Kelsi Hobbs

Class:
Senior
Position:
Backstroke/Butterfly
High School:
Portsmouth
Hometown:
Portsmouth, N.H.

2011-12: Posted the Wildcat’s top time of the season in the 100-yard backstroke with a 57.34 and the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.63 at the CCSA Championships (2/16)… Also swam a Wildcat season-best time in the 200-yard butterfly at the CCSA Championships (2/16)… Placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a 1:00.17 at Clemson (10/1) … Swam to a second place finish in the 100 fly vs. East Carolina with a time of 1:00.47 (10/15)… Also a member of the ‘Cats third-place 400 medley relay team at the meet… Picked up wins in the 200-yard medley relay and 100-yard butterfly, taking second in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke in the Wildcats’ win over the College of Charleston (11/5)… Won the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.30) and took second in both the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.89) and 100-yard fly (59.36) vs. Gardner-Webb (1/21)… Was the runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.10) and the 100-yard butterfly (59.74) at the CCSA Duals (1/28)…Finished eighth in the 200-yard butterfly at the CCSA Championships (2/16).

Wildcat Career: School-record holder in the 100 backstroke (:57.22/2011), 200 butterfly (2:03.58/2011) and as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relays ... Wildcat Top-10 performer in the 200 backstroke (2:04.35/3rd) and the 100 fly (:56.69/3rd) ... 2011 CCSA championship finalist (100 fly/4th; 100 back/8th; 200 fly/3rd) ... 2010 CCSA championship finalist (100 back/8th; 200 back/8th) ... 2010 CCSA consolation finalist (200 fly/14th) ... conference championship relay team member (2010, 2011) ... All-Academic CCSA (2011) ... individual event winner against Campbell (2009-10), Clemson (2009-10), Georgia Southern (2009-10), Georgia Tech (2010-11), N.C. A&T (2009-10) and Radford (2009-10) ... relay event winner against Campbell (2009-10), East Carolina (2009-10), Georgia Southern (2009-10), Gardner-Webb (2010-11), N.C. A&T (2009-10), Radford (2009-10) and VMI (2009-10).

Prep/Personal: Individual champion in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke at New Hampshire Class I Championships ... also record holder in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke at New Hampshire Meet of Champions ... MVP for Portsmouth High School’s Women’'s Swimming ... Foster’s Daily Democrat’s Swimmer of the Year ... placed 15th in the 100 butterfly at the 2007 Speedo Northern Sectionals (Harvard), 16th in the 200 Back at the 2008 Southern Sectional (University of Maryland) ... holds school record in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke ... Outstanding Performance and Top Portsmouth finisher at Class I Championships as a member of the cross country championships.