Kennedy Arundel

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mother McAuley
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

TRACK AND FIELD

Personal Bests: 100 Meter Dash - 12.91 | Long Jump - 5.61m/18-4.86 | High Jump - 1.45m/4-9.08

AS A SENIOR (2018-2019): Took home gold in long jump at Brown Springtime Invitational with a mark of 5.61m/18-4.86...Six top-20 finishes after competing at six meets in long jump, high jump, and 100 Meter Dash...Bests: Long Jump - 18-4.86 (twice) at Brown Springtime and UConn Northeast Challenge, High Jump - 4-9.08 at Scarlet and White Invitational, 100 - 12.91 at UConn Northeast Challenge.

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7036821/Connecticut/Kennedy_Arundel.html

VOLLEYBALL

AS A SENIOR (2018): Surpassed 1,000 career digs vs. UCF Nov. 19, 2017...Season high in digs at Temple on Sep. 28th with 18...Career totals - 63 kills, 196 assists, 74 service aces, 1,178 digs, nine block assists, ten total blocks, 142.5 points, played in 394 sets, and 111 matches.

AS A JUNIOR (2017): One of two Huskies to play in all 32 games and in all 119 sets … led all players with 417 digs … her career-high 59 assists were second most on the squad … picked up a career-high 29 digs against Sacramento state (Aug. 25) … finished third on the team with a personal-best 20 service aces … racked up a team-leading 22 double-figure dig performances … earned her first career double-double with 15 kills and 21 digs at SMU (Nov. 11) … added three double-figure kills performances which included a career-high 16 against UCF (Nov. 19) … earned the American Defensive Player of the Week Award on Oct. 28 after being named to the St. John’s All-Tournament Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in 26 matches this season…Eight matches with double-digit digs, including a season-high 25 against Tulsa on Nov. 23…Recorded 21 digs in season-opening win over Syracuse on Aug. 26…21 service aces as a sophomore, third-most on the team…Added two kills and 34 assists throughout the season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Saw time in 30 matches as UConn’s libero…Tallied a team-high 414 digs while averaging 3.63 per set…Stood second on the team with 23 service aces and totaled 83 assists…Reached double-digit digs in 26 matches, including a career-best 34-dig effort against Syracuse on Aug. 29…Earned 31 digs in 2-3 setback to Tulsa on Oct. 9…Dished a career-high seven assists against UCF on Nov. 15.

Before UConn: Playing at Mother McAuley in Chicago, Ill. under head coach Jen Dejardly and at Michio volleyball academy, Arundel was tabbed as the MVP of the 15's Junior National Championship Open Division and also selected as the MVP of both the 15's Open National Junior Classic and the 16's Open Presdent's Day Challenge. Off the court, Arundel was a member of the GCAC All-Academic Team.

Personal: The daughter of Michael and Marla Arundel, she has one brother, Michael, and two sisters, Ireland and Ryan...Biology major.