With just a few weeks until student-athletes return to campus to prepare for their fall 2015 seasons, we 
caught up with senior Kerry Anne Farrell.
One of the most decorated players in the history of the field hockey program, Farrell is poised to break the Cavaliers’ career points, goals, and assists marks.
Farrell led the Blue and White to a 13-5 record, including 7-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC), and the program’s seventh consecutive appearance in the CSAC title game in 2014.
Farrell was named conference Player of the Year and earned National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-South Atlantic Region Second Team honors after recording 62 points on 26 goals and 10 assists, setting new single-season program records.
A true student-athlete, Farrell has also been named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic Field Hockey Team in both 2013 and 2014 and earned a spot on the NFHCA National Academic Squad in 2013.
Why Cabrini?
I was looking for a small school that was close to home where I could play field hockey. Cabrini had everything I was looking for.
And my cousin Mike [Leyden, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2015], told me a lot of great things about the school and his experience as a student-athlete on the men’s lacrosse team.
What are some of your favorite things about being a student-athlete at Cabrini?
My favorite thing is the relationships I have built with other people on campus, especially other student-athletes and, more specifically, my teammates. We spend so much time together and have created unbreakable bonds that will last forever.
How do you think being a student-athlete at Cabrini will help you in your future?
I’ve learned how to work in a team setting, how everyone has to find a place in the group and pull in the same direction in order for everyone and the group to be successful.
I have also learned to be more organized. I learned to balance my time and prioritize my responsibilities so I can do everything—classes, field hockey, and work—to the best of my ability, and still find time to have fun.
I think I am at my best when I can balance my time so I have some of each every day.
What does it mean to you to play field hockey at Cabrini?
Field hockey is extremely important to me. Since I stepped on campus, I have had the opportunity to learn from some amazing women. They have taught me so much on the field, but, more importantly, off the field.
Some of the best times I’ve had over the last three years have been just sitting around with them, listening to their stories.
I am also honored to have played for Jackie Neary. She has been such a huge part of my collegiate career and my success on and off the field. She does a great job of pushing us to our limits while keeping the game fun.
Jackie has an incredible ability to get us to leave everything on the field while making sure that, at the end of the day, we remember that life is more than field hockey and schoolwork.
What advice would you have for an incoming freshman?
The most important thing you can do is get involved, no matter what type of activity it is—athletics, student government, or any club on campus.
Not only do you learn a lot about yourself, you also get to meet some really interesting people who will be friends for a very long time.
If you are an athlete, just stick with it. Things can get really difficult as a freshman. You’re playing at a different level. You may not play or score as much as you did in high school, but the coaches have your best interest and those of the team in mind.
All of your hard work will pay off for you and your team. You also have to learn to balance your responsibilities and the longer you do it, the easier it becomes.
What are your expectations for your senior season?
I really want to go out with a bang. I’ve had a great career and I’ve enjoyed every day of it, but there are a few things I still want to do. Most importantly, I want to win a CSAC championship.
I’ve been lucky enough to play in three conference championship games, but we have come up short in all three. This team, the girls who have come before me, and—most importantly—Jackie [Neary] deserve to win.
They have put so much blood, sweat, and tears into getting back to the title game, I really want to win a championship for them.
This article was featured in Cabrini Magazine.