UNLV football head coach Marcus Arroyo announced the addition of Kelsea Winkle as the Rebels’ director of recruiting in March 2022.
Winkle had recently earned her master of sports management from Colorado State University after previously serving as USC’s director of on-campus recruiting in 2019-20. She joined the Pac-12 Conference program after spending the 2018 season as CSU’s director of recruiting, in charge of on-campus recruiting and overseeing recruiting interns, as well as other departmental duties such as social media communications, department administration and NCAA compliance.
Winkle was a recruiting intern for the Rams’ football program starting in 2014 when her duties consisted of helping coordinate on-campus recruiting events, including unofficial and official visits, facilities tours and more.
She also interned in the front office with the Tacoma Rainiers triple-A baseball club (2017) and the Colorado Eagles ECHL hockey team (2014-15), as well as working as the director of marketing and promotions and assistant to the general manager for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball club.
Winkle earned her bachelor’s degree from Colorado State in 2018 with a double major in hospitality management and communication studies. She played volleyball at Grace Christian High School in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska.
“Kelsea Winkle joins us as director of recruiting. With her, we add even more talent to our team as she brings both Pac-12 and Mountain West experience to our program. Her ability to organize recruiting events, community relations and year-round calendar efforts makes her an important and valuable addition to the Rebels’ recruiting department.”
