WSC Women's Basketball Camps
Coaching Staff

Kelly Kielsmeier
Assistant Coach

Kelly Kielsmeier enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Wayne State College women's basketball program for the 2011-12 year.  As the top assistant, Kelly serves as recruiting coordinator and also assists with scouting reports and travel arrangements for WSC women's basketball. 

During the season, he works with the Wildcat guards and also handles pre/post season workouts to go with film exchange/editing and fundraising activities. 

Prior to coming to Wayne State, Kielsmeier served four seasons as head women's basketball coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa.  While at the school, he coached four All-Region players and guided the team to the Blackhawk Community College East Tournament title in 2005.

Before that, Kielsmeier worked as an assistant coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas where he helped the team compile a 70-32 record during that time.  While at Howard Payne, Kielsmeier worked with the guards and served as the team's recruiting coordinator.  He coached 15 All-Conference and one All-Freshmen Team performers along with 19 All-Academic selections while at the school. 

Kielsmeier is a 2004 graduate of Howard Payne University, earning a bachelors degree in business administration with a specialization in management.  He is a native of Hubbard, Iowa and graduated from Hubbard-Radcliffe High School in 1998. 

Kielsmeier resides in Wayne.

Emily Christen
Graduate Assistant Coach

Emily Christen begins her first season as a graduate assistant coach with the Wayne State College women's basketball program.  The Anselmo, Nebraska native comes to Wayne State following a successful playing career at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. 

Christen was named Defensive MVP for the Mustangs in 2010-11, helping Morningside to a 29-6 record while reaching the semifinals of the State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament.  She averaged 10.4 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior while leading the Mustangs in field goal shooting at 50.2 percent (148 of 295).  Christen was also named to the 2011 State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team. 

Emily also excelled in the classroom at Morningside College, earning Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete honors.  She graduated from Morningside College in May, 2011 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics teaching.