Shawn Kenyon

Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
Highlands Ranch

1996 Big 12 All-Academic first team
1997 Big 12 All-Academic honorable mention
1998 Big 12 All-Academic first team
1999 Big 12 All-Academic second team

Senior (1999): Kenyon finished her CU career with three starts and 20 appearances at forward for the Buffs as she scored two goals and had three assists on 24 shots. She opened the season with points in back-to-back games, assisting on Melissa Cartmell’s game-winning goal in the 88th minute of a 2-1 win at Kansas on Aug. 27. She then scored at Missouri two days later. However, she came off the bench for all but one of the first 18 games, before starting the final two contests of the season, producing points in both games. She had an assist in CU’s 1-1 draw with Baylor on Oct. 24 and then scored against Missouri in her final collegiate game on Nov. 3 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Junior (1998): One of Colorado's two co-captains, Kenyon was the second leading scorer for the Buffs in '98. She tabbed four goals on the season, maintaining her position as the all-time leading scorer in Colorado soccer with 13 goals and three assists for 29 points. Kenyon netted two of her four tallies in the second game of the season against George Washington in a 4-1 win, tying the record for points in a game with four.

Sophomore (1997): Despite battling an assortment of injuries for most of the season, Kenyon was able to muster three goals and two assists on 36 shots, playing and starting 17 of the team's 18 games. She was at her best during a midseason stretch that saw her register all three of her season goals in a four-game span.

Freshman (1996): She sparkled in her first year of collegiate competition, leading the Buffaloes in goals (six), points (13) and shots (56) while starting all 17 games. She also recorded a team-high two of Colorado's six game-winning goals (against LSU and Oklahoma State). Her eight shots against Missouri established the record for shots in a single game, and her 56 shots still stand as the record for shots in a season.

High School: Kenyon earned four letters in soccer at Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where she was coached by Randy Haudus, posting 56 goals and 41 assists during her career. Highlands Ranch won the Skyline League title in 1993 and 1994 and also went on to the 5A state title in 1994. She was a 1996 Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News all-state selection, where she was also selected the 4A Player of the Year, and was a first-team all-state pick by the Denver Post and the Colorado Coaches Association. Highlands Ranch posted a 45-10-1 record over her last three seasons as a prep, the last of which saw her fill duties as the team's captain. She also earned three letters in basketball, where she played guard, and was tabbed for the ROTC student-athlete award.

Personal: Born February 2, 1979, in Austin, Texas, Kenyon is majoring in psychology at Colorado and was a first-team academic all-Big 12 selection in 1996 and 1998 and an honorable mention choice in 1997. Her parents are Paul and Candice Kenyon of Highlands Ranch, Colo.