Timmy Kelly

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Peyton Williams

Position:
Attackman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lutherville, Md.
High School:
Calvert Hall

Timmy Kelly, 6-0, 195 pounds
Breschi on Kelly: Timmy Kelly got hurt in the High Point scrimmage and did not play against Ohio State…team captain…we know what he can bring to the table as both an attackman and a midfielder this year…a terrific leader…no one on this team works harder than him.
2019 (Senior): Elected team co-captain with Justin Anderson.
2018 (Junior): Named to All-ACC Academic Team in men’s lacrosse…started in attack unit for Carolina, playing in 13 games overall and starting 11 times…ranked third on the team in goals with 21…also had seven assists…totaled 19 ground balls…his 28 points were the fourth highest total on the squad…had multiple points in the first four games of the season…opened the year with three goals, an assist and three ground balls against Lafayette…had a goal and an assist in overtime win over Furman…recorded a hat trick in overtime triumph against Lehigh…scored a season-high four goals versus Johns Hopkins, including three in the fourth quarter in win over Blue Jays…was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week after the victory over the Blue Jays…recorded a hat trick against Duke to go along with three ground balls…notched a goal and season-high three assists against Virginia…scored a pair of goals in game at Syracuse…scooped up a season high four ground balls against St. John’s…earned honors on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Sophomore): Started in the first midfield unit on ACC championship squad...played in 16 games, starting 11 times…was Carolina’s leading midfield scorer and fourth-leading point producer overall with 23 points…ranked third on the team in goals scored with 18 and also had five assists and 10 ground balls…had a season-high three goals versus UMBC…had three points against Duke (2g, 1a) and against Albany (1g, 2a) and scored a pair of goals against Maryland and in the regular-season game against Notre Dame…had one goal and one assist in wins over Denver and Syracuse…had two ground balls in a game three times…named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman): Played in 18 games, starting four times on national championship team… played primarily on the second midfield unit...was the team’s seventh leading scorer with 18 points...scored 10 goals and had eight assists...tallied on 40 percent of his shots...started first four games on attack before moving to second midfield...scored twice in his collegiate opener against Michigan...turned in a tremendous performance against Virginia, scoring once and adding three assists...had four goals and two assists in NCAA Tournament, including two goals versus Loyola and a goal and an assist against Notre Dame...scooped up three ground balls against Furman...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...won UNC strength and conditioning Iron Ram award for his work in the weight room…played on the U.S. U19 Team which won the World Championship in the summer of 2016...was the captain of that U.S. team.
High School: Graduated from Calvert Hall High School in Towson, Md., in 2016 where he was coached by his uncle, Bryan Kelly for four years…broke points record his senior year...Under Armour All-America...three-time All-MIAA selection...two-time All-Metro honoree...three-time All-America…three times named All-Conference...twice elected team captain...member of MIAA championship in 2012...played for MXLA and state Lutherville champions on the club level…also competed for Maryland Lacrosse Club for coach Mickey Matthews...completed 80 hours of community service in high school...led a community service trip to Nogales, Mexico for 10 days...led community service project at local P.A.L. Center in Baltimore...went on community service trip to Ethiopia for 10 days...also involved in community service project that rebuilt ruined houses in Virginia...AP Scholar...finished with 4.0 GPA...made honor roll in eight semesters...was in the Top 25 of the Class of 2015 at Calvert Hall.

Personal: Timothy James Kelly is the son of David and Melissa Kelly...goes by Timmy...was born October 23, 1996 in Baltimore, Md. ...has three brothers - David, 27, Patrick, 24, and Eyasu, 13 and two sisters - Caroline, 19, and Gibitu, 13...his father David played lacrosse at Carolina from 1986-89...his older brother Patrick was a senior on the 2016 national championship team...political science and communications double major…two-time UNC Dean’s List honoree...has worked a part-time job consistently since his freshman year of high school…totaled over 150 hours of community service in high school…been on three different week-long service trips…led a tutor initiative for students at Calvert Hall College…Cutco regional salesperson of summer…helped lead service trips to Mexico and Israel.

Catching Up With Timmy Kelly
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is the history and legacy.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because of their commitment.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my speed.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Ryan Conrad who plays at Virginia.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because of the tradition.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent fishing on the river with friends.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Kevin Walker because it’s diverse.
My favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Shutter Island.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is New Zealand because Lord of the Rings was filmed there.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are Lucha Tigre with Gatorade.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-Fil-A because it’s the best.
Sweet, salty or both? Salty.
My favorite food made by a relative is Grammy’s crab cakes.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Lucha Tigre.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to future because I can read about the past.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Ghandi.
People would be surprised to know I hike and fish.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in D.C. and working at a law firm.
The most interesting person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Michael Nathan because of the kid is a specimen.