Kelsi Tuthill enters her second season as an assistant coach with Rogers State women's soccer team for the 2017 season.
In her first season on the Hill, Tuthill helped the Hillcat women's soccer team to a five win improvement, the largest single season turnaround in program history. RSU went 6-9-3 overall, including a perfect 4-0 record in nonconference contests. Tuthill guided All-Heartland Conference Third Team selection, Amanda Jones, during the 2016 season.
A native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, Tuthill joins the Hillcats after completing a four-year playing career as a defender at Oklahoma Wesleyan. She led the Eagles to outstanding success in four seasons at OKWU. In her career, the Eagles won two conference championships, including a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in their first season in the conference during her senior season. As a sophomore, OKWU won the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference championship.
The Eagles amassed a 55-23-5 record during her time in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and were ranked in the NAIA Top 25 national poll. A two-sport student-athlete, Tuthill also played for the OKWU women's tennis program.
She was a three-year captain for Chickasha High School and guided her team to four 5A District Championships. Tuthill was named the most valuable player in her final two seasons, and she was selected 5A All-State in her senior campaign.
Tuthill graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sports marketing.
