Chelsea Utley

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Green Run
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Virginia

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia ... Lettered three years in track and field with coach Willie Maul ... Competed in the high jump (5-10), triple jump (36-1), long jump (16-2) as well as 300 hurdles (43.98) and 400 hurdles (1:03.34) ... Set school record in high jump ... Won district (5-4), region (5-8) and State 3A (5-8) titles in high jump in 2010 ... Repeated district (5-4) title in 2011, placed second at region (5-6) and defended State title (5-10) ... In 300 hurdles, placed seventh in State (45.07) after clocking 43.98 in the prelims ... Finished fourth at region (44.43) after winning district (45.34) ... Placed fifth in State (45.10) as a junior in 2010 ... Runner-up in district (46.93) and fifth at region (46.54) ... Competed two years with club track and field team 5 Star, coached by Justin Byron ... Placed third in high jump (5-8 ½) at New Balance Nationals in 2010 and finished third in 400 hurdles at AAU Club Nationals ... In summer of 2011, won the AAU Junior Olympics high jump (5-8) ... Also lettered in gymnastics.

PERSONAL: Chelsea Renee Utley is the daughter of Justin Byron and Barbara Douglas ... Born October 11, 1992 in Bronx, New York ... Has two younger siblings, Ashley and Justin ... Majoring in Health ... Started competing at age 16 ... Chose Texas A&M to better her self academically and athletically.