  Shawn Kuykendall |
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fairfax, Va.
High School:
Madison
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Height:
5-11
Weight:
150
Position:
M
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2004: Started 19 AU matches and played in all 21 ... came in first place in team points with 21, first in team goals with 6, first in team assists with 9, and second in team shots with 46 ... scored gamewinning goal against Army for a spot in the Patriot League tournament ... assisted winning goal for Patriot League Championship.
2003: Finished second on the team in point production with 12 points coming on four goals and four assists ... tied for first on the team in assists with four last season...one of only three AU players to start and play in every match ... named to the All-South Atlantic Region Team ... was 2-3 in penalty kicks last season ... his 19 career assists places him in a tie for fourth in AU's record books ... two of his four goals were game-winners, one coming against Princeton and one against Loyola ... finished fifth in the Patriot League in assists and 10th in the conference in points ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2002: All-South Atlantic Region Second Team ... All-Patriot League Second Team ... finished second on the team with 25 points on seven goals and 11 assists ... 11 assists ties him for second-most ever in a season at American ... had four game-winning goals on the season ... one of only three players to start every match for AU ... scored on PK in NCAA First Round against George Washington for the lone goal of the match ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 16 and Sept. 30 ... named the Penn State/Nike Classic Tournament MVP after scoring game-winning goals against Ohio State and Penn State ... earned a spot on the Soccer America Team of the Week and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for Sept. 15 ... also on the D.C. College Cup All-Tournament Team ... moved to eighth all-time in career assists.
2001: Had an outstanding freshman campaign ... finished fourth on the squad in scoring with 14 points on five goals and four assists ... scored the lone goal in the Patriot League Championship against Holy Cross ... had first career two-goal match against William & Mary ... scored first game-winning goal against George Washington in just his second collegiate game.
High School: Was named First Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-Met as a senior ... played on the Region 1 ODP team for three years and the Virginia State ODP team for six ... a member of the U-16 National Team of 22 ... club team BRYC Warhawks won U-17 national title ... a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born on Feb. 21, 1982 ... parents are Kurt and Sherry ... father was inducted into the American University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a 1973 All-American goalkeeper ... father played for the Washington Diplomats and the New York Cosmos in the NASL ... mother also was a student-athlete at AU ... has four siblings ... brother Kris is a 2003 graduate of AU and was co-captain on last year's squad ... younger brother JP is a freshman on this year's squad ... major is communication.
