Feb. 19, 2002
KENTUCKY WOMEN’S SOCCER ADDS FIVE TO 2002 ROSTER
2002 Women’s Soccer Newcomers’ Bios
The University of Kentucky women’s soccer program released today the signing of five high school seniors to national letters of intent, announced Coach Warren Lipka. Kathryn Grandinetti (Centennial, Colo./Grandview), Ashley Janning (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon), Kristen Jedlo (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln Way Central), Lauren Krasko (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) and Jennifer Weakley (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) will attend UK and play soccer for the Wildcats in 2002.
Grandinetti is a four-time member of the Colorado Select Team and was named to the Denver Post Best of the Best All-Colorado Team in 2000 and 2001. The forward/outside midfielder was also selected All-State in class 5A as a senior and in class 4A as junior by the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. She was tabbed the Aurora Sentinel All-Aurora/All-City Player of the Year as a junior and her team’s most inspirational player as a sophomore in 1999.
“Grandinetti is a very dynamic and attacking player,” Lipka said. “We’ll look to her to complement Keri Boyce and Elizabeth Ramsey up front as she brings a different dimension to our forward position.”
Janning scored 45 goals and 20 assists in her prep career, ranking her second in all-time points scored, second in all-time goals and third in career assists at Roger Bacon. In her junior campaign, the midfielder/defender was the GGCL’s Player of the Year in its Grey Division and was tabbed GGCL first team, first-team All-Ohio and first-team All-City. She repeated first-team All-City and GGCL honors as a senior and was voted a Southwest Ohio All-Star.
“Ashley is an aggressive marking back and coming from a regional championship club team, she’s played in big games,” Lipka said. “She’s a very athletic and strong defender who will help our depth in defense.”
Jedlo joins her older sister, junior Kim Jedlo, on the UK pitch this fall. The Mokena, Ill. native was a four-year starter and a three-year All-Conference performer at Lincoln Way High School. She was named to the 2001 Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Southtown and Star Newspapers first team, as well as earning All-State honors as a senior. Academically, Jedlo is a National Honor Society member and a National Merit Commended Student.
“Kristen is a proven player out of Chicago and she feels comfortable with our program having her sister Kim here,” Lipka said. “I look for her to make an immediate impact in our defense this season.”
Krasko comes to the Bluegrass from Grasonville, Md. where the outside back led Kent Island High School in scoring four straight years. She collected team MVP honors in both soccer and track in 1998 and 1999, and her Bethesda Fury captured the Premier U-17 Girls National Championship in 2001.
“Lauren really knows how to win and with losing three backs to graduation, we needed to fill that area with quality depth,” Lipka said. “She will be an important part of solidifying a strong defense for us this fall.”Weakley is a highly-recruited midfielder from St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio. She amassed academic All-Ohio honors and was a Central Ohio All-Star Game selection in 2001. Her team’s co-captain as a senior, Weakley was voted second-team All-District and first-team Central Catholic League in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Lettering all four years in her prep career, she dented the net 11 times and recorded nine assists playing sweeper as a senior.
“Jennifer Weakley is a very versatile player,” Lipka said. “She can play middle or back for us, but we’re projecting her to play in the midfield. She has great speed, good technical ability and hopefully will have a quick impact on our team.”
“We have a wide range of players from different parts of the country in this class,” Lipka said. “We will bring in four different styles of play which will make us a balanced, versatile team. This will rank as one of our top classes because this group has played in big matches and have won big games. These are the type of athletes we want here at UK.”
Ranked as high as No. 10 last season, UK earned a bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament and finished the year at 12-8-1 overall and 5-4-0 in the Southeastern Conference. The Wildcats will begin the 2002 schedule at the Missouri Nike Challenge in Columbia, Mo., facing Illinois on Friday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. and Indiana on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.
2002 UK Women's Soccer Newcomers Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School Planned MajorKathryn Grandinetti F/M Fr. 5-2 Centennial, Colo./Grandview UndecidedAshley Janning M/D Fr. 5-7 Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon NursingKristen Jedlo D Fr. 5-4 Mokena, Ill./Lincoln Way Central Business/PreMedLauren Krasko D Fr. 5-5 Grasonville, Md./Kent Island UndecidedJennifer Weakley M Fr. 5-7 Columbus, Ohio/DeSales Undecided
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