11-04-2025
Extra Effort: Stark County shot putter earning national recognition for Future Farmers of America
STARK COUNTY, Illinois (WMBD) – Chelsey Stotler is an elite shotput throwers for Stark Countyl, After a top 5 finish at state last year, she PR'd at the Indoor Championships in March.
'Since fifth grade, my mom and my dad have pushed me towards it to be the best shot put thrower that I can be. I just fell in love with the sport and I would continue to be better,' Stotler said.
Chelsea's mom was a star thrower in her own right before she enlisted in the Army.
'My mom threw collegiately for two years before she enlisted in the military. It's super exciting to watch them watch me succeed,' she said.
Having a military parent meant Chelsey was raised to be a leader. She's the Stark County Future Farmers of America president. One of her research projects earned Chelsey second place in a national competition.
I worked with probiotics and Chobani Greek yogurt, and I freeze dried it to see if the fat content would affect it. And I found that the fat content did not affect it. Basically, I found somebody like Secret Recipe for their probiotic strains. I did email them and they promised me coupons. I have not seen the coupons yet.
Chelsey Stotler
As her senior year, wraps up, Chelsey has one more project for competition, and wants to thank her parents for the character they instilled in her.
I partnered with Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to work with their patented RHD on soybeans as a bio stimulant. It increase their yield and increased their height, basically how they photosynthesize. Those values have still stayed with me. Direct service, it's how I am and what I do.
Chelsey Stotler
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