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Preston Kipnusu

Forward
VALLEY HS
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

37

Goals

17

Assists
“Preston can play a variety of positions as a forward or winger and can beat you in a multitude of ways. He can take you on from out wide, post up in the middle of the pitch and lay it off to his teammates, or simply win the majority of balls played in the box. Although he’s looking to score, his assist total shows that he is trying to get the rest of the offense involved—and succeeding.”
J.P. Graham
Head Coach head coach at Washington High in Cedar Rapids
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 203-pound senior forward led the Tigers to an 18-4 record and the Class 4A tournament round of eight this past season. Kipnusu scored 37 goals and passed for 17 assists, having a direct hand in 68 percent of Valley’s scoring this spring. A two-time First Team All-State selection, he was also a 2023 US Club Soccer National Cup All-Tournament Team honoree.

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Academic Achievement

Kipnusu has maintained a 3.2 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Drake University this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Kipnusu has volunteered locally on behalf of Meals of the Heartland. He has also donated his time as a youth soccer referee and instructor.