Linnea Kelly

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Utility
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
High School:
Newport Harbor

2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2020: Totaled 12 goals, 21 ejections drawn, five steals, and one assist on the season; ranked second on the team in ejections drawn … Netted three goals vs. Marist (Mar. 7) … Scored two goals vs. Wagner (Feb. 2) … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete honors.

Before Brown: Helped lead team to a CIF-SS Division II championship and to a Sunset League title … Won the team’s Coaches Award … Played for head coach Ross Sinclair … Also competed in swimming for Coach Sinclair … Competed on the club level for SOCAL Water Polo Club … Won the Platinum Junior National Championship and California Cup Championship in 2018 … Gained Scholar-Athlete accolades … An AP Scholar.

Personal: Linnea is the daughter of Anastasia and Mike Kelly … Has two siblings, Mary and Patrick … Grandfather, Jerry Kelly, played football at Notre Dame … Cousin Grant Sivesand played water polo at Stanford from 2014-18 … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it allowed me the ability to play the sport that I love while also pursuing my academic interest without boundaries.”