2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Lasota, Kelsi

Kelsi Lasota
- Event(s):
- Distance
- Indoor:
- Junior
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Estes Park, CO
- High School:
- Estes Park HS
- Major:
- Mathematics
Bio
Lasota's Performance History & Personal Bests
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Senior): Completed year with back-to-back all-conference honors … Finished second at Big Sky Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 16:42.2 … Only third Bobcat since 1994 to finish as high as second at the conference meet … Served as MSU’s top finisher in all five meets competed in … Won the opening MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 15) by crossing the line in 17:13.56 … Earned a top-10 finish at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29) … Narrowly made individual criteria for NCAA qualification by taking 28 at Mountain Region Championship (Nov. 9) … Finished with time of 20:52.6, her top mark in a 6k during the season.
Indoor (Senior): Scored points for Bobcats in both events competed in at Big Sky Championships in Bozeman … Took fourth in the 5,000 and sixth in the 3,000 … Opened year with first-place finish in the 5,000 at the Bobcat Preview on Dec. 1 … Named Big Sky Track Athlete of the Week after performance … Set eighth fastest time in 3,000 (9:38.68) in program history at Feb. 8 Dual Meet Invitational … Finished first in race … Also earned two second-place finishes at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 26) … Competed in five meets.
Outdoor (Senior): Earned all-conference honors to end track career … Finished third in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 36:26.95 … Also placed sixth in the 5,000 … Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000 … Took 31stin 48-competitor field … Earned a season-best time of 33:55.58 in 10,000 elite field at Mt. SAC Relays on April 18 … Opened season by taking fourth in 5,000 with time of 16:35.48 at UCLA’s Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) … Time was fourth fastest in program history and 94thin West Region … Earned two first-place showings in the 1,500 and the 5,000 at the Cat-GrizDual on April 27 … Competed in seven meets … Named Women’s MVP Award winner at 2019 Golden Bobcats.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Team’s top finisher in three of five meets … Placed among top 10 women’s competitors in first four races of the season … Took fourth at the Big Sky Conference Championship in Ogden (Oct. 28) … Finish at Big Sky meet was highest by a Bobcat runner in five years … Earned all-conference accolades … Completed season by taking 58th overall and second in lineup at Mountain Region Championship (Nov. 10).
Indoor (Junior): Captured all-conference honors at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Claimed a silver medal in the 3,000 (10:07.68) and narrowly missed podium with fourth-place finish in the 5,000 (17:40.16) at the conference meet … Opened season by recording second-best mark in program history in the 5,000 (16:40.66) at the Bobcat Preview on Dec. 2 … Placed first in the 3,000 (9:40.32) while establishing ninth fastest mark in MSU history at the Powder River Dual against Wyoming … Took first in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 16) with 10th best mark on Bobcat all-time top 10 with converted time of 4:51.63 … Had top-five marks on the Big Sky performance list in the 3,000 and 5,000.
Outdoor (Junior): Set lifetime bests that climbed the program all-time charts in final two meets of the season … Earned first gold medal at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 by crossing the line in 16:36.97 … Mark was the fourth fastest in MSU history … Claimed a silver medal at the Big Sky meet by taking second in the 10,000 in Moscow, Idaho … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the event and placed 22nd with a time of 33:47.95 … Improved to second in Bobcat laurels behind the regional finish … Season-best time in 10,000 was 24th fastest in the West Region and 38th best in the nation … Initially moved to second in the 10,000 by finishing in a time of 33:51.85 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 … Earned first-place finishes at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic and Cat-Griz Dual … Also picked up runner-up performances in two events at opening Al Manuel Northwest Invite on March 31.
2016-17 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Finished as high as second in the MSU lineup during the season ... Was second for the Bobcats and 210th overall at the Pre-Nationals Invite with a time of 22:20.2 ... Finished 10th at the Montana Invite and fourth for MSU ... Placed 59th at the MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invite and 63rd at the Big Sky Championship ... Completed year by taking 117th overall and sixth in lineup at NCAA Mountain Regional with a time of 23:12.90.
Indoor & Outdoor (Sophomore): Sat out season; didn't compete in any meets.
Boise State: Competed for one season for the Broncos after redshirting the entire 2014-15 academic year ... Competed in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track during the 2015-16 campaign ... Earned a victory in the 3000m run in the Boise State Challenge ... Competed in the mile, 4x400 and distance medley relay ... Earned a 20th-place finish in the 3000 at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
High School: Graduated from Estes Park High in 2014 ... Began high school career by placing 28th in the CHSAA 3A Cross Country State Championships ... During outdoor track and field season won CHSAA 3A Track and Field state championship in the 4x800 relay, took ninth in the 1600 and placed fourth in the 3200 ... Recorded ninth-place finish in state cross cross country meet as a sophomore ... Earned third-place finishes that same year in the 800 and 1600 at the state championships in track and field, along with a fourth-place finish in the 3200 and a runner-up showing in the 4x800 ... Finished a career-best third as a junior at the cross country state meet ... Placed fourth as a senior ... Made four podium appearances at state track meet as a junior then won titles in both the 800 and 1600 to cap off prep career ... Multiple-year member of Honor Roll, National Honor Society and Student Council officer.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Senior): Completed year with back-to-back all-conference honors … Finished second at Big Sky Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 16:42.2 … Only third Bobcat since 1994 to finish as high as second at the conference meet … Served as MSU’s top finisher in all five meets competed in … Won the opening MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 15) by crossing the line in 17:13.56 … Earned a top-10 finish at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29) … Narrowly made individual criteria for NCAA qualification by taking 28 at Mountain Region Championship (Nov. 9) … Finished with time of 20:52.6, her top mark in a 6k during the season.
Indoor (Senior): Scored points for Bobcats in both events competed in at Big Sky Championships in Bozeman … Took fourth in the 5,000 and sixth in the 3,000 … Opened year with first-place finish in the 5,000 at the Bobcat Preview on Dec. 1 … Named Big Sky Track Athlete of the Week after performance … Set eighth fastest time in 3,000 (9:38.68) in program history at Feb. 8 Dual Meet Invitational … Finished first in race … Also earned two second-place finishes at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 26) … Competed in five meets.
Outdoor (Senior): Earned all-conference honors to end track career … Finished third in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 36:26.95 … Also placed sixth in the 5,000 … Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000 … Took 31stin 48-competitor field … Earned a season-best time of 33:55.58 in 10,000 elite field at Mt. SAC Relays on April 18 … Opened season by taking fourth in 5,000 with time of 16:35.48 at UCLA’s Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) … Time was fourth fastest in program history and 94thin West Region … Earned two first-place showings in the 1,500 and the 5,000 at the Cat-GrizDual on April 27 … Competed in seven meets … Named Women’s MVP Award winner at 2019 Golden Bobcats.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Team’s top finisher in three of five meets … Placed among top 10 women’s competitors in first four races of the season … Took fourth at the Big Sky Conference Championship in Ogden (Oct. 28) … Finish at Big Sky meet was highest by a Bobcat runner in five years … Earned all-conference accolades … Completed season by taking 58th overall and second in lineup at Mountain Region Championship (Nov. 10).
Indoor (Junior): Captured all-conference honors at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Claimed a silver medal in the 3,000 (10:07.68) and narrowly missed podium with fourth-place finish in the 5,000 (17:40.16) at the conference meet … Opened season by recording second-best mark in program history in the 5,000 (16:40.66) at the Bobcat Preview on Dec. 2 … Placed first in the 3,000 (9:40.32) while establishing ninth fastest mark in MSU history at the Powder River Dual against Wyoming … Took first in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 16) with 10th best mark on Bobcat all-time top 10 with converted time of 4:51.63 … Had top-five marks on the Big Sky performance list in the 3,000 and 5,000.
Outdoor (Junior): Set lifetime bests that climbed the program all-time charts in final two meets of the season … Earned first gold medal at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 by crossing the line in 16:36.97 … Mark was the fourth fastest in MSU history … Claimed a silver medal at the Big Sky meet by taking second in the 10,000 in Moscow, Idaho … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the event and placed 22nd with a time of 33:47.95 … Improved to second in Bobcat laurels behind the regional finish … Season-best time in 10,000 was 24th fastest in the West Region and 38th best in the nation … Initially moved to second in the 10,000 by finishing in a time of 33:51.85 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 … Earned first-place finishes at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic and Cat-Griz Dual … Also picked up runner-up performances in two events at opening Al Manuel Northwest Invite on March 31.
2016-17 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Finished as high as second in the MSU lineup during the season ... Was second for the Bobcats and 210th overall at the Pre-Nationals Invite with a time of 22:20.2 ... Finished 10th at the Montana Invite and fourth for MSU ... Placed 59th at the MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invite and 63rd at the Big Sky Championship ... Completed year by taking 117th overall and sixth in lineup at NCAA Mountain Regional with a time of 23:12.90.
Indoor & Outdoor (Sophomore): Sat out season; didn't compete in any meets.
Boise State: Competed for one season for the Broncos after redshirting the entire 2014-15 academic year ... Competed in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track during the 2015-16 campaign ... Earned a victory in the 3000m run in the Boise State Challenge ... Competed in the mile, 4x400 and distance medley relay ... Earned a 20th-place finish in the 3000 at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
High School: Graduated from Estes Park High in 2014 ... Began high school career by placing 28th in the CHSAA 3A Cross Country State Championships ... During outdoor track and field season won CHSAA 3A Track and Field state championship in the 4x800 relay, took ninth in the 1600 and placed fourth in the 3200 ... Recorded ninth-place finish in state cross cross country meet as a sophomore ... Earned third-place finishes that same year in the 800 and 1600 at the state championships in track and field, along with a fourth-place finish in the 3200 and a runner-up showing in the 4x800 ... Finished a career-best third as a junior at the cross country state meet ... Placed fourth as a senior ... Made four podium appearances at state track meet as a junior then won titles in both the 800 and 1600 to cap off prep career ... Multiple-year member of Honor Roll, National Honor Society and Student Council officer.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05