Track & Field
Betthauser, Kelsey
Kelsey Betthauser
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Throws
Kelsey Betthauser enters her first season as an assistant coach with Boise State track & field in 2024-25. Betthauser will work with Boise State's throwers, and joins the program from Idaho, where she worked with the same group.
Betthauser joined the Vandals in August 2022, and coached athletes to three NCAA West Preliminary appearances, five conference titles, and a school record holder in the weight throw. She most notably coached Mia Sylvesater and Noah Culbertson to impressive careers in Moscow.
Mia Sylvester was named the 2023 Big Sky Indoor Female Freshman of the Year and later the conference's outstanding female performer in 2024 -- the first Vandal to do so since 2021. Noah Culbertson made two appearances at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in 2023 and 2024, and was a conference champion in the indoor shot put in 2024.
Prior to her stint at Idaho she coached the throwers at Southern Arkansas from 2020-22. In her first season, Betthauser helped five athletes earn first-team all-conference selections. She also led the men's team to second-place finishes in discus, hammer throw and shot put, and coached a member of the women's team to a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at the Great American Conference Championships.
In the following season, Betthauser guided nine athletes to GAC first-team all-conference selections, and three individuals to GAC individual titles. Her athletes swept the top spot on both the men's and women's sides in discus, and also took first place in the shot put. Betthauser also saw one of her athletes set the school record for the javelin.
Before beginning her coaching career Betthauser competed for Dubuque from 2016 to 2019. She earned multiple individual awards and set the school record for women's discus. In 2018, Betthauser also completed an internship at EXOS and worked at MERGE Performance Institute as a strength coach. Following her undergrad, Betthauser spent a semester as a graduate assistant at McKendree University. She is a native of Ellsworth, Wis.
Betthauser joined the Vandals in August 2022, and coached athletes to three NCAA West Preliminary appearances, five conference titles, and a school record holder in the weight throw. She most notably coached Mia Sylvesater and Noah Culbertson to impressive careers in Moscow.
Mia Sylvester was named the 2023 Big Sky Indoor Female Freshman of the Year and later the conference's outstanding female performer in 2024 -- the first Vandal to do so since 2021. Noah Culbertson made two appearances at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in 2023 and 2024, and was a conference champion in the indoor shot put in 2024.
Prior to her stint at Idaho she coached the throwers at Southern Arkansas from 2020-22. In her first season, Betthauser helped five athletes earn first-team all-conference selections. She also led the men's team to second-place finishes in discus, hammer throw and shot put, and coached a member of the women's team to a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at the Great American Conference Championships.
In the following season, Betthauser guided nine athletes to GAC first-team all-conference selections, and three individuals to GAC individual titles. Her athletes swept the top spot on both the men's and women's sides in discus, and also took first place in the shot put. Betthauser also saw one of her athletes set the school record for the javelin.
Before beginning her coaching career Betthauser competed for Dubuque from 2016 to 2019. She earned multiple individual awards and set the school record for women's discus. In 2018, Betthauser also completed an internship at EXOS and worked at MERGE Performance Institute as a strength coach. Following her undergrad, Betthauser spent a semester as a graduate assistant at McKendree University. She is a native of Ellsworth, Wis.
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