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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

3 Kelsey Polhemus

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Francisco, CA
  • High School Branson School
  • Position MB
  • Major Economics
  • College Claremont McKenna

Biography



At CMS
2024 (Senior)

Appeared in four matches while battling injury, totaling 18 kills and 11 blocks ... Had eight kills in 18 attempts in a win at Redlands ... Had five blocks in a win over Caltech.

2023 (Junior)
Played in 12 matches for the Athenas, for a total of 38 sets ... Had 63 kills on the year, hitting .294, while also adding 31 blocks ... Had a season-high eight kills at Redlands in 13 attempts ... Was 7-for-11 with no errors in a win over Chapman and 7-for-14 hitting with no errors in a win over Pomona-Pitzer ... Had four blocks in a match five times (Southwestern, Trinity, Chicago, Chapman and Pomona-Pitzer).  

2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 15 matches for the Athenas, totaling 41 sets ... Had 61 kills in 136 attempts, hitting .301 ... Added 35 blocks ... Had a season-high 11 kills in only 14 attempts in a win over Cal Lutheran ... Tallied a season-high six blocks in the NCAA Regional finals against Trinity ... Had seven kills in nine attempts in a win over Whittier.  

2021 (First-Year)
SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25) ... Played in 25 matches as a middle, tallying 124 kills (1.48 per set) and 78 blocks (0.93 per set) ... Earned SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after a 10-kill, 11-block performance in a win over No. 4 Hope at the Calvin Midwest Invitational, the highest block total for a CMS player under head coach Kurt Vlasich (10 years) ... Had six kills in 12 attempts with no errors in a 3-2 win over Wartburg in the NCAA Regional Finals ... Had six kills against both No. 1 Trinity and No. 2 Emory when the Athenas beat the top two teams in the country in the same day.  

Prior to CMS
Attended Branson School in Ross, California, where she was a member of the volleyball team ... Also competed for the Vision Volleyball Club, where she competed at Junior Nationals in the Open Division three consecutive years ... Helped Branson win three North Coast Section championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019, advancing into the state tournament each of her four years ... Earned all-conference honors and was elected team captain senior year. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in economics ... Father, Rick, played basketball at Pomona College ... Chose CMS " to compete at a high level on the court and for the tremendous academic program that will open my eyes to new experiences and allow me to explore and find my passions."

Kelsey Polhemus posed shot

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2022Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2023Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2024Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    3