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2022-23 Women's Swimming Roster

Spencer Douglas
Spencer Douglas
Lauren Montez

Kelsea Wright

  • Yr. Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Events Mid Distance Freestyle/Fly
  • Hometown American Canyon, Calif.
  • High School American Canyon & New Technology
  • Prev School Dixie State

Biography

Overall Career Honors
  • 7x CSCAA All-American
    • 3x First Team
      • 2021 - 800 Free Relay
      • 2022 - 200 Free, 800 Free Relay
    • 4x Second Team
      • 2021 - 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • 3x RMAC Champion
    • 2021 - 400 Free Relay
    • 2022 - 200 Free, 800 Free Relay
  • 11x All-RMAC (8x @ CMU)
    • 4x First Team
      • 2021 (200 Free & 400 Free Relay)
      • 2022 (200 Free & 800 Free Relay)
    • 7x Second Team (4x @ CMU)
      • 2022 (100 Free & 500 Free)
      • 2021 (100 Free & 500 Free)
      • 2020 (200 Free)- @ Dixie State
      • 2019 (200 Free & 500 Free)- @ Dixie State
  • Former 5-event Dixie State School-Record Holder
    • 100 Free (51.54)
    • 200 Free (1:49.85)
    • 500 Free (5:00.30)
    • 400 Free Relay (3:28.32)
    • 800 Free Relay (7:36.10)
  • 2023 CSCAA Scholar All-American (Second Team)
As a Redshirt Senior (2022-23): Competed in six meets, including the RMAC Championships after missing the first half of the season due to injury… Competed as an exhibition and time trial swimmer at the RMAC Championships, where she posted season-best altitude-adjusted times of 24.59 (50), 52.51 (100), 1:50.76 (200) and 5:03.28 (500) in freestyle events… The 200 and 500 times were NCAA provisional qualifying marks… Named as a CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American.

As a Redshirt Junior (2021-22): Competed in ten meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships… Earned a pair of First Team CSCAA All-America honors, placing fifth in the 200 free before helping the Mavs to a third place finish in the 800 free relay, which at the time was the the highest ever national championship finish for a Maverick relay squad… Finished the 200 free final in 1:49.92, just off her preliminary round time of 1:49.91 before turning in a lead-off split of 1:49.74 in the 800 free relay as the Mavs went on to set a former school-record time of 7:21.12… Also competed in the 100 free and 500 free at the national meet, finishing 52nd (100) and 43rd (500), respectively… Had earlier won two RMAC titles and four all-conference certificates… Won the 200 free crown with a NCAA qualifying time of 1:49.55 (altitude-adjusted) to rank fourth in CMU history… Also helped the Mavs win the 800 free in a former pool-record time of 7:28.37… Earned first team all-conference honors in both of those events… Was a second team honoree in both the 100 and 500 free… Claimed the bronze medal in the 500 while placing fourth in the 100… Also set a new PB time of 10:27.46 to place fifth in the 1000 free… Swam on the Mavs’ 400 free and 400 medley “B” relay teams that each won their section to garner a ninth place overall finish… Accounted for 65 team points in her four individual events and another 19 when considering her share of the relay points… Had set her NCAA qualifying and PB 500 free time of 4:55.78 (converted) at the A3 Performance Invitational… Also helped the Mavs set meet and then pool records of 3:23.93 (400) and 7:29.22 (800) in the 400 and 800 free relays at that meet… Won the 500 free at the CMU Duals, one of six top-3 finishes in dual meets throughout the season.

As a Junior (2020-21): Competed in seven meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships during the COVID-abbreviated season… Earned CSCAA All-America honors in all five relay events at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama… Earned First Team honors in the 800 free relay as the Mavs took fifth… Was an honorable mention selection in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays… Swam the butterfly leg on the former school-record holding 200 medley relay team, which posted a time of 1:43.07 to finish tenth… Qualified for the NCAA meet in both the 200 free and 500 free, finishing 18th and 26th in those events, respectively… Also scratched out of the 100 free… Posted a season-best time of 5:02.38 in the 500 free… Earned two first team and four total All-RMAC honors at the CMU-hosted RMAC Championships… Swam the third leg on CMU’s title-winning and former pool-record setting (3:25.28) 400 free relay team… Placed second in the 200 free after turning in a season-best time of 1:49.93 (altitude-adjusted) in the preliminaries… Was also second on the RMAC season-long performance list and 12th nationally with that time, which ultimately led to her NCAA Championship invitation… Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors in both the 100 and 500 free with fourth place finishes in both… Had season-best NCAA “B” cut altitude-adjusted times of 51.73 and 5:02.87 to do so… Had a season-best 50 free time of 24.83 to place 22nd in her other individual event… Accounted for 47 team points in her three individual events and 57 total points, including her share of the relay haul.

As a Sophomore (2019-20) at Dixie State: Named the Team MVP for the second straight year… Was an NCAA Division II Championship qualifier in the 100, 200 and 500 free… Was ranked 11th going into the meet in the 200 free… Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors after placing fourth at the RMAC Championships in that event…  Also advanced to the finals in the 100 free, placing sixth… Finished ninth in the 500 free… Swam what were the fastest 200 free (1:49.85) and 500 free (5:00.30) times in Dixie State history to that point (since broken) at the A3 Performance Invitational…Was a member of three former school-record relay teams (400 free, 800 free, 400 medley).
 
As a Freshman (2018-19) at Dixie State: Named as the Trailblazers’ team MVP while earning a pair of All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors… Finished third in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 free at the RMAC Championships… Also took fifth in the 100 free… Set the since-broken school records of 51.54 (100 free) and 1:52.20 (200 free) at the conference meet after breaking the team record in the 500 free (5:04.10) at the A3 Performance Invite, hosted by CMU.
 
Prep: Graduate of New Technology High School in Napa, California, where she attended for academics ... Swam for American Canyon High School.. Was coached by Melissa Shimer… Won four varsity letters in swimming and left ACHS as the school record holder in the 200 free, 500 free, 100 back, 200 IM as well as the 200 and 400 free relays… Was a four-time all-league and conference champion in the 200 and 500 free for the Wolves… Earned MVP honors four times and served as team captain as a senior… Attended the CIF State Meet as a sophomore in the 500 free… Was undefeated in the 200 free and 500 free each year at Solano County Athletic Confederation Championships.
 
Club: Swam for the Napa Valley Swim Team… Coached by Asher Green.
 
Personal: Is majoring in kinesiology…Plans to apply for nursing programs after graduation and specialize in neonatal nursing... Daughter of Lisa and Creighton Wright… Has four siblings (Gabe, Coralea, Grant, Kinlea)… Enjoys photography, cliff jumping, hiking and surfing.
 
Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because of its fast-improving swim program, educational opportunities and the wide variety of activities.”
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Junior

    Mid Distance
    5'5"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Mid Distance Freestyle/Fly
    5'5"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Mid Distance Freestyle/Fly
    5'5"