Outlook

Brenley Cunningham is athletic and provided quality depth at the forward position ... Has a knack for finding the net ... Able to stretch the field.

Sophomore Year 2024

Helped JCCC win the Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II, NJCAA Region 6 Division II and NJCAA District Division II titles and finish runner-up at the NJCAA Division II Tournament with an overall record of 19-1-4 … Played in 23 matches … Tallied 14 points with four goals and six assists … One of her assists led to the game winning goal … Fired 36 shots, 21 on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .583 … Picked up her first assist in a 12-0 win over State Fair (9-2-24) … Netted two goals and assisted on another in an 18-0 win over Southeast (9-25-24) … Followed with an assist in a 7-0 win at Highland (9-29-24) … Assisted on the third goal and scored the sixth in a 6-0 win over Central (10-2-24) … Picked up two assists, including the game winner, in a 7-0 win over Hesston (10-12-24) … Netted the seventh on a 15-0 blowout at Southeast (10-19-24).

Freshman Year 2023

Helped JCCC win the Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II, NJCAA Region 6 Division II title and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II Tournament with an overall record of 18-4-2 … Played in 22 matches … Finished with four goals and two assists for 10 points … Fired 14 shots on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .700 … Netted JCCC’s fourth goal and assisted on their eight goal in a 9-0 win over Hesston (9-13-23) … Took a season high five shots against the Larks … Followed with a goal in a 6-0 win at Pratt (9-16-23) … Credited with an assist in an 11-0 home win over Pratt (10-11-23) … Scored JCCC’ final goal in a 4-0 win over No. 16 Rock Valley in the first match of pool play at the NJCAA D-II National Championship (11-13-23).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Derek Wilson at Gardner-Edgerton High School, Gardner, Kan. … Graduated 2023 … Selected honorable mention Kansas Class 6A All-State at midfielder by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association as a junior and senior … Also was a two-time All-Sunflower League first-team selection … Tallied 24 goals over her three varsity seasons … Scored four goals as a sophomore, nine as a junior and 11 her senior season … Played club soccer for Fire FC … Was a three-year letter winner in basketball … Garnered All-Sunflower League honorable mention her senior year and was a DiRenna All-Star Game selection … Led the Sunflower League and set the school record for steals in a season  her senior year … Ranked among the top 20 in the league as a junior … Received the David Valasquez Award which is given to the most inspirational athlete at Gardner-Edgerton … Academic letter winner.

Personal

Born Brenley Nickoel Cunningham on July 29, 2005, in Overland Park, Kan. … Daughter of Nick and Tara Cunningham … Has a brother, Briggs … Both parents played college basketball at Ottawa University … Her mother also attended JCCC … Major is undecided … Favorite foods are chicken, eggs and salad … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite TV show is Better Call Saul … Favorite movies are Step Brothers and Pitch Perfect … Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite music entertainers are Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator … Favorite cartoon character is Eric Cartman … Favorite athletes are Alex Morgan, Carilin Clark and Angel Reese … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Has a superstition of tapping her school on the field before every game begins … Her two greatest sports moments were making a backwards shot in basketball and scoring a header goal … Best player she has competed against is S’Mya Nichols, a basketball guard at Kansas and formerly Shawnee Mission West … Notable alumni from her school are current Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means and former Kansas City Royals outfielder Bubba Starling.