Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year letterwinner....Returns to the FMU program after not playing in 2019....Played in 4 matches as a sophomore....Season-high 72 minutes vs Albany State (10-6-18)....Appeared in 11 matches with one start as a freshman....Registered one shot (on target)....Local product....Teaching Fellow....Education Club....Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring).....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018, 2019, 2021.

PERSONAL:

• Born Kailey Brooke Varney in Charleston, WV
• Graduate of West Florence High School in Florence, S.C., where she played for coach Josh Puryear (who was an FMU assistant in 2018)
• All-Conference (6-AAAAA) as a senior
• Received All-Region honors and made SCSoccer Super XXII
• MVP of the South Team for the North/South All-Star Match
• Nickname is Varney

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: OB/GYN
• How you got your nickname: Soccer
• Favorite Superhero: Thor
• Favorite Athlete: Alex Morgan
• Favorite Sports Team: US Women's National Team
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Criminal Minds
• Favorite Food: Chicken
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Hilton Head Island
• Twitter Handle: Kailey2best
• Instagram Account: Kailey2best
• Your Motivation Music: Beyoncé 
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  I like that it’s a small campus because it gives you the opportunity to meet a ton of new people and create relationships that last a long time
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Going to the beach
• Goals for Upcoming Season: To make my last season the best, and win conference
• Why you chose your sport: It is my favorite sport
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: Not to be so hard on myself and to make the best out of any situation
• Interesting Notes: One of my distant cousins is Jim Varney who plays in the Ernest movies  
• Brush With Greatness: Gave Alex Morgan a high five once