Kendell Williams

Kendell Williams
	Kendell Williams at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1995; Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Georgia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field, Track,
Event(s)	Heptathlon, pentathlon, 100 meters hurdles
College team	Georgia Bulldogs[1]
Coached by	Petros Kyprianou
Representing United States
World Junior Championships
Pan American Junior Championships
World Youth Championships

Kendell Williams (born June 14, 1995) is an American track and field athlete competing in the combined events.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth. Her brother is fellow American track and field athlete Devon Williams.

NCAA

Kendell Williams ends her senior year (2017) as a seven time NCAA Division I Champion. U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American. Kendell won the heptathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 6225 points. Kendall won the pentathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 4703 points and 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships scoring 4635 points. Kendell won the pentathlon at 2015 and 2016 SEC Indoor Championships and 2014 heptathlon at SEC Outdoor Championships.[3] Kendell leaves the NCAA as the only Athlete to win the same event 4 years in a row. (The Indoor Pentathlon) Kendell still holds the National record (4703 pts) Kendell won the NCAA Div 1 Heptathlon 3 times.

While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2017.[4][5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	3rd	100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	13.28 s
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	11th	Heptathlon (youth)	5101 pts
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	Heptathlon	5578 pts
2013	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	Heptathlon	5572 pts
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	100 m hurdles	12.89 s
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	6th	Pentathlon	4586 pts
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th	Heptathlon	6221 pts
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th	Heptathlon	6220 pts
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	9th	Pentathlon	4414 pts
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	Heptathlon	6415 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

200 meters – 23.50 (+0.2 m/s, Sacramento 2017)
800 meters – 2:15.31 (Eugene 2016)
100 meters hurdles – 12.58 (+0.4 m/s, Doha 2019)
High jump – 1.85 (Albuquerque 2012)
Long jump – 6.71 (+1.1 m/s Des Moines 2019)
Shot put – 13.41 (Des Moines 2019)
Javelin Throw – 46.48 (Eugene 2017)
Heptathlon – 6610 (Des Moines 2019)

Indoor

800 meters – 2:15.61 (College Station 2017)
60 meters hurdles – 8.03 (College Station 2017)
High jump – 1.88 (Albuquerque 2014)
Long jump – 6.54 (Blacksburg 2015)
Shot put – 13.55 (Birmingham 2016)
Pentathlon – 4703 (Birmingham 2016)

References

College team bio
Kendell Williams at World Athletics
Kendell Williams Track and Field results at University of Georgia TFRRS. January 1, 2017.
Editor, Zach Shugan | Assistant Sports. "Kendell Williams named Honda Sport Award winner". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2020-03-26.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
"Georgia's Kendell Williams Named Honda Sport Award winner for Track & Field". CWSA. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

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[1] College team bio

[2] Kendell Williams at World Athletics

[3] Kendell Williams Track and Field results at University of Georgia TFRRS. January 1, 2017.

[4] Editor, Zach Shugan | Assistant Sports. "Kendell Williams named Honda Sport Award winner". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2020-03-26.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[5] "Georgia's Kendell Williams Named Honda Sport Award winner for Track & Field". CWSA. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

2016 USA Olympic Track & Field Team
Qualification	2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Men's track & road athletes	Devon Allen Robby Andrews Ronnie Ash Boris Berian Ben Blankenship Hillary Bor Marvin Bracy Trayvon Bromell Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Kerron Clement Kyle Clemons (r) Christian Coleman (r) Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay (r) Arman Hall (r) Evan Jager Charles Jock Meb Keflezighi Shadrack Kipchirchir Leonard Korir Bernard Lagat Tony McQuay (r) Hassan Mead LaShawn Merritt Clayton Murphy John Nunn Jeff Porter Gil Roberts Byron Robinson Mike Rodgers (r) Galen Rupp Michael Tinsley David Verburg Jared Ward Ameer Webb
Men's field athletes	Bradley Adkins Tavis Bailey Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Sam Crouser Logan Cunningham Marquis Dendy Ashton Eaton Andrew Evans Mason Finley Sean Furey Michael Hartfield Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks Joe Kovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons Jeremy Taiwo Christian Taylor Rudy Winkler Zach Ziemek
Women's track & road athletes	Morolake Akinosun (r) Nia Ali Tianna Bartoletta Tori Bowie Kristi Castlin Emma Coburn Kim Conley Amy Cragg Abbey D'Agostino Taylor Ellis-Watson (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Phyllis Francis Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kate Grace Marielle Hall Natasha Hastings Shelby Houlihan Molly Huddle Emily Infeld Desiree Linden Brenda Martinez Francena McCorory (r) Sydney McLaughlin Miranda Melville Maria Michta Dalilah Muhammad Courtney Okolo (r) Jenna Prandini Colleen Quigley Brianna Rollins Shannon Rowbury Jenny Simpson Ashley Spencer Deajah Stevens Ariana Washington (r) Chrishuna Williams Ajeé Wilson
Women's field athletes	Whitney Ashley Tianna Bartoletta Gwen Berry Brittany Borman Amber Campbell Kelsey Card Michelle Carter Vashti Cunningham Janay DeLoach Christina Epps Andrea Geubelle Felisha Johnson Chaunté Lowe Maggie Malone Inika McPherson Heather Miller-Koch Sandi Morris Barbara Nwaba Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Shelbi Vaughan Alexis Weeks Kendell Williams Kara Winger
Coaches	Bonnie Edmondson (women's assistant coach) Troy Engle (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach) Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach) Rose Monday (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach) Cliff Rovelto (men's assistant coach) Mario Sategna (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)

US National Championship winners in women's pentathlon and heptathlon
1950–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1950–4: Stanisława Walasiewicz 1955–6: Barbara Mueller 1957–9: Ann Roniger 1960: Jo Ann Terry 1961–7: Pat Daniels 1968: Chi Cheng (TPE) 1969: Jan Glotzer 1970: Pat Daniels 1971: Marilyn King 1972–3: Jane Frederick 1974: Mitzi McMillan 1975–6: Jane Frederick 1977: Linda Cornelius 1978: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR) 1979: Jane Frederick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 1981: Jane Frederick 1982: Jackie Joyner 1983: Jane Frederick 1984: Cindy Greiner 1985–6: Jane Frederick 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Tarr 1989: Jolanda Jones 1990: Cindy Greiner 1991–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1994: Kym Carter 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1996–8: Kelly Blair LaBounty 1999: Shelia Burrell 2000–1: DeDee Nathan 2002–4: Shelia Burrell 2005: Hyleas Fountain 2006: GiGi Johnson 2007–8: Hyleas Fountain 2009: Diana Pickler 2010: Hyleas Fountain 2011: Sharon Day-Monroe 2012: Hyleas Fountain 2013–4: Sharon Day-Monroe 2015–6: Barbara Nwaba 2017: Kendell Williams 2018–19: Erica Bougard
Notes	Held as a women's pentathlon from 1950 to 1980 Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.