2021: Competed in the high jump at the Wildcats first meet of the season;
Army West Point (2/6): Recorded a height of 2.03 meters and finished first in the high jump in the road dual meet against Army West Point.
2020: Competed at three meets during the year and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the high jump for the third straight season;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Runner-up in the high jump in his season debut, clearing the bar at 2.00 meters;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Tied for a third place finish in the invitational section of the high jump with a mark of 1.99 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (3/2): Came in second in the high jump and had a successful clearance of 2.05 meters at the conference meet ... Scored eight team points and helped Villanova win its third consecutive indoor BIG EAST title.
2019: Had a terrific indoor season in which he recorded a new personal best in the high jump and earned All-BIG EAST honors ... Competed at four meets during the season;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Opened the season with a second place finish and a height of 2.05 meters in the high jump at Navy;
Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Came in ninth with a mark of 2.04 meters;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Cleared the bar at a personal best height of 2.09 meters and recorded a runner-up finish at the meet ... Named the BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week for his performane, which was the best in the conference during the week of February 4-10 ... Became the fifth athlete in school history to clear 2.09 meters indoors and rose into a tie for fourth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the high jump;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Earned a runner-up finish at the conference meet, where he cleared a height of 2.05 meters ... Garnered All-BIG EAST recognition for the third time in his career and the second straight season indoors ... Scored valuable team points late in the meet which were crucial to the Wildcats winning their fifth BIG EAST team title in the last six seasons.
2018: Appeared at six meets during the season and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the high jump;
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Made his collegiate debut and finished ninth in the high jump with a height of 1.96 meters;
Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Finished eighth in the high jump with a mark of 1.95 meters;
Columbia Challenge (1/27): Cleared the bar at a height of 1.93 meters and finished 18th in the seeded section of the meet;
Villanova Invitational (2/3): Came in third in the high jump with a height of 1.97 meters at the Wildcats home meet;
FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Tied for a fifth place finish in the college section of the meet with a mark of 1.89 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Contributed team points towards the Wildcats conference title by finishing third in the high jump at the BIG EAST meet ... Recorded a mark of 1.96 meters and earned All-BIG EAST honors for his top-three finish.
2021: Earned his sixth career All-BIG EAST honor in the high jump and matched his personal best mark during competition at the NCAA East Preliminary meet … Competed a total of six times during the season;
Raleigh Relays (3/26): Came in sixth in the high jump at North Carolina State in his season debut … Cleared the bar at 2.00 meters;
Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Recorded a successful attempt with the bar at 2.00 meters for the second straight meet and tallied a third place finish;
Virginia Challenge (4/17): Came in fourth in the high jump with a mark of 2.09 meters … That stood earned him a qualifying berth to the NCAA East Preliminary meet and stood as his season-best until the NCAA East competition;
Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Runner-up in the high jump with a height of 2.06 meters at Franklin Field during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays;
BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Came in second in the high jump at the conference meet with a successful clearance at 2.05 meters … Tallied his sixth career All-BIG EAST honors and third career BIG EAST silver medal in the high jump;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/28): Matched a lifetime best with a mark of 2.11 meters in the high jump to finish 26
th overall in the national first round of the event … Made it over the bar at each of the first three heights (2.01m, 2.06m, 2.11m) in the competition, including a successful jump on his first attempt at 2.11 meters … Took three attempts when the bar was raised to 2.16 meters, a height he had attempted just one previous jump at during his career.
2019: Won his first career BIG EAST title in the high jump, qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary meet and rose to third place on the all-time Villanova performance list in a breakthrough outdoor campaign ... Cleared the bar at a height over two meters in five of his six competitions ... Became the first Villanova athlete in 25 years to be a BIG EAST champion in the high jump;
Penn Challenge (3/23): Won the high jump at the outdoor season opener with a height of 2.01 meters ... The result was one of three first place finishes for him on the season;
Florida Relays (3/30): Tied for third place at Florida with a height of 2.06 meters;
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12): Recorded a then-personal best mark of 2.10 meters to finish first in the high jump in Miami;
Penn Relays (4/26): Competed in the college section of the high jump and tied for ninth place with a mark of 1.96 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Individual BIG EAST champion in the high jump ... His mark of 2.11 meters set a new personal best and qualified him for the NCAA East Preliminary meet later in the month ... Villanova's first BIG EAST champion in the high jump either indoors or outdoors since David Cook (indoors) and Steve Blais (outdoors) in 1994 ... One of four scorers for the Wildcats in the high jump at the conference meet ... The combined 20 points the Wildcats scored in the high jump were a pivotal part of the team going on to win the BIG EAST title and finish off an indoor-outdoor sweep of the conference meets;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/25): In his debut at the East regional meet tied for 39th place in the first round of the high jump, where he cleared the bar at 2.01 meters.
2018: Competed six times in the high jump during the outdoor campaign ... Highlights from the season included setting a new personal best mark and earning All-BIG EAST honors;
Penn Challenge (3/24): Registered a fifth place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.94 meters at the outdoor season opener;
Raleigh Relays (3/31): Tied for an 11th place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters;
Colonial Relays (4/6): Finished first in the university section of the high jump and established a new personal best with a successful attempt at 2.03 meters;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Came in eighth in the high jump with a height of 2.00 meters;
Penn Relays (4/27): Competed in the college section of the high jump and cleared 2.00 meters for the third straight meet ... Tied for a 19th place finish in his section;
BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Finished third at the conference meet with a height of 1.96 meters and earned All-BIG EAST honors for his performance.
Longmeadow High School: Competed all four years on the indoor track & field team and during his junior and senior years on the outdoor squad ... Also played lacrosse as a freshman and was a defender ... Captain of both the indoor and outdoor track & field teams as a senior ... School record holder in the high jump with a mark of 2.01 meters ... As a senior was the Western/Central Massachusetts Division 1 champion in the high jump and went on to finish third in New England ... Was the Western Massachusetts high jump champion as both a junior and a senior ... Two-time Western Massachusetts first team performer and was a Super 7 selection by Masslive as a senior ... Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years.
Personal: Born 4/18/99 in Springfield, Mass. ... Oldest of three children and the only son of Joshua and Rebecca Kelly ... Has two younger sisters, Sarah and Lucille ... Father was a collegiate rower at Massachusetts ... Hobbies include mountain biking, snowboarding, traveling and singing ... Was a member of his high school's honor choir, "Lyrics," for two years ... Chose to attend Villanova for its historical success in track & field and for the recognition the university has received for its academic prestige ... Also noted the size of the school and the success of the men's basketball team as deciding factors ... Communication major and Spanish minor.
