Alyssa Kennedy
Freshman
Middle Distance
Bushkill, Pa
East Stroudsburg North HS
At Delaware:
Indoor Track & Field: First year member of the Blue Hens.
High School: Three-sport athlete, competing in cross country, track & field and field hockey at East Stroudsburg North High School • earned two varsity letters in cross country, three in field hockey and four in track & field • took fourth place in the Mountain Valley Conference in cross country in senior year • track captain in junior and senior season • three-time 1,600m MVC champion • won MVC 800m title while qualifying for states her senior season • National Honor Society • graduated second in her class.
Personal: Alyssa Nicole Kennedy • born Sept. 27, 1992 • daughter of Kevin and Heidi Kennedy • food science major at Delaware • has one younger sister • has to have peanut butter before an event and wears special socks • lists father, a basketball coach, as biggest supporter in all her sports, while track coach, David Krupski, had biggest influence on running • has aspirations to work in food development and nutrition fields.
