2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Frankie Kelly
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lutherville, Md.
- High School:
- Calvert Hall
• Frankie's another excellent face-off guy for us. We need two reliable face-off guys and if Frankie can get more playing time this year I think it's going to be a huge asset to our team.
• He's gotten stronger in the past season and continues to work his tail off.
• I think he's gotten a lot better because those two guys (R.G. Keenan and Kelly) are going at it every day in practice.
General: Returning letter winner in the midfield...5-10, 175 pounds...outstanding at the face-off X...also excels in the clearing game...member of UNC Honors Program and Athletes in Action Leadership Team.
2012 (Sophomore): Named to Dean's List in fall semester 2011.
2011 (Freshman): Played in 10 games as a freshman...won 15 of 30 face-offs on the season and had six ground balls...his best performance was an 8-for-11 face-off game with a season high four ground balls against Presbyterian...won 3-of-4 face-offs against Lehigh and 2-of-3 face-offs against UMBC...tapped for the 2011 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...earned membership on spring 2011 Dean's List.
Prep: Was another solid midfielder in UNC's 2010 recruiting class...was a midfielder at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Md., for coach Brian Kelly, a 1991 UNC alumnus...captain of the 2010 Calvert Hall team...led team as a senior in ground balls with 78 and face-off percentage at 68 percent...three-year varsity letterman there...won academic achievement award for team's highest GPA...U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-America selection...led Calvert Hall to 2009 MIAA A Conference championship match and No. 4 national ranking...his team reached the MIAA A Conference semifinals his junior year...played on teams which went 32-7 his sophomore and junior years...2008 and 2009 adidas high school All-America Team selection...played for Fellowship of Christian Athletes National High School Team in 2008 and 2009 and Chesapeake Rock Lacrosse Club...member of adidas All-American Baltimore club team in 2008 and 2009...attended Nike Blue Chip Camp in 2009...Calvert Hall's student body president in 2009-10...three-year president of CHCHS's FCA...McMullen Scholar with 4.0 unweighted high school GPA.
Personal: Francis Xavier Kelly, IV is the son of Frank Kelly, III and Gayle Barbara Kelly...was born October 31, 1991 in Baltimore, Md. ...business administration major...is the nephew of two former Tar Heel lacrosse players, David Kelly, Class of '89, and Bryan Kelly, Class of '91...was coached in high school by his uncle Bryan...is the oldest of four children with two younger brothers and a younger sister...his father played lacrosse at Cornell and his cousin David currently plays at Rutgers...business administration major.
LET'S PLAY 20 QUESTIONS WITH...Frankie Kelly
Section #1 (Lacrosse Related)
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel lacrosse player is being part of a great group of guys and having the ability/platform to influence people.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Breschi is the competitive atmosphere he creates during practice.
3. Since last year the aspects of my training I've worked on the most are strength and face-offs.
4. My best friend on another college lacrosse team is my cousin David (Rutgers).
5. My greatest strengths as a lacrosse player are competitiveness and hustle.
Section #2 (Frankie's Interests)
1. Away from the lacrosse field and academic pursuits I like to spend time in the Word and playing Tiger Woods `Masters'.
2. The best movie I've seen recently is Toy Story 3.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be basketball.
4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is U2 or Lecrae.
5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is whittling things.
Section #3 (Food and Beverage)
1. After a game at Fetzer Field, I'd like to see a tailgate spread that included pulled pork BBQ, mac and cheese, cookies and Gatorade.
2. My favorite beverages are Gatorade, Arnold Palmers and Bug Juice.
3. My favorite food made by a relative is my Grammy's apple pie.
4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is IP3.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is Double Stuff Oreos.
Section #4 (Digging Into Frankie's Personality)
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to the creation of the world.
2. My most prized personal possession is my scooter.
3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Jesus.
4. My dream job is playing in the MLL.
5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is my roommate, Will Campbell.
Frankie Kelly's Stat Lines
Career Highs: Face-Offs Won: 12 vs. Dartmouth, 3-21-2012; Face-Off Winning Percentage: .750 vs. Lehigh, 4-17-2011; Ground Balls: 7 vs. Dartmouth, 3-21-2012.
