Kelsie Murrell-Ross

Position:
Throws
Height:
6-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
J.W. Fletcher Catholic Secondary School
Hometown:
St. George's, Grenada

2022 NJCAA Indoor Champion (Weight Throw)
2022 NJCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Weight Throw)
2022-23 KJCCC/Region VI Indoor Shot Put Champion (JC)
2022-23 NJCAA Indoor Champion (Shot Put)
2022-23 NJCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Shot Put)
2022-23 KJCCC/Region VI Outdoor Shot Put Champion (JC)
2022-23 NJCAA Outdoor Champion (Shot Put)
2022-23 NJCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (Shot Put)
Grenadian National Record Holder (Shot Put)
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (Shot Put)

2026: Indoor - Finished sixth in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a season best of 16.89m/55-5…Had a mark of 16.59m/54-5.25 in the shot for fifth at the Razorback Invite.

2025: Outdoor – Earned NCAA First Team All-America honors for her performance in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, recording a mark of 17.80 meters/58 feet, 4.75 inches to place sixth in Eugene and help the Bulldogs to a national team title…SEC bronze medalist in the shot put, recording a season-best throw of 18.00m/59-0.75…Placed sixth at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 17.74m/58-2.50…Victorious at the Florida Relays with a mark of 17.74m/58-2.50…Also won at the Tiger Track Classic with a top throw of 17.17m/56-4…Finished fourth in the shot put invite at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (17.82m/58-5.75).

Indoor – SEC bronze medalist in the shot put, recording a school and Grenadian national record mark of 17.62m/57-9.75 at the SEC Indoor Championships…Opened her season with a runner-up performance at the Ted Nelson Invite, posting a mark of 16.84m/55-3…Took fourth at the Razorback Invite with a 16.78m/55-0.75…Placed third in the shot put at the Tiger Paw Invite with a mark of 17.00m/55-9.25.

2024: Outdoor – Runner-up in the shot put at the Battle on the Bayou, breaking the Grenadian national record with a mark of 18.33 meters/60 feet, 1.75 inches (No. 2 in Georgia history)…Placed seventh in the shot put invite at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a mark of 16.60m/54-5.50…Runner-up at the Georgia Tech Invite with a top throw of 16.67m/54-8.25…Shot put winner at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 17.63m/57-10.25…Placed fifth to score for the Lady Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, launching the shot put 17.23m/56-6.50…Took sixth place at the NCAA East Prelims with a 17.11m/56-1.75…Finished 19^th at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 16.18m/53-1.

Indoor – Placed fourth in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a personal-best and Grenadian national record mark of 17.10 meters/56 feet, 1.25 inches, which ranks second in Georgia history…Victorious in the shot put at the Clemson Invite, reaching a mark of 16.13m/52-11…Broke the Grenadian national record in the shot put for the first time at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown with a winning throw of 16.42m/53-10.50…Finished fourth in the shot put invite at the Tiger Paw Invite with a mark of 16.85m/55-3.50…Posted a personal-best mark of 18.63m/61-1.50 in the weight throw at the Clemson Invite to finish third and move to 10^th in Georgia history…Finished 11^th in the weight throw at the SEC Championships with a mark of 17.66m/57-11.25.

Barton Community College (2021-23): 2023 – Won her second straight NJCAA Division I outdoor title in the shot put with a throw of 15.49 meters/50 feet, 9 ¾ inches, earning First Team All-America honors…Placed fifth in the discus at the NJCAA meet with a 45.66/149-10…Captured the KJCCC/Region VI outdoor shot put title with a mark of 15.38m/50-5.50…Was runner-up at regional championships in the discus with a 48.78m/160-0, which ranks sixth in school history…Victorious in the shot put at the Texas Tech Masked Rider Open with a throw of 16.08m/52-9.25, the third-furthest throw in Barton history…Won the NJCAA Division I indoor shot put title for the second straight season with a mark of 16.12m/52-10.75…National champion in the weight throw indoors with a personal best 18.30m/60-0.50, which ranks fourth in Barton history…Named First Team Indoor All-American in the shot put and weight throw…Shattered the Region VI Indoor Championship meet record in the shot put with a school record-breaking throw of 16.30m/53-5.75.
2022 – Named an NJCAA First Team Outdoor All-American after winning the NJCAA Division I national title in the shot put with a mark of 14.84m/48-8.25…Also placed third in the discus at the NJCAA Championships with a throw of 47.41m/155-06, helping the Barton women place fourth…Finished with the second-most points by a female field athlete in the meet’s history with 16…Won the shot put at the NJCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 15.21m/49-11.00, the top NJCAA mark that season…Region VI indoor champion in the shot put with a throw of 14.55m/47-9.

Personal: Born June 9, 2002...Daughter of Deshan Murrell and Micheal Ross...One of three siblings...Majoring in Psychology with an intended major in Exercise and Sport Science.