2023 Cross Country Roster
Kelsey Schweizer
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- High School:
- Dowling Catholic
- Major:
- Accountancy
Accolades
NCAA Round One Qualifications
- Two-time NCAA West Regional Preliminaries qualifier – Women’s 800m (2021, 2023)
All-SEC Honors
- 2020 All-SEC Indoor Second Team (Silver Medalist – Women’s DMR)
SEC Placements
- 2020 – Second Place, Women’s Indoor DMR (11:23.80)
- 2024 – Fifth Place, Women’s Indoor 800m (2:06.20)
- 2024 - Seventh Place, Women's Indoor DMR (11:27.28)
- 2024 - Sixth Place, Women's Outdoor 800m (2:03.93)
Mizzou All-Time Top 10 Marks
- No. 2 Women’s Outdoor 800m (2:03.93) at SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11, 2024)
- No. 5 Women’s Indoor 800m (2:05.83) at SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23, 2024)
- No. 7 Women’s Indoor 4x400m Relay (3:45.54 w/ Mya Drayton, Savannah Nevels and Rondajai Washington) at Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12, 2022)
- No. 7 Women’s Indoor DMR (11:22.70 w/ Reilly Revord, Katherine Dudley and Isabelle Christiansen) at SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24, 2023)
- No. 8 Women’s Indoor DMR (11:23.80 w/ Sarah Chapman, Melissa Menghini and Morgan O’Neal) at SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29, 2020)
- No. 9 Women’s Indoor DMR (11:27.28 w/ Brianna Lee, Nicole Louw and Anneken Viljoen) at SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23, 2024)
Academic
- Two-time Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- Two-time Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
- 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023-24
Outdoor
- Ran a personal-best 1500m time of 4:25.88 to finish second in her section at the Stanford Invitational (March 29)
- Posted a personal-best 800m mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational, crossing the line in 2:06.33 (April 12)
- Set a personal-best in the outdoor 800m with a 2:06.33 mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13)
- Won the 800m at the Drake Relays, posting a personal-best outdoor mark of 2:06.21 in front of her hometown crowd (April 26)
- Ran a 2:02:39 800m at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon (June 6)
Indoor
- SEC Championships Points Finisher –5th in Women’s 800m
- SEC Championships Points Finisher –7th in Women’s DMR
- Jumped to second on Mizzou’s women’s indoor 1000m leaderboard with a 2:44.16 pace
- Moved to fifth on Mizzou’s all-time women’s indoor 800m list with a 2:05.83 run
- Made the Mizzou record books with a DMR time of 11:27.28, the ninth-best finish in program history with Brianna Lee, Nicole Louw and Anneken Viljoen
- Placed in the fifth in the 1000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a 2:44.16 time (Jan. 19)
- Placed sixth in the 800m with a 2:06.29 time at the Music City Challenge (Feb.9)
- Finished fifth overall in the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 2:05.83 (Feb. 23)
- Placed seventh in the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships, crossing the line at 11:27.28 (Feb. 24)
2022-23
Outdoor
- Placed 11th in the 800m at the Raleigh Relay's with a time of 2:08.07 (Mar. 23-25)
- Recorded a time of 4:30.74 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relay's (Mar. 23-25)
- Finished fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:06.81 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)
- Competed in the 1500m with a time of 4:35.05 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)
Indoor
- Finished third in the mile with a time of 5:00.91 at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 21)
- Took a sixth place finished in the 800m with a time of 2:08.79 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan. 27-28)
- Finished first in the mile with a time of 4:59.30 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan. 27-28)
- Posted time of 4:52.62 in the mile at the Music City Challenge (Feb.11)
- Competed in the 800m with a time of 2:08.58 at the Music City Challenge (Feb.11)
- Took seventh in the DMR with a time of 11:22.70 at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)
- Completed the 800m in 2:07.46 at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)
Cross Country
- Placed at the SEC Cross Country Championship 6k with a time of 21:52.31 (Oct. 29)
- Ran a 21:57.4 6k at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 11)
2020-21
Cross Country
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Competed in each of Mizzou’s three races, finishing a season-best 33rd at the Commodore Classic (9/26/20)
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Set a new personal record at the SEC Championship (10/30/20) with a 22:09.6 time.
2019-20
Outdoor
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
- Earned a second-place finish in the 600m run with a time of 1:39.28 at the Missouri Intercollegiate (1/17/20)
- Set a personal record and finished third in the 800m run at the Aggie Invitational (1/25/20) with a time of 2:13.56
- Ran a leg of Mizzou’s DMR team which finished second at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28/20) with the seventh-best time in program history, 11:23.80
Cross Country
- Posted a personal record and finished 94th at the inaugural Gans Creek Classic (9/27/19) with a time of 26:11.3
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2017 Drake Relays Champion 4x800m at Dowling Catholic High School
PERSONAL
- Born June 14, 2001 in Des Moines, Iowa
- Daughter of Kathy and Mike
- Has one sister, Karissa, who ran cross country and track at Mizzou and currently is a professional athlete for Nike
- Has one brother, Ryan, who ran cross Country and track at Notre Dame and Drake
- Mother and Father both ran cross country and track at Minnesota State
- Majoring in accountancy
HIGHLIGHTS: Karissa Schweizer Takes 11th at NCAA Cross Country Championship
Sunday, November 19
