Cornell University Athletics

Team Offensive Player of the Year Award (2018)

As a senior (2019)

• One of three players to start all of team's 15 games, ranking third in minutes played with 981.
• Recorded one assist, coming on Ashley Durik's strike in the 63rd minute of a season-opening victory over Iona on Aug. 30.
• Tied for third on team with 15 shots toward goal, forcing six saves from opposing goalkeepers.
• Finished collegiate career as leading scorer among classmates with 12 points on four goals and four assists.

As a junior (2018)

• Tied for second in team scoring with four points on one goal and two assists.
• Presented Offensive Player of the Year Award at team's postseason banquet.
• Only player on team wto record more than two points in a game after scoring once and providing an assist in a 2-2 tie with Albany on Sept. 18.
• Joined classmate Abby Adams in being only players on team to start all 15 games.
• Led team with nine shots on goal and ranked second with 15 shots.
• In addition to traditional role as forward, was frequently brought into the mix defensively and in the midfield to match up against opposition's top threats.

As a sophomore (2017)

• Provided one of team's most memorable moments, sprinting away and finishing an overtime goal to cap the 2-1 victory Sept. 8 at Buffalo.
• Appeared in all of team's 14 games while earning 10 starts.
• Ranked fourth on team with 10 shots, two of which required saves from opposing goalkeepers.

As a freshman (2016)

• Appeared in all 16 of team's games, finishing second in scoring with five points on two goals and one assist — all in Cornell victories.
• First collegiate goal proved to be only strike in 1-0 victory Sept. 18 at Binghamton, converting rebound off the post.
• First assist was flicked-on header off throw-in to set up Juliana Comer's game-winning goal Oct. 15 vs. Yale.
• Tacked on second goal of the season in the team's season-ending 4-1 victory over Dartmouth. 

Prior to Cornell

• Racked up 130 career goals in four seasons at Bishop Grimes,
• Twice among Section 4's top scorers, three-time Syracuse Post Standard All-CNY team member and two-time league player of the year.
• Named to all-state first team in 2014 and named team's offensive MVP three times.
• Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society.
• Competed on the club level with Syracuse Development Academy, which won New York West state championship in 2014 and 2015.
• Ranked among top 10 recruits in the region by TopDrawer Soccer.
• Also competed at 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Thanksgiving Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla.

Personal

• Kennedy J Yearby is the daughter of Gregory Yearby and Stephanie Parzych.
• Enrolled in School of Industrial and Labor Relations.