While not considered a top prospect at the time, Cook specifically approached her on the final day of the camp; she recalled in a 2023 ESPN story, "He asked to see my hands, which I thought was so weird."

She was named the Big 12 co-libero of the year and helped her team win the 2006 NCAA Championship as a senior.

[5] Following her playing career with Nebraska, then-head coach Jenny Lang Ping invited her to be on the U.S. national team training roster.

[5] Busboom Kelly spent the 2011 season as an assistant coach at Louisville, where she helped the Cardinals to a 24–9 record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

[7] In her first season as head coach at Louisville in 2017, she led the Cardinals to the ACC championship, going 18–2 in the league, despite being chosen as eighth place in conference pre-season polls.

[12][13] Busboom Kelly was named head coach of the University of Nebraska volleyball team following the retirement of John Cook on January 29, 2025.