Men's Soccer
Kaelon Fox - Men's Soccer - University of Kentucky Athletics 6

KaelonFox

  • height 6-2
  • Weight 155
  • class Redshirt Junior
  • High school St. Xavier

2015
Did not play due to injury.

2014
Started all 20 games of the season … Formed the conference’s best partnership in central defense alongside Jordan Wilson … The Wildcats led the league in goals against average: 0.76, keeping clean sheets in 50 percent of the 20 games that season … UK allowed 16 goals in the 20 games he played … Notched a game-winning goal vs. ETSU … Played 1892 minutes going the distance in every match except the first of the season where he played 78.

2013
Played in 19 of the team’s 20 games, while making eight starts … Logged 1160 minutes … Scored two goals and collected one assist … Fired 29 shots with 11 on goal … Recorded his first career goal at Xavier … Scored a goal in UK’s 6-1 rout of Florida Atlantic … Registered his lone assist vs. IPFW … Fired a season-best six shots vs. South Carolina … Had four shots in games vs. Xavier, Florida Atlantic and Wright State … Received his first career start in a 4-0 win vs. IPFW … Played 70-plus minutes in eight of the 19 games he appeared in … Named to the SEC First-Year Honor Roll.

Pre-College
A Kentucky native, Fox was a four-year letterman for Louisville St. Xavier under the tutelage of coach Andy Schulten … For the club seasons, Fox played for Javanon under coach Joe Williams from 2004-2011 and for Lexington FC under coach Matt Vogel from 2011 to present … During his freshman year of club soccer with Javanon, Fox helped lead the team to a state championship while earning a spot on the ODP State Team … The 2009 club season saw a second appearance for Javanon in the state title game, this time claiming a state runner-up trophy and Fox’s second consecutive ODP state title nomination … Fox’s junior season at St. X led to two goals and two assists, while St. X compiled a 27-1-1 record overall and claimed a Kentucky state title, as well as a NSCAA No. 6 National Final Ranking … For the Javanon club, Fox helped lead them to a third consecutive finals appearance and a second runner-up finish in the state tournament … For Fox’s last season at St. X, he netted 12 goals and tallied six assists while earning All-District, Region, Catholic, State and “Mr. Soccer” honors in the state of Kentucky by KHSSCA … Fox was also awarded All-American honors by NSCAA and NSCAA Player of the Year for the state of Kentucky.

Personal
Born in Atlanta, Ga., as Kaelon Paul Fox to LSU alums David and Gina Fox … Has a brother, Cory Barrios (30) … A member of the National Honor Society and a NSCAA Scholar All-American Team, Fox participated in community service around Louisville with Boo at the Zoo, American Red Cross Blood Drive and the YMCA … Majors in health sciences at Kentucky.

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