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Raena Childers
Position
Midfielder
Height
5-6
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Grain Valley, Mo.
High School
Grain Valley HS
NIL Opportunities
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SOPHOMORE – 2022
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Appeared in 20 matches (11 starts)
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win against Kansas City (Sept. 8)
- Finished the year with one goal and two assists
- Recorded 12 shots, including four shots on goal
- Logged 803 minutes
- Played a season-high 62 minutes on Aug. 21 against Northwestern
FRESHMAN – 2021
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Appeared in 19 matches (18 starts)
- Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Oct. 12 after a goal and assist in the double overtime victory against No. 9 West Virginia
- Finished the season with three goals and one assist
- Tallied 23 shots on the season
- Team rankings: 3rd – shots (23), T-3rd – goals (3), 4th – points (7)
- Played a season-high 80 minutes against Kansas State (Sept. 30)
GRAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
- Was a two-time All-District First Team selection
- Named to the Cap Conference All-Conference First-Team twice
- Selected as a two-time All-Region honoree, Second Team All-State her freshman year and First Team All-State as a sophomore
- Was Grain Valley’s Varsity Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and team captain and the school’s Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore
- Helped the Eagles to becoming District and Conference Champions from 2018-21
- Helped lead Grain Valley to becoming State Championship Runner-Ups in 2021
- Once scored six goals in a game to help finish the season with over 100 goals
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Brad and Kenda Childers
- Has six siblings: Coleman, Reighan, Cooper, Rylan, Campbell and Radleigh
- Her older sister, Rylan, played on KU’s soccer team from 2020-22 and is currently playing for the NWSL’s KC Current
- Her older brother, Coleman, played college soccer at MCC Blue River and at Greenville College
- Her older sister, Reighan, played college soccer at Kansas City
- Her older brother, Cooper, played college soccer at Westminster
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences