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Kelsie Belquist

Hurdles/Sprints
NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE HS
NEW ROCKFORD, NORTH DAKOTA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 23.94

Class B State Meet - 200m

1st - 41.48

Class B State Meet - 300m Hurdles

1st - 56.23

Class B State Meet - 400m
“Kelsie Belquist has become one of the best small-school athletes in the country, and her four individual state titles led her team to a third-place finish at the Class B state meet, just two points away from winning the championship. In addition to developing into one of the elite 300-meter hurdlers nationally, Belquist also set a state record in the 200 dash.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior won four Class B state titles this past season in addition to setting state records in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.94 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles with a 41.48. Her hurdles clocking ranks No. 11 nationally among girls prep competitors in 2023. Belquist also produced the fastest 400 clocking in history by a Class B athlete with a time of 56.23. She finished in the top 20 in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles and 200 at Nike Outdoor Nationals and concluded her season ranked in the top 60 in the country in four events.

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Academic Achievement

Belquist has maintained a 4.07 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Belquist has been a regular performer at Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts in addition to performing as a vocalist at her church. Also a member of her high school choir, she has also served as a youth swim instructor. A three-sport standout who’s earned All-Region honors in basketball and volleyball, Belquist is a member of the Sources of Strength Organization, which guides youth to make life-affirming choices.