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Kelsey Clifton

Class: Senior Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High School: Andover HS

Height: 5-3 Position: Forward Experience: 3L

Honors and Awards

• 2010 Team's Most Improved Player

2011 (Senior)

• Appeared in 12 matches at forward
• Took a shot versus Arkansas (Aug. 21) and at Iowa State (Oct. 23)
• Played season-high 38 minutes against the Razorbacks

2010 (Junior)

• Played in all 19 matches, making 10 starts at forward
• Finished the season with an assist and six shots with one on frame
• Voted the 2010 Most Improved Player at the annual team banquet
• Assisted on Kaitlyn Cunningham's goal at Missouri (Sept. 24)
• Recorded three shots, one on goal, in the season-opener against Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 27)
• Also recorded shots against Missouri State, No. 10 Texas A&M and Oklahoma
• Made seven straight starts in the middle of the season, including the first six Big 12 games

2009 (Sophomore)

• Appeared in 21 matches at forward
• Recorded an assist and five shots
• Tallied first shot of the season at Drake (Aug. 23)
• Played season-high 34 minutes against South Dakota State (Sept. 20)
• Collected shots in three-straight matches: vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 20), at Oklahoma State (Sept. 25) and at Oral Roberts (Sept. 27)
• Assisted on Shelby Williamson's second goal at Oral Roberts (Sept. 27)
• Played 44 minutes in KU's two matches at Big 12 Soccer Championship

2008 (Freshman)

• Participated in 18 matches, making one start
• Scored her first collegiate goal at No. 18 UCF (Sept. 19), giving the Jayhawks a lead in the 38th minute
• Tallied a season-high two shots against No. 15 Colorado (Oct. 5)
• Recorded first collegiate assist at No. 12 Oklahoma State (Oct. 10), on Missy Geha's go-ahead tally
• Played a season-high 38 minutes at Missouri (Oct. 31)

Andover High School

• A four-year letterwinner for head coach Tracey Repp
• Named all-state three times
• Selected first team all-region and First Team All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League four times
• Named all-metro as a senior
• Voted midfielder of the year at Andover HS in 2007
• Led team to regional and district championships in 2006 and a state finals appearance in 2007
• Named to the honor roll three times

Club (River City Lady Tigers)

• Played for the River City Lady Tigers for head coach Sammy Lane
• Reached Kansas State Cup finals three straight years (2004-06)
• Fall SCSA League Champions three times
• Team was ranked No. 37 in the country by gotsoccer.com

OPD

• A Kansas State ODP team member for five years
• Also participated in the Region II ODP camp pool during the 2006 and 2007 seasons

Personal

• Daughter of Michael and Almira Hammond, and the late Kort Clifton
• Twin sister of current KU junior Kortney Clifton
• Also has three younger siblings, Baylee Clifton, Emily Hammond and Sean Hammond
• Uncle, Matthew Stafford, played football at KU from 1989-90
• A communication studies major