Eastern Illinois University Athletics

2009:  Tiffany finished her Eastern career a year by graduating early and forgoing a final season on the rugby field... but made the most of her last season by tying or setting new single-season highs four times, including recording her first two career assists and five times earning a steal at tackle... was once again key to the Panthers’ line-out strategy... finished her career ranked No. 9 for all-time assisted tackles with 56.

2008: Tiffany earned the squad’s Most Improved Award following her sophomore season... topped, or tied, personal bests in trys, solo tackles, assisted tackles and points over the course of the year... in EIU’s wins over Colorado and Kansas, she registered four assisted tackles, while her seven solo stops against the Jayhawks set a new high... registered a five-point try in EIU’s 112-3 defeat of Ball State... competed in all ten contests.... 

2007: Played in nine of ten games... earned her first five-point try in EIU’s 73-0 romp of Purdue... had four assisted tackles in the historic West Chester contest... in the second meeting with Illinois tallied two solo stops... member of EIU’s Honors College.... 

HS: Tiffany competed in the sports of gymnastics, cross country, softball, and track... member of 2003 DuPage Valley Conference champions in softball, with a 28-0 record... captain of her gymnastics squad.... 

PERSONAL: An elementary education major... daughter of Jim & Lin Kennedy... her dad has been a major influence in her sports career, “because he he is always pushing me to be a better athlete, he also trains with me over the summer”.... 

FUN FACTS: ‘TK’, or ‘Teeks’, is an avid Chicago Cubs fan... peanut butter chocolate ice cream is her favorite food... Seinfeld and The Office are her favorite tv shows... quote she lives by is “nothing in this world has ever been achieve without passion”... Booth Library is her favorite building on campus... enjoyed taking Dr. Costa’s biology class... enjoys weightlifting and working with children with special needs... if she could bring anything from her hometown to EIU, it would be Portillo’s.... 

CAREER HIGHS: TRYS: 1 (2x), last vs. Ball State (10/4/08) ... ASSISTS: 1 (2x), last at Southern Illinois (10/31/09) ... SOLO TACKLES: 8 vs. Northern Iowa (10/10/09) ... ASSISTED TACKLES: 7 vs. Northern Iowa (10/10/09) ... POINTS: 5 (2x), most recently vs. Ball State (10/14/08) ... STEALS AT TACKLE: 1 (5x), last vs. Midwest College All-Stars (11/14/09)