Wesley Karvelsson

Position:
Multi-event
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Home School
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Season and Career Results

2020: Indoor - Did not compete. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019: Indoor - Did not compete. Outdoor - Did not compete.

High School: Home schooled … Competed with Northwest Flyers track club … Coached by Devin Bogert and Richie Mercado … Competed in heptathlon, javelin and 300m hurdles … Established personal bests of 4,246 (heptathlon), 111-5 (javelin) and 46.46 (300m hurdles) … Won heptathlon at 2017 Texas Greatest Athlete event with 4,153 points and was runner-up in 2018 with a score of 4,246 … Finished ninth in javelin at 2018 Texas Relays … Placed eighth in heptathlon (4,227) at 2017 USATF Junior Olympics … Finished seventh in heptathlon (4,215) at 2017 New Balance Nationals … Competing in the 2017 TTFCA Meet of Champions, placed fifth in javelin, sixth in long jump, sixth in 300m hurdles and seventh in 100m hurdles … Also competed in club soccer during freshman year.

Personal: Rakel Wesley Karvelsson is the daughter of Robert and Amanda Karvelsson, born on January 17, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia … Hometown is Houston, Texas … Dual nationality with Iceland and United States … Has three younger siblings, Sophia, Ethan and Caroline … Aunt Rakel Karvelsson played soccer at North Carolina, professional soccer for Philadelphia Chargers and represented Iceland in international competitions … Father played soccer at Emory University … Chose Texas A&M – “I love the people here, I really like that it’s close to home and, of course, I’ve wanted to be on the A&M track team because it’s the best of the best” … Started competing in track and field at age 15 … Has volunteered at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in summer of 2017 and assisted with Aggies CAN … Majoring in Allied Health.

Tidbits: Career goal is to be a CRNA … Chose track and field because it’s really simple and was the sport I fell in love with – “I really enjoy doing and look forward to every day.”

Something most people don't know about me: I am half Icelandic and have dual citizenship with Iceland and the U.S.
Top three things on my bucket list: take a year just to travel the world, compete in an international meet, and go on a mission trip
Hobbies or activities: I love to draw portraits, outdoor hiking, biking, traveling, reading historical fiction books

Favorite quote from a coach: “You have to move it move it”
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Asdis Hjalmsdottir, Carolina Kluft, and Jessica Ennis

Favorite city I have visited: Reykjavik, Iceland
City I most want to visit: Athens, Greece
Favorite Track & Field venue: the new A&M outdoor track
Track & Field venue I want to visit: Athens Olympic Stadium

My spirit animal is: a goose
Most-used app on my phone: Spotify
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Ruggles Green
Reality show I could be on: Cake Boss

Favorite Movie: the Matrix
Favorite TV Show: Say Yes to the Dress
Favorite Actor/Actress: Liam Neeson
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Six Weeks by Of Monsters and Men or Charlie Brown by Coldplay
Favorite Song: Mountain Sound by of Monsters and Men
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Of Monsters and Men, Coldplay
Favorite Book: Les Miserables