2023 - SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Played in three games and made first collegiate start against Ohio State... Scored one goal against Duquesne.
Game-By-Game: Drexel (2/18): Made season debut. Duquesne (2/21): Netted a goal... Ohio State (3/25): Made first collegiate start.
2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Appeared in three games vs Saint Joseph's (3/12), Pitt (4/12) and Johns Hopkins (4/28)...Made two shot attempts.
2021 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Did not appear in a game.
2020 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in three games…Recorded one goal…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game-By-Game: Duquesne (2/19): Tallied first career goal in the second half.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Lampeter-Strasburg High School…Was a four-year starter and three-time captain for the Pioneers, leading the team to a 15-7 record and a PIAA state quarterfinals appearance...Guided the Pioneers to their first state playoff game in program history and set a season wins record...Helped Lampeter-Strasburg to 13 wins in 2018...Registered 132 goals, eight assists and 161 draw controls as a senior...Tallied 94 goals and 109 points as a junior...Collected 104 goals and 25 assists as a sophomore and 66 goals and 27 assists as a freshman…Recorded 396 goals, 75 assists and over 500 draw controls in her high school career...Holds Lampeter-Strasburg season records for goals, points and draw controls...Led her league in scoring three times...Paced her conference in scoring as a senior and was the Philly Lacrosse top scorer...Named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American two times...Was a four-time first-team all-conference selection and a two-time conference MVP...Earned four Team MVP honors and was the Lampeter-Strasburg Athlete of the Year...Member of the honor roll every semester.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kelsey Noele Kimmel...Daughter of Scott and Wendy Kimmel...Has two sisters, McKenna and Rowan...Mother, Wendy, was a member of the cross country and track & field team at Iowa...Sister, McKenna, currently attends Penn State...Hobbies including running, art, traveling and hiking...Intends to pursue something in business.
Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because they have everything I want in a school, with a strong academic reputation, a great lacrosse program and an incredible coaching staff. I love the athletics atmosphere and can’t wait to be a part of the tradition.”
Doherty on Kimmel:
“Kelsey is a smooth, gifted midfielder who has incredible game sense. She is a goal scorer who also makes the players around her better.”