Personal bests – as of January 29, 2025
| Date |
Year |
Event |
Statistic |
Meet |
| April 15 |
2023 |
400 Meters (Outdoor) |
50.91 |
Leon Johnson NSU Invitational |
| Feb. 4 |
2022 |
600 Meters |
1:30.76 |
LSU Bayou Bengal |
| May 12 |
2023 |
800 Meters (Outdoor) |
1:56.76 |
Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
| Jan. 14 |
2022 |
800 Meters (Indoor) |
2:08.86 |
Ted Nelson Invitational |
| March 25 |
2023 |
4x400-Meter Relay (Outdoor) |
3:25.49 |
LSU Battle On The Bayou |
| Jan. 26 |
2024 |
4x400-Meter Relay (Indoor) |
3:37.26 |
McNeese Indoor Invite |
| Sept. 3 |
2021 |
5K (XC) |
19:53.0 |
ULM Warhawk Opener |
| Sept. 18 |
2021 |
4 Miles (XC) |
25:07.3 |
Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational |
| Oct. 16 |
2021 |
8K (XC) |
32:19.5 |
Little Rock Open |
2024 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Competed in the Warhawk Classic (4/26-27).
2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Competed in three meets.
- Placed eighth in 4x400m at McNeese Indoor Invite (1/26).
- 15th place in 800m at LSU Purple Tiger (1/12).
2023 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in seven outdoor meets … Set an outdoor personal-best time of 1:56.76 in the 800 to finish 15th at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12) … Took second in the 800 in 1:57.01 in the Mississippi State Maroon and White Invitational (April 29) … Finished second on the 4x400-meter relay in 3:27.49 at the Warhawk Classic (April 22).
2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in one meet, finishing the 600 meters in 1:33.61 at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 13).
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete.
2022 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Did not compete.
2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Competed in two indoor meets … Ran the 800 meters in 2:08.86 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14) … Placed ninth in the 600 meters at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 4) in 1:30.76.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
Competed in five meets … Made his ULM debut with the 5K at the Warhawk Opener (Sept. 3), finishing in 19:53.0 … Ran his first four-mile race at Louisiana Tech’s Mook 4 Invitational (Sept. 18), finishing in 25:07.3 … Posted his best 8K time of the season by finishing 73rd at the Little Rock Open (Oct. 16) in 32:19.5 … Finished 68th in 32:42.1 in the 8K at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championship (Oct. 29).
DELHI CHARTER SCHOOL
Competed six years with the cross country team and five years with the track team at Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana before graduating in 2021…As a senior in 2020-21, won the LHSAA District 2-2A championship in the 800 meters while finishing second in the region and fourth in the state with a time of 2:06.40 while posting a personal-best time of 51 seconds in the 400…Academic All-State in cross country…As a junior in 2019-20, he was unable to compete in cross country due to an injury and competed in just one track meet before the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic…As a sophomore in 2018-19, he was the district and regional champion and finished fourth at the Class 2A state meet in the 800 meters with a school-record time of 2:00.95…Also claimed the district title in the 400 meters and posted his best time of 52.22 seconds on Groseclose Track at ULM…Part of a 4x400 meter relay that finished second in district, third in the region and third at state…Named the District 2-2A Top Male Track Athlete and Outstanding Distance Runner…As a freshman in 2017-18, he was the regional and district champion in the 800 and finished fourth at state in 2:01.63…Was part of the 4x400 relay that won the district, was second at regionals and fifth at state with a top time of 3:31.88…Named Most Improved athlete…Was school valedictorian, earned President’s Distinguished Freshman Scholarship (4.0 GPA, 32 ACT)…All A’s Honor Roll for four years…Outstanding Student all four years…Won Citizenship Award in 2019…Named Most Likely to Succeed and Most Dependable all four years…Was a student council officer all four years, including serving as class secretary, student body secretary and student body president…Vice President of History Club, where he was a state champion in individual exhibit and a national qualifier…Member of Beta Club all four years and held state roles as treasurer and vice president.
CLUB
Competed for Ultimate Performance Track & Field club in 2019.
PERSONAL
Born April 23, 2003 in Bastrop, Louisiana…Son of Toby and Angela Kelley…Has two sisters: Katie and Khloe…Enjoys playing PlayStation, working on the farm and watching the New Orleans Saints…Majoring in pre-pharmacy.
