Kelsey Washam Coit inducted into Webster University Athletic Hall of Fame

[September 30, 2022] 

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, the Webster University Department of Athletics inducted six new members into the Gorlok Hall of Fame. The 2022 Webster University Gorlok Hall of Fame class included Cody Stevenson (baseball), Austin Loeffler (men's soccer, tennis, golf), Rickey Eaves (men's tennis), Maggie Zehner-Jones (women's basketball), Jessica Spink (women's soccer), and Kelsey Washam Coit (softball).

Kelsey Washam Coit was a three-time letter winner for the Gorloks softball team from 2007 to 2009. She helped lead the softball team to three straight SLIAC Regular Season Titles while being named First Team All-SLIAC in all three seasons. She was a member of the SLIAC Tournament Championship teams in 2007 and 2009 while leading her team to a runner-up finish in 2009 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.

She racked up 30 career homeruns and 127 career RBI's which are both program records. She also ranks 16th in school history in batting average (.316) while ranking 18th in games played (124)

In 2008, she set a school record for most homeruns (15) and most RBI's (53) in a single season. She played shortstop for the Gorloks and finished her career fourth all-time for career assists (214) and 12th in career double plays turned (6).

Washam Coit graduated from Webster in 2009 and currently works for Dell Technologies at Boeing in the IT field while also serving as a Captain and Commander for a Military Police Company in the Missouri Army National Guard.

Washam Coit in a Lincoln native, graduate of Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln College as well as Webster.  She is the daughter of Rick and Jodi Washam.

[Text submitted by Jodi Washam]