Kendra Gipson

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-4
Position:
Defender
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Grandview HS

SEASON HIGHS
Games Played - 20 (2019)
Games Started - 18 (2019)
Goals - 1 (2022)
Assists - 1 (2019)
Points - 2 (2022)
Shots - 7 (2022)
SOG - 3 (2019)
GW - 1 (2022)
MIN - 1324 (2019)

GAME HIGHS
Goals - 1 (vs. SEMO, 9/4/22)
Assists - 1 (at Marquette, 9/22/19)
Points - 2 (vs SEMO, 9/4/22)
Shots - 2 (vs. Nevada, 10/25/19)
SOG - 3 (vs. Nevada, 10/9/22)
GW - 1 (vs. SEMO, 9/4/22)
MIN - 110 (vs. Fresno State, 11/5/19, vs South Dakota 8/26/21, at Northern Colo., 9/2/21)

ACCOLADES
Fall Academic All-Mountain West (2019)
Spring Academic All-Mountain West (2021)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21)

SENIOR (2022)
Gipson played in all 19 of the Rams' matches in 2022 starting in eight of them. She recorded her first career goal against Southeast Missouri, which was also her first game-winning goal. She set a new career high in points and in shots in her final season with the team.

JUNIOR (2021-22)
Started nine of 11 games played including four conference games. She tallied 740 minutes played and helped the Rams go 6-8-3 overall and attend their second straight Mountain West Tournament.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Played six of CSU's seven games in the shortened COVID spring season that saw the Rams go 2-4-1. She played 176 minutes for 37.2 per contest and a season-high 47 minutes against Wyoming.

FRESHMAN (2019)
Forward...Played in all 20 games including 18 starts for the Rams during the program's best season that saw a six-win improvement to a 12-5-3 record and first trip to the Mountain West Tournament...One of six players to appear in all 20 games...Clocked 1324 minutes, most by a freshman...Sent a cross to Kristen Noonan's goal at Marquette for her one assist of the season...Named Fall Academic All-Mountain West along with 16 other teammates.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Lettered in soccer all four years at Grandview...In 2018, tallied 12 goals and three assists en route to second-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention distinction...Won three Colorado 5A Girls Soccer State Champions at Grandview: 2016, 2018 and 2019...The last championship was in Dicks Sporting Goods Stadium...Top Drawer Soccer 2018 FAB 50 National Champions...Club soccer competed as a member of the Colorado Rapids in the ECNL...2018 TDS Spring State Stars...2018 CHSAA Academic All State (Honorable Mention) and an AP Scholar with honor in 2018....AP Scholar with distinction in 2019...Five high school teammates are competing in DI including two at Wyoming (Tori Parker and Keelie Wortmann).

PERSONAL
Born June 30, 2000 in Aurora, Colo...Daughter to Todd and Leslie Gipson...Has one older brother, Garrett Gipson...Mother, Leslie, attended CSU in 1987...Starting playing sports at age four...Majoring in Political Science with the goal to become a lawyer.