Kennedy Wesley Season 2023

Career Highlights

• NCAA Champion (2019)
• Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2019, 2022)
• Two College Cup appearances (2019, 2023)
• Drafted in the first round (No. 12) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
• Two-time team captain (2022-23)
• United Coaches All-Region third team (2023)
• All-Pac-12 first team (2023)
• TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team (2023)
• United Coaches All-Region first team (2022)
• Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 21, 2023, Sept. 4, 2023)
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week - Honorable Mention (Aug. 21, 2023)
• Three-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 3, 2022; Sept. 4, 2023, Oct. 23, 2023)
• All-Pac-12 second team (2022)
• All-Pac-12 third team (2021)
• TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team (2019)
• All-Pac-12 freshman team (2019)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team (2023)
• Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team (2022-23)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team (2022)
• Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-23)
• Finished her career as Stanford's all-time leader in matches played (104) and ranked ninth in games started (92)
• Started the final 60 matches in her career and played in 104 of a possible 106 matches while at Stanford

As a Grad Student (2023)

• Drafted in the first round (No. 12) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
• Team captain
• United Soccer Coaches All-Region third team
• All-Pac-12 first team
• TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
• Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 21, Sept. 4)
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week - Honorable Mention (Aug. 21)
• Two-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 4, Oct. 23)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 25 matches at center defender, logging 2182:30 minutes - second-most among field players
• Helped guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game
• Scored four goals and added six assists to finish with 14 points
• Goals against San Diego (Aug. 17), No. 10 Duke (Sept. 2), Oregon (Oct. 22) and Pepperdine (Nov. 10)
• Had a goal and two assists for four points vs. No. 10 Duke (Sept. 2) and the game-winner and an assist at San Diego in the season opener (Aug. 17)
• Compiled 13 shots on the year, including registering two at San Diego (Aug. 17) and vs. No. 16 South Carolina (Nov. 17)
• Played 70+ minutes in 23 of the 25 matches played, including full time in 19 of the 25

As a Senior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

• Team captain
• United Coaches All-Region first team
• All-Pac-12 second team
• College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 3)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 22 matches at center defender, logging 1649:34 minutes - second-most among field players
• Helped guide Stanford to 12 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .55 goals per game on 8.6 shots per game
• Compiled seven shots on the year, including registering two at Santa Clara (Sep. 18)
• Played 70+ minutes in 16 of her 22 matches played, including full time in 11 of the 22

As a Junior (2021)

• All-Pac-12 third team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 19 matches, starting 18, while playing 1381:16 minutes
• Managed seven shots on the season, including putting three on goal
• Played 75+ minutes in nine of her 19 matches played
• Helped anchor a back line that posted nine shutouts and limited opponents to .85 goals per match on 6.90 shots per game

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Stanford’s primary center back, started all 13 matches in which she appeared in
• Totaled 1100:46 minutes on the season – good for fifth on the team among position players
• Anchored the Stanford backline to a shutout at No. 22 Washington (March 12), and overtime shutouts against Oregon (March 28) and No. 21 USC (April 9)
• Played every minute of eight matches

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

• TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team
• All-Pac-12 freshman team
• Appeared in all 25 games, starting 13 of the final 14 games at left back, while logging 1497:05 minutes
• First career appearance at No. 6 Penn State (Aug. 23)
• First career start against Penn (Aug. 30)
• Scored a must-make penalty kick in Stanford’s 5-4 penalty kick shootout win over No. 2 North Carolina in the College Cup final (Dec. 8)

National Team Experience

• U-17 U.S. Women’s National Team (2016-18)
• U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying (2016)
• U-17 Women’s World Cup (2016)
• U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying (2018)

Prior to Stanford

• Prepped at Valley Christian High School
• 2017 CIF and California state champions
• Olympic League MVP
• Two-time first team All League
• National and State Gatorade 2017 Player of the Year
• Also placed fourth in CIF as a long jumper
• Played club at SoCal Blues (2012-18) and LAFC Slammers (2018-19)
• 2015 National Champions

Personal

• Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
• Daughter of Kristen and Kevin Wesley
• Has a younger brother, Karsen
• Has professional aspirations of being a sports psychologist
• Pursuing a co-term master's degree in sociology while completing her degree in psychology