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Kelsey Foss

  • Title
    Assistant Gymnastics Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Email
    kfoss@uwlax.edu
  • Phone
    (608) 785-6527
Kelsey Foss is in her fourth season as an assistant gymnastics coach and recruiting coordinator at UW-La Crosse in 2026-27. Along with her coaching duties at UWL, Foss works as a special assistant to the Director of Athletics.

2025-2026
  • Helped lead the Eagles to a NCGA National Runner-up finish.
  • Assisted in coaching Paige Breckwoldt to an NCGA Vault National Title
  • Five Eagles earned NCGA All-America honors including Breckwoldt (vault, floor), Lainey Vogt (balance beam), Lauren Main (balance beam), Claire Robbins (floor) and Grace Edwards (floor).
  • Madelyn McCormick was named a Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Second Team All-American.
  • Eagles finished third at the WIAC Championships/NCGA West Regional
2024-2025
  • Helped coach the Eagles to the program’s 18th NCGA National Championship.
  • The Eagles won three individual national championships including Grace Kehr on the vault and Jess Taylor on the floor exercise while Riana Christenson Claire Robbins and Kyla Dickson shared the title on the balance beam.
  • Finished second at the WIAC Championships and NCGA West Regionals.
  • Raina Christenson was named a WCGA Second Team All-American
2023-2024
  • Finished third as a team at NCGA National Championships.
  • Six Eagles earned NCGA All-America honors including Rachel Chesley (Vault, Bars), Claire Robbins (beam), Sarah Best (beam), Caelen Lansing (floor) and Jessica Taylor (floor).
  • Chesley became the 19th student-athlete in school history to earn the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.
  • Finished third at the WIAC Championships/NCGA West Regional.
  • Coached Claire Robbins who was named WIAC Newcomer of the Year
Collegiate Gymnastics Career
  • Was a four-year letter winner and two-year team captain at UW-La Crosse (2004-2008).
  • Was a member of three NCGA Championship teams (2008, 2009, 2010).
  • Earned four NCGA All-America honors including twice in 2009 and twice in 2010.
  • Named to the 2010 NCGA All-Academic Team
Personal
  • Earned her bachelor's degree in communications: public relations and organizational communication from UWL in 2010. 
  • Spent five years working in the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation as a donor relations coordinator (2019-2023).
  • Foss also has professional experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing and event planning roles (2010-2019).