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Kortney Clifton

Class: Senior Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High School: Andover HS

Height: 5-3 Position: Forward Experience: 3L

Honors and Awards

• 2012 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring)
• 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring)
• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2010 Team Offensive MVP
• 2010 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall)
• 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall)

2011 (Senior)

• Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Saw action at forward in 19 contests
• Collected a goal versus Arkansas (Aug. 21) and at Iowa State (Oct. 23)
• Also logged season-high 49 minutes against Razorbacks in first of three contests with 40 or more minutes
• Tallied an assist on KU's lone goal at No. 2 Oklahoma State (Sept. 23)
• Took multiple shots twice: 2 vs. Texas A&M (Oct. 2) and 2 at Iowa State (Oct. 23)

2010 (Junior)

• Played in all 19 contests making 14 starts at forward
• Tied Whitney Berry for the team lead in points (nine) and led KU with four goals... Also tallied an assist
• Voted the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player
• Was the only player on the 2010 squad to record a multi-goal match, doing so against Missouri State (Sept. 19) and SIU-Edwardsville (Oct. 29)
• Was third on the team with 26 shots, 11 of which were on frame
• Assisted on Katilyn Cunningham's game-winner game-winning goal at No. 14 Northwestern (Sept. 3)
• Recorded shots in eight of 10 Big 12 contests, including a stretch of seven-straight
• Tallied four shots on two occasions

2009 (Sophomore)

• Appeared in eight matches, making two starts
• Recorded an assist and three shots
• Made starts against Texas Tech (Oct. 9) and No. 20 Missouri (Oct. 30)
• Recorded assist in first game back from illness, at No. 15 Texas A&M (Oct. 2)
• Tallied shots against Nebraska (Oct. 23) and Iowa State (Oct. 25)
• Played a season-high 46 minutes against Missouri (Oct. 30)

2008 (Freshman)

• Participated in all 23 matches, making 22 starts at forward
• Saw 1,161 minutes of action, second-most among KU freshmen
• Tallied first collegiate assist on Missy Geha's game-winning goal against No. 20 Purdue (Aug. 22)
• Collected a career-high two goals against UAB (Sept. 5)
• Recorded the game-winning goal in KU's 1-0 win at SMU (Sept. 7)
• Scored her second game-winning goal of the season at Iowa State (Sept. 28), where she also recorded a season-high three shots
• Matched her season-high with three shots at Oklahoma (Oct. 12)
• Tallied fifth goal of the season in KU's rout of Francis Marion (Oct. 19)
• Played a season-high 74 minutes in the Big 12 Semifinal contest against Missouri (Nov. 7)

Andover High School

• Lettered four times in soccer for head coach Tracey Repp
• Finished her high school career as the state's career (256) and single-season (80) scoring leader
• A four-time first team all-state selection
• Also named all-metro three times
• Named Ark Valley Chisolm Trail League Player of the Year four times, as well as first team all-league four times
• Her 77 goals scored as a sophomore led the nation
• Led team to regional and district championships in 2006 and a state finals appearance last year
• Named to the honor roll three times

Club (River City Lady Tigers)

• Played for the River City Lady Tigers
• Coached by Sammy Lane
• Reached Kansas State Cup finals three straight years (2004-06)
• Fall SCSA League Champions three times
• Team was ranked No. 37 in the country by gotsoccer.com

ODP

• A Kansas State team member from 2003-07
• A Region II member three times
• Attended National Pool Camp in Boston in 2004
• Selected to play on Region II team that toured Europe

Personal

• Kortney Amber Clifton was born in Wichita, Kan.
• Daughter of Michael and Almira Hammond and the late Kort Clifton
• Twin sister of current KU sophomore Kelsey Clifton
• Also has three younger siblings, Baylee Clifton, Emily Hammond and Sean Hammond
• Uncle, Matthew Stafford, played football at KU from 1989-90
• An exercise science major