Austin Peay State University Athletics

Honors & Awards
2022 OVC Pair of the Year (with Marlayna Bullington)
2022 First Team All-OVC (with Marlayna Bullington)
2021 OVC All-Tournament Team (with Tegan Seyring)
OVC Pair of the Week: March 15, 2022 (with Marlayna Bullington); April 5, 2022 (with Marlayna Bullington); April 12, 2022 (with Marlayna Bullington)
OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Dean's List: F19, S20, F20, S21, F21, S22, F22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: S23, F23

2024 Season (Graduate Student)

• Led the Governors with 20 wins.
• Posted a 20-9 record.
• Went 8-1 alongside Mikayla Powell while exclusively playing in the No. 2 position.
• She and Aurora Bibolotti went 12-8 together, including a 9-8 mark from the No. 1 court.

2023 Season (Senior)

• Appeared in all 29 matches and led the Governors with a 20-9 record while playing exclusively with Marlayna Bullington.
• Recorded a 19-9 mark on the No. 1 line and went 1-0 when playing in the No. 2 position.
• Finished the season tied for the fifth most wins and the third-best winning percentage (.690) in a season in APSU history.
• At the end of the season, she ranked second in program history with a .662 winning percentage and ranked fourth with 49 career wins.  

2022 Season (Junior)

• Partnered exclusively with Marlayna Bullington and posted a 21-10 record en route to earning OVC Pair of the Year and First Team All-OVC selections. 
• Won 20 matches in the No. 1 position and posted a 1-0 mark on the No. 2 line.
• 21 wins are tied for the third-best single-season mark in program history, also posted the third-best single-season winning percentage (.667) in APSU history.
• Went 6-2 in conference matches while playing solely in the No. 1 position.
• Earned a conference-best three OVC Pair of the Week awards with Bullington.

2021 Season (Sophomore)

• Picked up five wins while playing exclusively at the No. 3 position with Tegan Seyring.
• Clinched the first-ever OVC Beach Volleyball Championship and completed a sweep of UT Martin by defeating the Skyhawk’s previously unbeaten First Team All-OVC pairing of Haeleigh Paulino and Logan Wallick in straight sets.
• Won twice and scored the match-clinching point in the OVC Championship to earn OVC Beach Volleyball All-Tournament honors with Seyring.

2020 Season (Freshman)

• Partnered with fellow freshman Tegan Seyring to post a 3-1 mark while playing exclusively in the No. 4 position.
• Won three-straight matches in straight sets to start the season before falling to Central Arkansas in the final contest of the shortened season.

Career Recap: Lawton Chiles HS

• Mead helped lead Lawton Chiles High School and head coach Kaitlin DiLuzio to the Florida Class 8A regional semifinals as a senior.
• Selected to play the 2018 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Volleyball Classic and was named that event's "Most Valuable Player.”
• Twice named to American Volleyball Coaches Association's Phenom List (2016 and 2017).
• Finished prep career with 2,323 assists and 1,056 digs.
• Three-time First Team All-Conference selection as a setter.
• In addition, played beach volleyball for Chiles, and led that program to a runner-up finish in the Tallahassee city championship – the top level for beach volleyball in Florida.

Personal

• Kelsey Joan Mead is the daughter of Keith and Cindy Mead.
• Born Nov. 26.
• Has an older brother, Chase.
• Majoring in Sports Communication.