Aeryn Kennedy

Marquette Women's Soccer 2023-24 media day on July 31, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Marquette Women's Soccer 2023-24 media day posed at Al McGuire Center on July 31, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Marquette Women's Soccer 2023-24 media day headshots at Al McGuire Center on July 31, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Camdenton
Hometown:
Camdenton, Mo.

Honors and Awards:
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023 (Sr.): Appeared in 16 matches … Assisted one goal in 2-1 victory vs DePaul (9/21).

2021 (RFr.): Did not see action in her redshirt freshman season.

2020-21 (Fr.): Appeared in one match … Made Marquette debut in season opener against Chicago State (2/5).

Prior to Marquette: Kennedy played soccer for four years at Camdenton High School under head coach Chris Byington … Served as team captain her final three years in high school … Earned first team all-conference honors in each of her three full high school seasons – senior year was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic in spring of 2020 … First team all-region and second team all-state as both a sophomore and junior … Conference offensive player of the year as a sophomore … As a junior was district offensive player of the year, region co-offensive player of the year and conference all-star game MVP … Led the Lakers in goals as a freshman, sophomore and junior and paced the squad in assists as a sophomore and junior … Holds high school record with 41 goals scored as a freshman … Scored a total of 103 goals as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Played for Sporting Springfield, ODP Midwest Region team and ODP National soccer team .. Captured 2017 Missouri state championship, a Disney Showcase title and was a state finalist in 2019 playing for head coach Ryan Otten … Also was co-captain of the wrestling team as a senior in high school.

Personal: Kennedy was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is the youngest of three children to Chris and Sherrie Kennedy … Has two older sisters, Karissa and Cassie … Majoring in construction engineering … Will be part of the U.S. Navy ROTC program at MU.