Kennedy Kleszics has battled injuries during her first two years at Rutgers-Camden, missing the entire 2023 season and playing in two games in 2024. She was one of the Rutgers-Camden students honored at the third annual Raptor Rising Star Awards, which “goes beyond celebrating grade point averages, recognizing students who have demonstrated outstanding resilience in the face of challenges.”
Academics: Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2022 Fall semester.
Softball 2024: Played in two games, going 0-for-1 and adding a sacrifice…Made her Rutgers-Camden debut against Kean University (Game One, April 13), laying down a sacrifice bunt as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning…Struck out as a pinch-hitter in the fourth inning against Stockton (Game One, April 16).
Softball 2023: Injured and did not play.
High School: Earned two varsity softball letters at Rancocas Valley Regional High School for Coach Shelby Mackintosh…Graduated in 2022.
Club Team: Witches
Personal: Born April 6, 2004…Last name pronounced “KLEEZ-icks”…Hobbies and interests include softball and drawing…Nursing major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to work in a hospital and eventually sign a contract for travel nursing so she can travel the world…Kennedy is the daughter of Tammi and Ken Kleszics of Lumberton.
