NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) today selected junior Marissa Kalsey (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg) as its Titan Athlete of the Week.

Kalsey won the pole vault at Saturday's Jim Wuske Invitational by posting a season- best mark of 12 feet, six inches (3.81 meters). The junior All-American bested 17 other participants in the event. She is currently tied for the second-best mark in NCAA Division III this season. She was also named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Track & Field - Field Athlete of the Week.

Westminster will next compete at Baldwin Wallace College on Friday.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of 'The Best 379 Colleges' by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view 'Advantage: Westminster' A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.