Outlook

Riggs Kuhn comes to Johnson County from a highly successful high program … Primarily played defender throughout her career at McPherson and on club teams, but moved up front to forward her senior year and proved to be a key offensive weapon.

Freshman 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 22 matches, one as a starter … Finished with seven goals and three assists for 17 points … Fired 38 shots, 23 on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .605 … Was also part of a defensive unit that registered a record 15 consecutive shutouts, 18 total for the season, and ranked first in the country with a goals against average of 0.41 and second by allowing only 10 goals all season … Netted her first goal, the team’s third, in a 3-0 win over No. 10-ranked Iowa Lakes (8-30-24) … Scored the fifth goal and assisted on the sixth in a 6-0 victory at Hesston (9-18-24) … Recorded two assists in an 18-0 blowout over Southeast (9-25-24) … Scored the third goal in a 7-0 win at Highland (9-29-24) … Earned her first start and scored the final goal in a 5-0 win over Neosho County (10-5-24) … Closed out the scoring in a 7-0 win over Hesston (10-12-24) … Again, scored the final goal in a 15-0 blowout at Southeast (10-19-24) … Netted her final goal of the season, the team’s third in a 7-1 win over Allen in the semifinals of the Region 6 Tournament (10-31-24).

High School

Was a three-year starter and four-year letter winner for coach Chris Adrian a McPherson High School, McPherson, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Helped the Bullpups win four consecutive Region Championships, ending with third-place finishes at the Kansas 4A State Tournament her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons … Produced 58 victories over her four varsity seasons … Selected Class 4A All-State first-team a forward by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association as a senior … Tallied nine goal and 11 assists for 29 points … Earned second-team All-State at defender by the KHSSCA as a junior … Was a three-time All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division III-IV selection … Named honorable mention as a sophomore, first-team as a junior and the second-team as a senior … Earned four varsity letters in tennis … Helped McPherson win four consecutive Region Championship, ending with seventh-place 4A State finishes as a freshman and sophomore, a third-place finish as a junior and a runner-up finish her senior year … Teamed with her sister Brodie to finish runner-up in doubles at the Kansas 4A State Tournament her senior year, earning first-team All-State recognition … Played nine years of club soccer for Strykers, McPherson City FC and Mid Kansas United coached by Brandon Johnson … Honor roll student all four years … Selected Academic All-State multiple times in both soccer and tennis.

Personal

Born Rigg McCarthy Khun on February 11, 2006, in McPherson, Kan. … Nickname is Riggsy … Daughter of Ryan and Heather Kuhn … Has two sisters, Brodie and Lleyton … Her mother played softball and the University of Kansas … Majoring in animal science … Also recruited by Butler Community College … Favorite foods are steak, pasta and tacos … Favorite fast food restaurant is Freddy’s … Favorite restaurants are Chesters and Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Below Deck … Enjoys watching horror movies … Favorite sports movies are The Blindside, Southpaw and Benchwarmers … Favorite actors are Paul Walker and Theo James … Favorite book is #Murder Trending … Favorite music entertainers are Cody Johnson, Treaty Oak Revival and Ty Myers … Favorite cartoon character is SpongBob SquarePants .. Favorite athletes are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Simone Biles … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Her best athlete moment was her senior year … Notable alumni from her school are former NBA player and current head coach of UT at San Antonio Steve Henson and Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood.