2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Parks, Kaitlyn
Jersey Number 1
Kaitlyn Parks
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Northern High School
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
Bio
Career Accolades
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team
• 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team
• 3x ACC Defensive Player of the Week
• First player in ACC history to be announced as the Defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American ... United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared and started in 20 games ... Recorded nine shutouts this campaign, tying her for the second most in a single season in Wake Forest history ... Collected an goals against average rating of 0.79 gives her the third best goals against average in a single season in program history. ... Tallied 58 saves ... Finished with a .795 save percentage.
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in nine games, making eight starts ... Recorded solo shutouts in two of her first three starts ... Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors after making nine saves in her first-career start, a 1-0 shutout at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) ... Became the first player to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in consectuive weeks (Mar. 23 & 30) ... Tallied seven saves in the 1-1 tie with Boston College (Nov. 1) to close the season ... Finished with a 1.50 GAA and .786 save percentage.
2019 (Freshman)
Redshirted due to injury.
Background
Earned six varsity letters, four in soccer and two in track and field at Northern High School... Was the starting goalkeeper four consecutive years... Was named second team Maryland All State and the All-Met team as a junior and senior... Named 2018 Player of the Year for Calvert County... First Team All Calvert County and First Team All-SMAC all four years...Played in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Senior All-Star game... Led the Patriots to 3A State Championship as a senior and the 3A Maryland South Regional Championship as a sophomore and senior ...3A Maryland High School Soccer Finalist as a sophomore... Led the Patriots to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title in two consecutive seasons as a sophomore and junior. Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track team as a sophomore...Was tabbed rookie of the year and earned honorable Mention All Calvert County Team during 2016-17 season...Placed fifth in the SMAC championship in the long jump and the triple jump and was a state qualifier in the triple jump
Personal: Daughter of Janet and Stephen Parks...Born August 30, 2001... Has one older brother, Jonathan... Mom, Janet, played volleyball at Gannon University and dad, Stephen, played soccer at Gannon University... Majoring in studio art...
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American
• 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team
• 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team
• 3x ACC Defensive Player of the Week
• First player in ACC history to be announced as the Defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American ... United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared and started in 20 games ... Recorded nine shutouts this campaign, tying her for the second most in a single season in Wake Forest history ... Collected an goals against average rating of 0.79 gives her the third best goals against average in a single season in program history. ... Tallied 58 saves ... Finished with a .795 save percentage.
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in nine games, making eight starts ... Recorded solo shutouts in two of her first three starts ... Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors after making nine saves in her first-career start, a 1-0 shutout at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) ... Became the first player to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in consectuive weeks (Mar. 23 & 30) ... Tallied seven saves in the 1-1 tie with Boston College (Nov. 1) to close the season ... Finished with a 1.50 GAA and .786 save percentage.
2019 (Freshman)
Redshirted due to injury.
Background
Earned six varsity letters, four in soccer and two in track and field at Northern High School... Was the starting goalkeeper four consecutive years... Was named second team Maryland All State and the All-Met team as a junior and senior... Named 2018 Player of the Year for Calvert County... First Team All Calvert County and First Team All-SMAC all four years...Played in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Senior All-Star game... Led the Patriots to 3A State Championship as a senior and the 3A Maryland South Regional Championship as a sophomore and senior ...3A Maryland High School Soccer Finalist as a sophomore... Led the Patriots to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title in two consecutive seasons as a sophomore and junior. Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track team as a sophomore...Was tabbed rookie of the year and earned honorable Mention All Calvert County Team during 2016-17 season...Placed fifth in the SMAC championship in the long jump and the triple jump and was a state qualifier in the triple jump
Personal: Daughter of Janet and Stephen Parks...Born August 30, 2001... Has one older brother, Jonathan... Mom, Janet, played volleyball at Gannon University and dad, Stephen, played soccer at Gannon University... Majoring in studio art...
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