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UC SANTA BARBARA
2006:Appeared in a career-best 16 matches for the Gauchos last season...Made his first career start at Cal State Northridge (9/27)...Got the starting nod in four other contests including UCSB's 2-1 come-from-behind win over San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament First Round (11/11)...The Gauchos were 4-1-0 in the five games he started last season...Saw significant time during Santa Barbara's title run, specifically against SDSU, SMU, Old Dominion, and UCLA, filling in for injured defender Jeff Murphy...Recorded two shots on the year, including the first of his career.
2005:Kaveny appeared in three games for the Gauchos, including UCSB's 2-0 win over San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament (11/19).
DUKE
Redshirted the 2004 season at Duke.
CLUB
Spent time with four different club programs -- the MVLA Untouchables in 2002, the DeAnza Ruckus in 2003, and both the San Juan Predators and Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus in 2004...Captained both the Predators and the Sporting Ruckus that year...Led MVLA to the Cal-North Premier League title...Won the U.S. Club National Championship, as well as the California State and Portland Cups with De Anza...Qualified for the USL Super Y League Tournament with the Predators...Helped guide San Juan to a pair of Nomads Tournament titles, the Thanksgiving Invitational, and the College Showcase...Won the Cal-North State Cup with the Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kaveny attended Hotchkiss High School in Lakeville, Conn. for a post-graduate year in 2003 after graduating Magna Cum Laude from St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif....Was a member of the National Honor Society at SFHS...Twice recognized with all-league honors at St. Francis and was named his team's captain and MVP as a senior...He also ran track at Hotchkiss, ranking as high as first in the league for the 200 meter sprint.
PERSONAL
Kyle Jameson Kaveny was born November 16, 1984 in Redwood City, Calif....Enters his junior year at UCSB as a mechanical engineering major...Aspires to work in the biomedical field in the future...One of his most memorable sporting moments was watching UCSB beat Duke 5-0 at the 2004 College Cup...Is a fan of Bode Miller because of his philosophical approach to athletic competition...Would love the chance the play alongside Barcelona back Carles Puyol...Harder Stadium is his favorite pitch to play at..."Vision Quest" is his favorite film...Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is his top read at the moment....Has three older siblings, Sage, Brock, and Cayse...Son of John and Diane Kaveny...His father competed in the javelin at the 1976 Olympic trials and his mother played professional softball in 1978...His sister Cayse played volleyball at Florida Atlantic University and is currently the head coach at Pinewood High School in Los Altos Hills.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year MP MS G A P Shots GWG 2005 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 16 5 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 19 5 0 0 0 2 0
