KELSEY KIEL

she/her

Kelsey was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kelsey was a collegiate soccer player, who upon graduation moved into coaching soccer at the youth and collegiate levels. Kelsey found CrossFit in 2016 and shifted her focus. She spent many years as a CF-L1 Trainer and enjoyed coaching athletes of all skill levels.

In 2016, Kelsey qualified for the East Regional with team CrossFit Parallax, where they took second, qualifying for the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games. The team took 19th out of 40 teams in their rookie debut. Kelsey then competed in the South Regional in 2017 as an individual, finishing in 10th place.
In 2017, Kelsey moved to Boston, MA to train with Invictus. The team went on to win the East Regional in 2018 and competed at the CrossFit Games in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, Kelsey qualified for the Crossfit Games as an individual. Because of the pandemic and a change to the season format, she was unable to compete as an individual. However, she took some time away from Crossfit and raced with Team USA on the USA Bobsled National Team.

In the last few years, Kelsey made her way back to Crossfit, competing on a team at the 2022 and 2023 Crossfit Games, finishing 11th and 8th consecutively. In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Individual West Semifinal and finished 10th, just missing out on a qualifying spot for the Crossfit Games.

Kelsey completed a year long internship under Krissy in 2016/2017 to prepare her for her job with Black Iron Nutrition. Kels has now worked with over 2,000 athletes through Black Iron Nutrition and loves working with a select group through the BIN Performance Program. She’s been enjoying incorporating more balance in her life, after stepping away from competitive Crossfit this season.

CERTIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• CrossFit L1

• Precision Nutrition L1

• NASM Certified Sports Nutritionist (in progress)

• PN Behavior Change Certification (in progress)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 2017 CrossFit Games South Regional Athlete, Individual

• 2018 CrossFit Liftoff Winner

• 2016/2018/2019/2022/2023 CrossFit Games Athlete, Team

• 2020 CrossFit Games Athlete, Individual (qualified)

• 2024 CrossFit Games West Semifinal Competitor

• Fleo, Fitaid, & Podium sponsored athlete

• Team USA Bobsled Brakeman

PROGRAMS KELSEY COACHES

• Black Iron Nutrition Coaching

• Black Iron Lite Nutrition Coaching

SPECIALTIES

• Performance Nutrition

FOLLOW KELSEY ON INSTAGRAM

• @kelskiel