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Mississippi State Track and Field Graduate Kaelin Kersh Passes Away

Kaelin Kersh, a recent graduate of Mississippi State University and a former member of the track and field team at Mississippi State, has passed away. Kersh’s tragic death is the result of a car accident early this morning.

Kersh graduated Friday evening after studying kinesiology and health related studies for four years in Starkville.

Mississippi State senior runner Kaelin Kersh of the Bulldog women's track and field team was killed in an automobile accident in Starkville early Sunday morning. She was 22.

"I will always remember Kaelin by her incredible smile," MSU track and field coach Steve Dudley said.