Riley Kennedy

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Crossroads FLEX

Freshman Season (2025)
Ranked no. 88 in the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Freshman List • Appeared in 14 matches with nine starts • Dished out two assists • Contributed to four shutouts and eight wins for UNC • Carolina outscored opponents 29-15 in matches that Kennedy appeared in • Missed seven matches due to being called up to the U.S. Youth National Team twice • Competed in a pair of international friendlies against Spain and in the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with Team USA.

High School/Club
Competed at Crossroads FLEX High School and club with NC Courage Academy • 2025 ECNL North Carolina National Selection Game • 2025 U17 Concacaf USYNT World Cup Qualifier - Trinidad and Tobago • 2024 USL U23 National Champions • 2023 ECNL TN National Selection Game Roster • 2023 ECNL Conference Cup Player, Voted Best XI • 2023 ECNL U15 Mid-Atlantic All-Conference 1st team

Personal
Daughter of Julie and Dennis Kennedy • Siblings Abbey and Jackson Kennedy • Aunt ran cross country at Carolina • Grandfather, mother, and sister also attended UNC • Sister plays club soccer at UNC • Birthday is June 15 • Majoring in exercise sports science.

Why Carolina?
A lot of my family went to UNC and it has always felt like home. The coaches train people to get better every day which is a type of environment I love.