Kelsey Card (born August 20, 1992) is an American track and field

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whose specialty is the

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Career

Kelsey Card finished a master's degree in 2019 and opened

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business in Madison, Wisconsin. During the 2016 season, Card won the individual title at the

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outdoor track and field championships and took first place for All-American honors at

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in discus. Kelsey Card placed third in Discus behind Team USA teammates

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and

Shelbi Vaughan Shelbi JoDae Vaughan (born August 24, 1994) is an American track and field athlete. She is a specialist in the discus throw. World Competition Shelbi competed at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw and threw to p ...

at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify to represent at

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. She represented the United States at the

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International competitions

USA National Championships

NCAA and Big Ten Championships representing Wisconsin

Kelsey earned 11

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n awards and

honors 14-times.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Card, Kelsey 1992 births Living people Track and field athletes from Illinois People from Macoupin County, Illinois American female discus throwers American female shot putters Wisconsin Badgers women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportswomen