Kelsey Quinn Season 2011-12

2012 — Indoor – won 500 meters (1:14.84) at New Year’s Classic… ran collegiate-best 400 meters (57.21) at Iowa State Classic… runner-up in 600 meters with a collegiate-best 1:36.13 at Iowa Invite… ran 200 (26.22) and 400 meters (57.56) at Razorback Invite… placed eighth in 400 meters (57.80) at Adidas Classic… Outdoor – ran collegiate-best 400-meter hurdles (59.99) at Big Ten Championships, which ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed fifth in 3:38.49 at Big Ten meet… that time ranks sixth all-time at Iowa… anchored 1,600-meter relay that placed 16th at NCAA West Preliminary (3:38.68), which ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… placed second in 400-meter hurdles at Tom Botts Invite (1:00.28), fifth at Musco Twilight XIII (1:01.00), seventh at LSU Invite (1:01.24) and 38th at NCAA West Regional (1:01.53)… academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2011 — Indoor – ran season-best 400 meters (58.23) at Big Ten Championships… won 200 meters (25.60) and placed second in 400 meters (58.93) at Iowa Invite… Outdoor – placed second in 400-meter hurdles with collegiate-best 1:02.78 at Central Invite… academic all-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2010 — Track – redshirted.

High School — five-time conference champion and all-conference, four-time all-district and first team all-Metro and three-time all-WAMAC… set school records in 100 (15.09) and 400-meter hurdles (1:05.24), and as part of 1,600-meter relay (4:03.48)… team captain, earning outstanding performer and top points awards as a senior… lettered four years in track, and in cross country and cheerleading… four-year honor roll student, earning academic all-state honors as a senior… coached by Sherryl Gaffney-Paige, Marc Ferguson, Matt Thornton and Emily Logan.

Personal — born July 1, 1990… daughter of Martin and Kathy Labs… competed as Kelsey Labs in 2010 and 2011 before getting married last summer… interdepartmental studies major.