Background
Kelly is the daughter of Michael and Betsy Kelly.
Kelly is the daughter of Michael and Betsy Kelly.
In 1996 she graduated from Chatham High School in Chatham, New York, where she trained in cross-country running, basketball and American football, as the only girl on the boys football team
In 2000 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in teaching from Cortland College. There she took running and swimming and was named the Cortland College Athlete of the Year in 2000. Kelly is a United States. Army captain, and was deployed to Iraq from February to December 2009.