Kennedy Payne
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
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- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
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- Events:
- Sprints
Key relay contributor and experienced cornerstone of the returning sprinters.
2016 Soccer: Made 11 starts on the year while battling through injury in the latter quarter of the season … Tallied a team-high three assists while tacking on two goals … Delivered both assists in Wooster’s 2-0 win over Muskingum (Sept. 27), both coming within a two-minute span … Scored the game-tying goal against Oberlin (Oct. 1).
2016 Outdoor: Contributed towards the team score at the NCAC Championships as part of the fifth-place 4x100 relay that clocked in at 50.05 (May 7) … Also was a part of that relay at the All-Ohio Championships that just missed on scoring with a 10th-place finish (April 16).
2016 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter dash and triple jump at NCACs (March 4-5) … Regularly competed in the 60 and 200 meters during the non-championship portion of the season.
2015 Soccer: Continued to be a substantial contributor on the offense end of the pitch with a trio of goals … Biggest highlight was the golden goal in a 1-0 win over Allegheny to keep Wooster in postseason contention (Oct. 27) … Overall, entered 15 matches while logging five starts … Scored goals versus Marietta (Sept. 29) and Oberlin (Oct. 3).
2015 Outdoor: Just missed earning all-NCAC honors, helping the 4x100 relay to a fourth-place time of 50.20 (May 2) … Part of runner-up 4x100 relay at the Wooster Invitational (March 28) … Helped the 4x100 relay to fourth at the Bob Kahn Invitational (April 4) and the Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 18).
2015 Indoor: Saw limited action during the indoor slate, competing only in the 60 meters.
2014 Soccer: One of the team’s top reserve forwards, appearing in all 18 games with two starts … Finished the year with two goals and two assists … Accounted for one of two goals in 2-0 win at Oberlin (Oct. 22) and tallied an assist against Wittenberg (Oct. 25).
2014 Outdoor: Member of fourth-place 4x100 relay team at the NCAC Championships (May 3) … Helped the 4x100 to first at the Denison Big Red Invitational (April 25) … Earned runner-up honors as part o the 4x100 at the Bob Kahn Invite (April 5) and the Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 19).
2014 Indoor: Time of 8.16 in the 60 preliminaries of the NCAC Championships set then-school record … Earned a pair of third-place finishes at the Kenyon Classic (Feb. 22) … Competed in the 60 and the triple jump.
2013 Soccer: Burst onto the scene with a team-leading 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist) during her debut season, despite not starting a game … Recorded a goal and an assist in her first game against Mount St. Joseph (Aug. 30) … Scored insurance goal in 2-0 win over defending conference champions DePauw (Oct. 5).
Prior to Wooster: Helped lead powerful Walsh Jesuit High School to a 71-3-6 overall record during her four years with the girls soccer team … Won state titles as a sophomore and senior … Scored 28 goals, including 15 as a senior … Twice voted all-league … Also a standout track athlete, winning an individual championship at districts in the 100 meters as a sophomore … Also a two-time all-conference honoree in track.
Personal: Born on Jan. 11, 1995 … Daughter of Glenn and Mitzi Payne … Majoring in sociology with a minor in studio art.