Softball

Kelsey Stewart

Olympian 2020

  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'6"

Age

30

Hometown

Wichita, KS

Education

Maize High School Florida - 2016

# 7
Height: 5'6"
Position: Utility
B/T: L/R
Hometown: Wichita, Kan.
School: Florida
Graduation: 2016

A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2015 SEC Player of the Year
Two-time NFCA All-American
Two-time NCAA WCWS Champion

Played for Wichita Mutangs
- 2012 ASA 18-Under GOLD Nationals -25th place
- 2011 ASA 18 -Under GOLD Nationals - 5th place
- 2010 ASA 18-Under GOLD Nationals - 17th place




TEAM USA EXPERIENCE
2017 Women's National Team Member
- Pan American Championship Gold Medalist
- Hit .231 (6-26) with seven RBI and 14 runs scored
- World Cup of Softball XII Silver Medalist
- Hit .474 (9-19) with seven RBI and six runs scored

2016 Women's National Team Member
- World Cup of Softball Silver Medalist
- Hit .333 (7-for-21) with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored
- WBSC Women's World Championship Gold Medalist
- Hit .440 (11-for-25) with 1 home run, 8 RBI and 10 runs scored
- Japan Cup Silver Medalist

2015 Women's National Team Member
- World Cup of Softball Gold Medalist
- Hit .350 (7-for-20) with three RBI, seven runs scored and a .458 on-base percentage
- Pan American Games Silver Medalist
- Hit .263 (5-for-19) with two RBI, four runs scored and a .300 on-base percentage
- Japan Cup Gold Medalist
- Hit .273 (3-for-11) with two RBI and two runs scored

2014 Women's National Team Member
- World Cup of Softball Gold Medalist
- Hit .231 (3-for-13) with two RBI and six runs scored
- ISF Women's World Championship Silver Medalist
- Led the team with a .500 (12-for-24) average with 11 runs scored, a double and one triple

2013 Junior Women's National Team Member
- ISF Junior Women's World Championship Silver Medalist
- Hit .450 (9-for-20) with four RBI, three triples and seven runs scored

AT FLORIDA
2016 SEC All-Tourament Team
2015 NFCA First Team All-American
2015 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
2015 SEC Player of the Year
2015 All-SEC First Team
2015 SEC All-Defensive Team
2015 WCWS All-Tournament Team

2014 NCAA WCWS All-Tournament Team
2014 NFCA All-American
2014 All-SEC First Team
2013 SEC All-Freshman Team
2013 SEC All-Tournament Team A All-American

GETTING TO KNOW STEWART
Parents: Chris and Lori Stewart
Siblings: Kendall, Caitlyn
Favorite sport besides softball: Football
What it means to represent the United States: To represent the United States softball team it is so much bigger than myself. It is where all the long practicies, missed dances, and sore bodies pay off. it is literally everything, there is nothing like putting USA across your chest
What she loves about softball: The failure part of the game. Softball loves to tell you that you aren't getting the job done, but you mentally have to get over it and push through. It has prepared me for so much outside of the game
On why she chose to attend Florida: I chose Florida really because of Coach Walton. I loved every thing about the school and how it felt like a family.

TRIPLE PLAY:
Three people I'd love to have dinner with: Derek Jeter, Trey Songz, Channing Tatum
Three things I love doing: Dancing, Traveling, Spend time with family
Three favorite movies: A league of their own, Finding Nemo, Love & Basketball
Three favorite TV shows: Criminal Minds, Chopped, and ESPN
Three TV characters I wish were real so I could hang out with them: Timon, Pumba and Olaf
Three favorite things about playing USA Softball: Representing something bigger then myself, Wearing USA across my chest and the people I get to be around
Three things I must have when I leave the house: Cell Phone, Wallet, Chapstick

ONE LAST THING
Last person I had dinner with: my best friend
Last splurge: Louis Vuitton bag
Last home cooked meal: Chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes
Last thing I forgot: my email password

FUN FACTS
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball
Best Advice ever received: Control the controllables
Favorite Cereal: Honycombs
If I could choose anyone to be my mentor, it would be...Will Smith
Three words my friends would use to describe me: Funny, honest, genuine

Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (Team - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – gold (Team - Women)
  • Years of participation: Team - Women 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Medals: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
    • Gold – 2018 (Team - Women); 2016 (Team - Women)
    • Silver – 2014 (Team - Women)

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