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Sara Keeny was a First Team All-American as a senior for the Golden Bear softball team in 2019. She was a four-time All-PSAC East selection (2016-19), four-time All-Atlantic Region honoree and was the 2019 PSAC East Athlete of the Year and KU Female Senior Athlete of the Year.
She finished her career as the program's all-time career hits leader with 289. Her 100 hits in 2019 were the most ever by a KU player in a single season. She ranks second all-time in KU and PSAC history with 134 stolen bases. Following the 2019 campaign, Keeny became KU's first All-American since 2012, earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and D2CCA First Team All-America.
Keeny, from Warminster, Pa., was the second player in program history to record a season batting average higher than .500, hitting .518 her senior season in 2019. In program lore, Keeny finished tied for first in career triples (14), second in batting average (.440), second in stolen bases (134) and tied for third in runs (172).
Keeny received KU's Chambliss Academic Achievement Award Copper Medal from KU in 2019.
As a freshman in 2016, Keeny was voted the PSAC East Freshman of the Year and the KU Female Freshman of the Year. She was a dean's list student and a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
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