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2026 Women's Track and Field Roster

Briggs Kelly

  • Position distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Major Early Childhood Education
  • Highschool Sumter HS
  • Hometown Sumter, SC
  • Instagram mbriggsk

Biography

FMU:  Returning letterwinner at FMU....Also a member of the cross country program (2022, 2023, 2025).....Member of ADPi sorority.

PERSONAL:
  • Born in Baton Rouge, LA
  • Graduate of Sumter High School, where she ran under the direction of coaches Karen McFaddin and Mironda Scott
  • XC team most valuable player 2020
  • XC team captain 2019, 2020, 2021
  • XC Freshman Runner of the Year 2018
  • T&F team captain 2022
  • Personal best times of 6:42 for 1600m, 14:40 for 3200m, and 24:10 for 5000m
  • Earned 6 varsity letters in both cross country and track and field
  • Nickname is Briggy
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Dentist 
  • How you got your nickname:  One of my childhood friends came up with it
  • Favorite Fictional Character:  Spencer Reid
  • Favorite Athlete:  Ronald Acuña Jr.
  • Favorite Sports Team:  South Carolina Gamecocks
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show:  On Patrol Live
  • Favorite Food:  Ramen
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Edisto Beach, SC
  • Favorite Musical Artist:  Yungblud 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The Greek life 
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Hanging out with my friends and girlfriend
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Do better than last time
  • Why you first chose your sport:  My dad ran in school and there was a girls on the run club in Sumter that I joined when i was little; that started my love of running and I haven’t quit 
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  Making yourself keep running even after you’re so tired
  • Interesting Notes:  My little brother, Pierson, is adopted 
  • Brush With Greatness:  MLB legend Bobby Richardson (also a Sumter native)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2024Sophomore

    middle distance
    5'3"
  • 2026Junior

    distance
    5'3"