SaraKile-081822

Sara Kile Season 2021

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PositionGK
Height5-10
YearFreshman
HometownNoblesville, Ind.

2021 / AS A FRESHMAN

  • Helped Purdue advance to the NCAA Tournament Second Round, the team’s first NCAA berth since 2009 and fourth second-round appearance all-time, as the Boilermakers tallied their second-best record and second-most wins in program history, earned their second-ever Big Ten runner-up finish and were ranked nationally for the first time since 2009
  • Played in one game and did not face a shot in the final 11:54 to preserve a 2-1 win at No. 18 Wisconsin on October 3
 
Enrolled at Purdue in January, 2021, and practiced with the team during the spring season
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Won two Indiana state championships, in 2019 and ’20
  • Named first team all-district and all-conference in 2019 and ’20
  • Earned 2019 first team all-state and all-central region accolades
  • Played club soccer for Indiana Fire Juniors ECNL and was selected to play in the ECNL conference selection program in 2019 and the national selection game in 2020
  • Is a National Honor Society inductee
  • Collected academic all-state distinction in 2018, ’19 and ’20
 

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in exploratory studies
  • Parents are Steven and Susan Kile
  • Has two sisters, Julia and Olivia
  • Father, Steven, played football and baseball at Manchester University
  • Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kile_Sara

Sophomore
2022

Goalkeeper
5-10 / -