Kelsey Vehr

Kelsey Vehr

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
St. Ursula Academy

Event:
Breast/ Free

2008-09: Including competition through December of 2008, she has helped Coach Dave Jennings's relay squads set two Miami records and one Mid-American Conference mark ... she swam the second leg on the school- and MAC-record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:41.98), and also the varsity-record-setting 200 medley relay (1:41.35) ... individually, she's had personal-best efforts in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.41, 32nd-best in the nation), the 200 breast (2:15.71, 39th-best), and the 500 freestyle (5:02.87) ... altogether, she has been part of eight different first-place finishes. 2007-08: As a freshman, she placed fourth in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships, fifth in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 breast ... had personal bests of 5:00.94 in the 500 free, 10:18.55 in the 100 free, 17:18.33 in the 1650 free, 1:04.56 in the 100 breast, 2:19.42 in the 200 breast, 2:06.53 in the 200 IM, and a team-best 4:24.99 in the 400 IM. High School: Three-time all-American in the relay events ... anchored St. Ursula Academy's 400 freestyle relay team, helping the team to third-place state finish in 2006 ... swam on the 200 freestyle relay team, leading the team to a third-place state finish in 2005 ... posted a state runner-up finish in the 500 freestyle as a sophomore ... named to the Cincinnati Enquirer all-city team as a junior. Personal: Daughter of Laura and Nick Vehr ... majoring in studio arts.

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