2013 Volleyball Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6 PM
Kelsey English
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- Doherty
As a Senior in 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).
As a Junior in 2013
English started 30 of CU’s 32 matches and saw action every match. As one of CU’s most consistent players, English had seventeen matches with seven or more kills and 13 matches with at least 10.0 points. She led the team in aces (42), the most a junior has ever recorded in CU history, and was third on the all-time single season list at CU. Her average of 0.36 aces per set ranked third overall in the Pac-12. Her career-high six aces came against Iowa State (12/6) in CU’s victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which tied a CU record for most aces in an NCAA match. On the defensive side, English was second on the team with 84 blocks and recorded a season-high seven blocks in the road win against Washington State (11/1). English finished the year with 213 kills (fifth on the team) and lead the team with .361 hitting percentage, which was fifth in the league.
As a Sophomore in 2012
English continued to shine for the Buffs on the volleyball court, starting in all 32 matches. 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 12th 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.
As a Freshman in 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.
Track & Field – 2014: Indoor: English jumped at four meets during her junior year, winning two of those competitions. She earned an indoor best mark of 5-10.75 at the Joe Davies Open (2/22) and jumped 5-10 at the Potts Invite (1/18), winning both meets. English took home fourth place for the Buffs at the MPSF Championships after clearing 5-8 and also jumped 5-5 for fourth place at the Air Force All-Comers meet (1/11).
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 the 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 13th overall (5-8.75), just missing advancing to the NCAA Championships by one position.
2012: Indoor: English started the season by clearing 5-05 in the high jump at the Air Force Invite (2/11), tying for seventh overall. The following week she reached her season-best height of 5-07, placing third. English’s mark also made her the ninth best performer at CU in the indoor high jump. She competed at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, clearing 5-06 to tie for 14th.
Outdoor: English recorded a personal best of 5-10 to win the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/31). She tied for 11th at the Pac-12 Championships (5-04.50) and went on to tie for 23rd at the NCAA West Prelims (5-07.25). English competed at junior nationals and tied for ninth (5-07).
High School
English was a middle blocker from Doherty High School, coached by Julie Ortiz. 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.
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. She was also recruited by Missouri, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Wyoming, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Alabama and Oregon State.
Academics
English is majoring in psychology and sociology and has a GPA greater than 3.00. In 2012 and 2013 she was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team. 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.
