Kesley Proctor is a 6'2 post player from Parkway High School in Ballwin, MO. Proctor averaged 8.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in the 2008-2009 season. Proctor was selected All-Suburban South Conference both her junior and senior year. She also was listed as All-District player her senior year. Proctor was 5th in the St. Louis area for blocks with a total of 72 in the 08-09 season. Proctor was named team captain in 2008 and played on varsity since her sophomore year. She is also recorded in the books for the Parkway Longhorns as 7th best all-time free throw percentage shooter at 70%.
Proctor will begin her collegiate basketball career at a Lady Reiver this upcoming season. "Kelsey will bring us much needed size to our team." Head Coach Jim Turgeon commented. "We have lost all of our post players from last season and she will give us a low post presence that this team really needs next season."
Kelsey also participated in volleyball and track and field for the Longhorns since her freshman year. She was an active member in the Parkway H.S. leadership program and student activity leadership service association. Her experience as a KHRN announcer at Parkway has influenced Kelsey to major in media studies here at Iowa Western next fall. Even with being an active member in a variety of extra-curricular activities, Kelsey was able to maintain a 3.219 overall grade point average. She was on academic honor roll and on national society of High School Scholarsh her senior year. She was also honored with the National Student Athlete Award in 2008.
"We are lucky to have such a great kid like Kelsey joining our team. She will be an excellent representative of the student-athlete we strive for in our program."