Kansas State women’s golf coach Stew Burke announced the addition of transfer Jiarui (Kelsey) Chen from Georgia Southern. Chen played her freshman season at Georgia Southern, posting a 74.93 scoring average with six top-20 finishes.
Chen competed in the NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship this year, helping Georgia Southern tie with K-State for second at the Lexington Regional. Her best result was sixth place at the Puerto Rico Classic.
A native of Dalian, China, Chen had success as a junior golfer, winning the 2023 Buick National Junior and 2022 Super Lychee National. She was also the low amateur at the China LPGA Q-School.
Chen joins a signing class that includes Stalee Fields, Casey Kang, and Thitaree Visavapattamawan. Burke said Chen’s experience will help a young K-State lineup next season.