High School
All-State first-team honoree in 2008 and 2009 ... named all-conference and all-district in each of her four prep seasons ... scored 1,484 career points to set an Aplington-Parkersburg school record ... averaged 20.7 points and 15.8 rebounds per game as a senior ... set the school record in single-game rebounds (20), career rebounds, single-season rebounds, career blocks and single-game blocks (12) ... named all-state in volleyball in 2007 and 2008 ... led volleyball squad to state semifinals as a senior ... qualified for the state track meet in four events as a senior in her first season competing in the sport ... finished third in shuttle-hurdle relay at state.
Personal
Plans on majoring in kinesiology ... full name is Chelsea Kathryn Poppens ... born Feb. 19, 1991, in Waterloo, Iowa ... parents are Carma and Tony Poppens ... has a brother, Kyle, and a sister, Tessa ... high school was destroyed in a F-5 tornado that tore threw Parkersburg in the summer of 2008.