Kerry Anne Farrell: More than just a field hockey player

By Brianna Morrell
November 5, 2014

Junior midfielder Kerry Anne Farrell has a total of  24 goals, 10 assists and 58 points on the season so far. (cabriniathletics.com)
Junior midfielder Kerry Anne Farrell has a total of 24 goals, 10 assists and 58 points on the season so far. (cabriniathletics.com)

Kerry Anne Farrell is a junior marketing major and midfielder for the field hockey team. Farrell is more than just an athlete, as a hard worker on and off the field. Farrell has played field hockey since she was a little girl. This season marks her 10th year playing.

Junior midfielder Kerry Anne Farrell has a total of  24 goals, 10 assists and 58 points on the season so far. (cabriniathletics.com)
Junior midfielder Kerry Anne Farrell has a total of 24 goals, 10 assists and 58 points on the season so far. (cabriniathletics.com)

“Coming to Cabrini and joining the field hockey team has been one of the best decisions I have made,” Farrell said.

She currently leads the team with the most goals with a current team record of 12-3 with one game to go, but as a junior in college the workload and being on the team are just some of the challenges she faces on a day-to-day basis.

During her freshman year, she was awarded the Synapses Sports All-Rookie Team Rookie of the Year award. Farrell said, “My junior year is my record-breaking year. I reached 100 points in only two and a half years and I surpassed the 50-goal record.”

During her sophomore year, she received first team all-conference honors. With many awards and goals scored, Farrell said, “This season is one of the best seasons we’ve had as a program.”

Choosing a school was not so hard for her. She had the help of her cousin, Mike Leyden, who is a current senior on the men’s lacrosse team. Farrell said, “This showed me that I could balance college and a sport so I was recruited by the team.”

But Farrell is not just all play and no work. Off the field she works in the Dixon Center and is there in between classes and throughout the day for practice.

Farrell also likes to hang out with friends and sometimes throw a frisbee around in between classes or hang out at Jazzman’s during her free time.

When Farrell thinks of her friends, she also thinks of her teammates. “Each year I noticed that I grow stronger relationships with the girls and because of that you can see how well we connect together on the field,” Farrell said.

Teamwork and relationships have grown for Farrell and she said that her best friends, who are her teammates and roommates, are like her second family.

Deadlines and assignments come and go and Ferrell uses her on-season time to get the most work done because of practices and games.

Farrell has received a few academic awards as well, which shows her hard work and dedication to academics, just as much as being on a team.

“It shows me my hard work and dedication is paying off. I tend to usually do better during the season because I can always work out a schedule to when I have to practice or have a game,” Farrell said.

With all her hard work and dedication paying off, nothing seems to be standing in this mid-fielder’s way. She has one last season after her final game for her junior year.

“I think we need to learn each year how each other plays and how to work off of each other and figure out our team strategy,” Farrell said.

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Brianna Morrell

Hey I'm Bri! I'm a junior digital com major with a minor in graphic design. I am the social media and marketing editor on The Loquitur. Besides Loquitur, I am also apart of WYBF as the engagement director for the station. When I'm not running around the com wing, I enjoy sleeping and spending time with my friends!

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