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Kevin Kelly breaks 38-year-long Drake mile record

By DRAKE LOHSE

The air around Kevin Kelly doesn’t move.

The Kilcock, Ireland native sat down with The Times-Delphic this past week in the Quad Creek Cafe. His nails were painted blue and white. One arm is coated in a red suede jacket and draped over the back of his chair. He speaks slowly and deliberately. Kevin Kelly is unapologetically Kevin Kelly.

“I reached a point last season where I was really putting too much on my shoulders,” Kelly said. “Worrying more about the well-being of the team than my own well-being. I needed to be a bit selfish.