“Kelli McGroarty had the best year of any player that has come through South Jersey in my 17 years of coaching. What made her so dangerous is that she gets on the final end of every ball possible. She has a will to score like no one I’ve seen.”

Drew Wagner

Head Coach - Head coach of Shawnee High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 junior midfielder led the Vikings to a 26-2 record and the Group 4 state championship this past season. McGroarty recorded 37 goals and 10 assists and scored the lone goal in Eastern’s 1-0 win over Bridgewater-Raritan High in the state final. The Philadelphia Inquirer and Courier Post South Jersey Player of the Year, McGroarty was also the NJ.com State Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-American selection. She concluded her junior year with 69 goals and 40 assists in her prep soccer career.

Academic Achievement

McGroarty has maintained a weighted A-minus average in the classroom and represents one of the state’s top academic candidates in meeting the Gatorade award’s broad criteria. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at La Salle University beginning in the fall of 2020.

Exemplary Character

McGroarty has volunteered locally as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit cancer research and as a youth soccer coach.