Elmira College Athletics

Kelsea Martalock enters her second season with the Elmira College women's ice hockey team and her first season as the head coach of the Soaring Eagles in the 2016-17 academic year.

Martalock became the fifth women's ice hockey coach in the program's 15-year history, after the Soaring Eagles produced their fifth consecutive 20-win season in her first year as an assistant with Elmira in 2015-16.

That same year, the Soaring Eagles peaked at No. 2 in the nation rankings en route to an NCAA Division III Final Four appearance. After dropping an overtime heart-breaker in the semis, EC defeated No. 4 Middlebury to claim the NCAA Third-Place Trophy. With Martalock on the bench for the Purple and Gold, Elmira pieced together an outstanding 15-0-1 midseason unbeaten streak and finished with 20-or-more wins for the fifth straight season at 23-5-1. She was also instrumental in helping first-year blue liner Kristin Chivers '19 claim ACHA First-Team All-America and D3hockey.com Second-Team All-America honors, becoming the first EC rookie to take home First-Team All-America accolades since Laura Hurd '05.
 
Martalock comes to EC after serving as the assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach at St. Norbert College, a Division III institution in De Pere, WI.  During her time at St. Norbert, the Green Knights finished tied for second place in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) and reached the NCHA Tournament Semifinals.  Her St. Norbert squad also featured the NCHA Freshman of the Year and an All-American Defender.  As the team’s strength and conditioning coach, Martalock designed all of her team’s workouts and oversaw team training sessions.
 
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Martalock spent one season as an assistant coach for the women’s ice hockey team at her alma mater. She stayed on the staff for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons as the strength and conditioning coach while completing her master’s degree. She supervised training sessions for a variety of sports outside of hockey, including women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, and football. In her last season with the Pointers, UWSP jumped to second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinals.
 
Martalock completed an internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012 working under Jim Snider as the strength and conditioning coach for the men’s and women’s hockey teams, members of the Big Ten Conference. She conducted off-ice training and oversaw weight room sessions for the Division I Badgers.
 
Her strength and conditioning background extends past the college ranks and into the national realm as Martalock has worked extensively with USA Hockey under Mike Boyle, a pioneer in the field of strength and conditioning.  Since 2008, Martalock has been involved with USA Hockey as a coach, strength and conditioning coach, and assisting in skill development.
 
The Tomah, WI native played her first two seasons of collegiate hockey at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN., before transferring to UWSP. In 92 career games, she scored seven goals and added nine assists for 16 points.
 
In 2012, Martalock received her bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and Wellness from UWSP with a double minor in strength and conditioning and nutrition. In 2014, she earned a master’s degree in education in 2014.