (5-8.75), just missing advancing to the NCAA Championships by one position.

2012: Indoor: English only competed in three meets for the Buffs, but found success in her opportunities. She started the season by clearing 5-05 at the Air Force Invite (2/11), tying for seventh. The following week, she reached her season best height of 5-07, placing third; the mark also made her the ninth best performer at CU in the high jump. She competed at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships, clearing 5-06 to tie for 14^th.
Outdoor: English recorded a personal best of 5-10 to win the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/31). She tied for 11^th at the Pac-12 Championships (5-04.50) and went on to tie for 23^rd at the NCAA West Prelims (5-07.25). English competed at junior nationals and tied for ninth (5-07).

VOLLEYBALL: (2014) English played in 27 matches in her final season with CU, starting in 12 contests. She suffered an injury during the nonconference part of the season, which limited her action in Pac-12 play, but didn’t keep her out completely as she was still able to play an important role for the Buffs as they made their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. English recorded 60 kills, most which came in the early part of the season, but she became reliable serving and defensive specialist with 19 aces and 47 digs. In the first match of the season against Northwestern (8/29), English recorded a season-best 13 kills and hit .500. In total, she finished her career with 682 kills, 237 digs, 231 blocks and 90 aces in 120 matches (407 sets).
(2013) English had another great season for the Buffs, helping the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006. She led the team with a .361 hitting percentage (213 kills and 50 errors on 452 attacks) and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 Conference. Her hitting percentage also ranked third on CU’s single season list. English served up 42 aces during the season, breaking the CU record for the most by a middle blocker in a single season, which was third on CU’s single season chart. She tied the CU record for the most aces in the NCAA Tournament with six after recording all six in the first round against Iowa State (12/6), which also tied the most in a four-set NCAA match. English ranked second on the team in blocks with 84 (0.72 per set) and was fifth in kills with 213 (1.82 per set). She recorded double-digit kills three times during the season, including a season-best 13 against Appalachian State (9/13). English played in all 32 matches, starting in 30, and saw action in 117 of 119 sets.
(2012) English continued to shine for the Buffs on the volleyball court, starting in all 32 matches as a middle blocker. She led the Buffs with a .316 hitting percentage and ranked fourth on the team with 218 kills and second with 92 blocks. English hammered a career-high 15 kills against UMBC (9/7) and posted a personal best eight blocks against Utah (9/19). English etched her name in the record book after hitting an amazing .765 (13 kills, no errors and 17 attacks) which ranks 12^th for the Buffs. She also tied for ninth in the record book with five aces, which she served up against Utah (11/23) and included four aces in a row. English averaged 1.88 kills, 0.79 blocks and 2.45 points per set as a sophomore.
(2011) English made an immediate impact in her first season and started 26 of 29 matches on the right side. She recorded double-digit kills in six different matches and had a career-high twelve kills in the win over Albany (9/4). In this same match, she hit .435, and added five digs and six blocks. English made several big contributions as she had eight kills and seven digs against UCLA (10/21), helping CU to win its first Pac-12 set. English finished the season with a total of 191 kills, ranking third on the team. She also recorded 60 digs, 43 blocks and 225.5 points.

HIGH SCHOOL: English was a middle blocker from Doherty High School. She recorded 294 kills on 589 attacks while adding 41 aces and 90 blocks as the Spartans finished the season with a 22-8 record. English was a first team all-league selection in 2011. As a junior, she recorded 201 kills and 102 digs and DHS finished with a 23-7 overall record. DHS advanced to the semi-finals in the CHSAA 5A championship before falling to Highlands Ranch High School in five sets. English was named second team all-state that year. She has a jump reach of 10-6 that she demonstrated by winning the 2009 and 2011 CHSAA 5A state high jump championship. English set the DHS record in the high jump at 5-9 on May 20, 2011. She was a member of the honor roll every semester of high school and was also a member of the National Honor Society and DECA. English was an Academic All-State first team selection her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: High Jump: 5-9.

IN THE CLASSROOM: English earned degrees in psychology and sociology with a GPA greater than 3.10. She was named to the Pac-12 Volleyball All-Academic honorable mention team in 2012, ’13 and ‘14. English was also named to the MPSF All-Academic Team twice (2013 and ’14) and to the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team twice (2013 and ’14).

PERSONAL: Kelsey English was born on May 20, 1993 in Aurora, Colo. She is the daughter of Kevin, who played basketball at Wisconsin, and Jeanne English of Colorado Springs, Colo. and has one younger brother, Sean. English enjoys cooking, snowboarding, swimming, horseback riding, rock climbing, writing, shopping and yoga.