Played at Camden Hills High School, Southern Connecticut State University, and University of Maine at Orono

Induction Ceremony Presentation Script

“Kristina Kelly is a highly decorated soccer player with a distinguished career that began at Camden Hills High School and continued at the collegiate level. During her time at Camden Hills, Kelly was a dominant force on the field. She led her team to an outstanding record of 66 – 1 – 1, winning four straight Class A State Championships. Individually, she became the third all-time leading scorer in Maine history with a remarkable 159 career goals. Her single-season performance in 2019 was particularly notable, as she scored 49 goals, placing her seventh all-time in single-season goals scored. She also scored 39 goals in both 2017 and 2018, and 32 in 2016. Her exceptional high school career earned her numerous accolades. She is the only soccer player from Maine to be honored by the United Soccer Coaches as the National High School Female Player of the Year, and the only female in Maine history to be a three-time United Soccer Coaches All-American, receiving the honor in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also named Maine’s Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019 and was a two-time Maine Soccer Coaches Class A Player of the Year. Her additional honors include three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region and multiple Northern Maine All-Star team selections.

Kelly continued her soccer journey in college, starting as a midfielder at Central Connecticut in 2021 and 2022. She later transferred to the University of Maine, where she played a key role as a midfielder on teams that won the America East Championship in both 2023 and 2024, which qualified them for the NCAA tournament.”

Bio

Kristina Kelley is a highly decorated soccer player with a distinguished career that began at Camden Hills High School in Maine and continued at the collegiate level. During her time at Camden Hills High School, Kelley was a dominant force on the field. She led her team to an outstanding record of 66-1-1 winning four straight Class A State Championships. Individually, she became the third all-time leading scorer in Maine history with a remarkable 159 career goals. Her single-season performance in 2019 was particularly notable, as she scored 49 goals, placing her seventh all-time in single-season goals scored. She also scored 39 goals in both 2018 and 2017, and 32 in 2016.

Her exceptional high school career earned her numerous accolades. She is the only soccer player from Maine to be honored by the United Soccer Coaches as the National High School Female Player of the Year, and the only female in Maine history to be a three-time United Soccer Coaches All-American, receiving the honor in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also named Maine’s Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019 and was a two-time Maine Soccer Coaches Class A Player of the Year. Her additional honors include three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region and multiple Northern Maine All-Star team selections.
Kelley continued her soccer journey in college, starting as a midfielder at Central Connecticut in 2021 and 2022. She later transferred to the University of Maine, where she played a key role as a midfielder on teams that won the America East Championship in both 2023 and 2024, which qualified them for the NCAA tournament.