Kennedy is one of the most accomplished student athletes in the history of Oneonta athletics earning top honors as an athlete and a student. Her accolades are numerous while she was attending Oneonta from 2010-14.
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Kennedy's athletic highlights include being the first female All-American in cross country history when she crossed the finish line 19
th overall at the 2013 NCAA championship meet. She was a three-time, First Team All-Conference runner and was inducted into the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2011 after placing fifth at the conference championship. She still holds the third fastest 6K in program history of 21:31.
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In track & field, Kennedy was a two-time indoor SUNYAC champion in the 3K earning First Team All-Conference honors in the process. Her outdoor 5K time of 17:32.56 still sits in No. 2 all-time.
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Departmentally, at the end of the year athletic awards ceremony, Kennedy was the 2012 Female athlete of the Year while receiving the Dr. Joseph Heissan Senior Achievement Award in 2014.
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Kennedy's academic highlights include being a USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete in 2013, being inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society of Chi Alpha Sigma while being selected as one of the College's Best and Brightest in 2014.
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After receiving her bachelor's degree in mass communications from Oneonta, Kennedy earned her master's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Digital Journalism from the Syracuse University Newhouse School in 2015. Her first two professional jobs were as a Multimedia Journalist/Reporter in South Bend, IN and Providence, RI. She then moved to the west coast in February 2022 where she worked as a communications specialist with Orange County Parks before being elevated to her current position with the same organization as the Public Information Officer.
Kennedy, along with eight other individuals will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 6 at 11am in the Morris Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.
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