Education
Kern attended Cardinal O"Hara High School and played college soccer at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where he posted at 0.75 goals against average en route to the school"s first-ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearance in 2000. He was named his team"s Most Valuable Player in 2001 and 2002, earned First-Team All-Middle Atlantic Region selections in 2000 and 2002, Second-Team All-Middle Atlantic Region in 2001 and was a three-time All-Pennsylvania Conference selection.