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2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kelsey Rothas

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lake Zurich, Ill.
  • Major Community Health
  • High School Lake Zurich
  • Instagram kelsey.rothas
  • Twitter Kelsey_52402

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2024

Indoor

  • Recorded the program's fifth-best pole vault, 4.10m (13-5 1/4), in her third-place finish at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Outdoor

  • Vaulted a season-best pole vault at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 3.97m (13-0 1/4)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

  • Placed third with the program's seventh highest vault 3.97m (13-0 1/4) at the Illini Challenge
  • Won the pole vault at the Illini Classic, 3.87m (12-8 1/4)

Outdoor

  • Recorded the program's second highest vault 4.16m (13-7 3/4) in her second place finish at the Gary Wieneke Memorial
  • Placed third in the pole vault at the Fighting Illini Challenge, 3.95m (12-11 1/2)
  • Placed ninth in the pole vault at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 3.96m (12-11 3/4)

2022 

Indoor

  • Vaulted personal-best, 3.93m (12-10 3/4), at the Music City Challenge, sixth best mark in Illinois history
  • Won PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, 3.81m (12-6)

Outdoor

  • 3.88m (12-8 3/4) vault at Illini Invitational
  • Second place at 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays, 3.85m (12-7 1/2)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

  • Vaulted 3.46m (11-4 1/4) at the Husker Quad

Outdoor

  • Placed fourth at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays, 3.61m (11-10)

High School

  • Runner-up finish at state
  • Also competed in gymnastics and cheer in high school
  • Coached by Jeff Morello and Jeremy Kauffman

Personal

  • Born May 24, 2002
  • Daughter of Brian and Melissa Rothas
  • Has a three siblings, Adam, Brett, and Hope
  • Father, Brian, played football at Augustana College
  • Plans to become a nurse in the neonatal or pediatric intensive care unit

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2022-23Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2023-24Junior

    Pole Vault