Kelsey Card

{{short description|American track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Kelsey Card

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| sport = Track and field

| event = Discus throw

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|20}}

| birth_place = Plainview, Illinois, U.S.

| hometown = Carlinville, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m}}

| weight =

| turnedpro = 2016

| collegeteam = University of Wisconsin–Madison

| residence =

| club =

| coach = David Astrauskas

|pb =

Discus throw {{T&Fcalc|63.52}}

Weight throw {{T&Fcalc|22.14}}

Shot put {{T&Fcalc|18.56}}

Hammer throw {{T&Fcalc|61.67}}

as of September 3, 2019

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{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}

}}

Kelsey Card (born August 20, 1992) is an American track and field athlete whose specialty is the discus throw.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/kelsey-card-252427 |title=Kelsey Card |publisher=IAAF |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

Career

Kelsey Card finished a master's degree in 2019 and opened Marriage and family therapy business in Madison, Wisconsin.[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/elephant-in-the-room-counseling-llc-madison-wi/469010 Elephant in the Room Counseling LLC Marriage & Family Therapist, MS-MFT - Madison, Wisconsin 53719]

During the 2016 season, Card won the individual title at the Big Ten Conference outdoor track and field championships and took first place for All-American honors at NCAA national championships in discus.{{cite web|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3762956/Wisconsin/Kelsey_Card.html |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin results |publisher=tfrrs |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3022&path=wtrack |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin profile |publisher=uwbadgers.com |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sj-r.com/sports/20160730/going-for-gold-discus-thrower-kelsey-card-wants-whole-experience |title=Going for gold: Discus thrower Kelsey Card wants 'whole experience' |publisher=The State Journal-Register |date=July 30, 2016| access-date=July 31, 2016}}

Kelsey Card placed third in Discus behind Team USA teammates Whitney Ashley and Shelbi Vaughan at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify to represent {{USA}} at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Athlete-Information.aspx |title=2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field Women's steeplechase|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 7, 2016| access-date=July 7, 2016}}

She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|last=SERVICES|first=STATE JOURNAL WIRE|title=Former Badgers discus thrower Kelsey Card awarded spot on US Olympic team for Tokyo|url=https://madison.com/sports/college/former-badgers-discus-thrower-kelsey-card-awarded-spot-on-us-olympic-team-for-tokyo/article_0d54d1bd-0b85-5e58-9553-711017c3c758.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=madison.com|language=en}}

International competitions

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="7"\|Representing the {{USA}}
2011 \|Pan American Junior Championships \|Miramar, United States \|bgcolor=cc9900\|3rd \|Shot put \|{{T&Fcalc\|15.03}}
rowspan=2\|2014 \|rowspan=2\|NACAC U23 Championships \|rowspan=2\|Kamloops, Canada \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Shot put \|{{T&Fcalc\|17.32}}
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|53.82}}
2015 \|Pan American Games \|Toronto, Canada \|7th \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|57.00}}
2016 \|Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|25th (q) \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|56.41}}
rowspan=2\|2019 \|Pan American Games \|Lima, Peru \|8th \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|58.94}}
World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|14th (q) \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|61.32}}
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|28th (q) \|Discus \|{{T&Fcalc\|56.04}}

colspan="7"|Representing the {{USA}}

2011

|Pan American Junior Championships

|Miramar, United States

|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|15.03}}

rowspan=2|2014

|rowspan=2|NACAC U23 Championships

|rowspan=2|Kamloops, Canada

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|17.32}}

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|53.82}}

2015

|Pan American Games

|Toronto, Canada

|7th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|57.00}}

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|25th (q)

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|56.41}}

rowspan=2|2019

|8th

|{{T&Fcalc|58.94}}

|14th (q)

|{{T&Fcalc|61.32}}

2021

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

|28th (q)

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|56.04}}

USA National Championships

rowspan=2|2011

|rowspan=2|USA Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|15.46}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/results/130-1.asp |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships |publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

9th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|43.63}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/results/132-1.asp |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships |publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

2012

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

|20th

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|15.78}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/results/Results32-1.htm |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2012 US Olympic Trials Shot Put|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

rowspan=2|2014

|rowspan=2|USA Championships

|rowspan=2|Sacramento, California

|6th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|58.41}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

4th

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|17.77}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

rowspan=2|2015

|rowspan=2|USA Championships

|rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon

|4th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|60.16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

18th

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|16.43}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

2016

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|60.13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field.aspx |title=Kelsey Card Wisconsin 2016 United States Olympic Trials Discus|publisher=usatf.org |date=July 3, 2016| access-date=July 3, 2016}}

rowspan=2|2017

|rowspan=2|USA Championships

|rowspan=2|Sacramento, California

|5th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|56.84}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |title=Kelsey Card Nike 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus |publisher=usatf.org |date=June 24, 2017 | access-date=July 30, 2018}}

11th

|Shot put

|{{T&Fcalc|16.86}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |title=Kelsey Card Nike 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put |publisher=usatf.org |date=June 24, 2017 | access-date=July 30, 2018}}

2018

|USA Championships

|Des Moines, Iowa

|6th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|60.07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx |title=Kelsey Card 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Discus|publisher=usatf.org |date=June 24, 2018 | access-date=July 30, 2018}}

2019

|USA Championships

|Des Moines, Iowa

|bgcolor=cccccc|2nd

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|63.33}}

2021

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

|4th

|Discus

|{{T&Fcalc|59.37}}

NCAA and Big Ten Championships representing Wisconsin

Kelsey earned 11 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American awards and Big Ten Conference honors 14-times.

colspan="7"\|Representing Wisconsin Badgers women's track and field
class="wikitable sortable"
Year	Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships	Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|17.42}} 20th Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.14}} 3rd	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.98}} 6th	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Discus {{T&Fcalc\|53.49}} 5th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|15.94}} 4th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|51.72}} 16th
2013	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|18.36}} 10th Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.10}} 3rd	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.21}} 13th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|47.62}} 8th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|16.02}} 6th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|50.10}} 17th
2014	–	–	–	–
2015	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|21.18}} 1st Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.25}} 1st	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|20.26}} 11th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.25}} 4th	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.66}} 1st Discus {{T&Fcalc\|58.71}} 2nd	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|59.38}} 2nd Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.96}} 2nd
2016	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|22.14}} 1st Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.55}} 1st	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|19.77}} 13th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.60}} 5th	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|18.22}} 1st Discus {{T&Fcalc\|62.22}} 1st Hammer throw {{T&Fcalc\|61.67}} 3rd	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|63.52}} 1st Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.65}} 4th

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{USATF}}
{{Team USA|new_id=kelsey-card-847213|old_id=CA/Kelsey-Card|archive=20220711233329}}
{{Olympics.com profile|kelsey-card}}
{{Olympedia}}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:Track and field athletes from Illinois

Category:People from Macoupin County, Illinois

Category:American female discus throwers

Category:American female shot putters

Category:Wisconsin Badgers women's track and field athletes

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

colspan="7"\|Representing Wisconsin Badgers women's track and field
class="wikitable sortable"
Year	Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships	Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|17.42}} 20th Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.14}} 3rd	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.98}} 6th	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Discus {{T&Fcalc\|53.49}} 5th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|15.94}} 4th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|51.72}} 16th
2013	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|18.36}} 10th Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.10}} 3rd	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|16.21}} 13th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|47.62}} 8th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|16.02}} 6th	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|50.10}} 17th
2014	–	–	–	–
2015	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|21.18}} 1st Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.25}} 1st	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|20.26}} 11th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.25}} 4th	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.66}} 1st Discus {{T&Fcalc\|58.71}} 2nd	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|59.38}} 2nd Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.96}} 2nd
2016	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|22.14}} 1st Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|17.55}} 1st	Weight Throw {{T&Fcalc\|19.77}} 13th Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.60}} 5th	Shot put {{T&Fcalc\|18.22}} 1st Discus {{T&Fcalc\|62.22}} 1st Hammer throw {{T&Fcalc\|61.67}} 3rd	Discus {{T&Fcalc\|63.52}} 1st Shot Put {{T&Fcalc\|17.65}} 4th