LSU Gold
Position
Sprints
Height
5'8
Class
Freshman
Hometown
St. Louis, Mo.
High School
McCluer North HS

Events: 200M (24.43), 400M (53.72)

2012
Competed in four meets during her freshman season with the Lady Tigers … Opened the outdoor season with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter dash after running 56.51 seconds … Also ran the 200-meter dash at the Louisiana Classics where she finished in fifth place with a run of 24.99 … Finished in 17th place in the 400 meters at the Battle on the Bayou (55.35) before taking third place in the “B” section at the LSU Alumni Gold (55.97) … Made her collegiate debut in LSU’s indoor season opener by running the 400 meters at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener … Suffered an injury in her only indoor race that kept her out of action until the start of the outdoor campaign … Followed the collegiate season by competing at the USA Junior Championships in Bloomington, Ind. … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 54.15 to take 11th place in the 400-meter semifinal at the USA Junior Championships … Transferred to Iowa State University after the end of her freshman season at LSU.

PRIOR TO LSU
One of the nation’s elite prep quartermilers for the Class of 2011 … A three-time USATF national champion and five-time USATF All-American during her high school at McCluer North High School … Wrapped up her prep career by anchoring the Gateway City United Track Club to a gold medal in the young women’s 4×400-meter relay at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships held in Wichita, Kan. … Teamed with fellow LSU recruits Samantha Levin and Montenae Roye-Speight to take the title with a time of 3 minutes, 39.39 seconds … Won four medals for the St. Louis Lightning Track Club at the 2010 USATF Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships during her junior season … Set a new lifetime personal best in winning a gold medal in the young-women’s 400-meter dash with a time of 53.72 seconds in the national final … Her lifetime PR of 53.72 ranked No. 21 nationally among all prep classifications during the 2010 season … Also finished the 2010 outdoor season ranked No. 9 nationally among prep quartermilers for the Class of 2011 … Also captured a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 2010 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships after clocking a personal best of 24.43 … Won a pair of relay medals with a gold medal in the 4×400-meter relay and a silver medal in the 4×100-meter relay … Her performance helped the St. Louis Lightning win the team national championship at the 2010 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships with a total of 89 points in the team standings, finishing 55 points ahead of the second-place team … Followed her performance at the 2010 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships with an appearance in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games … Clocked 54.47 in the final to win another bronze medal in national competition with a third-place finish in the young women’s 400-meter dash at the AAU Junior Olympics … Qualified for the final with the fastest time of the qualifying round at 54.65 … Wrapped up her prep career at McCluer North High School as a two-time Missouri Class 4A silver medalist in the 400-meter dash and 4×400-meter relay … Set a 2011 outdoor seasonal best of 54.55 to take second place in the state 400-meter final … Followed with a third-place finish in the 400 meters at the 36th-annual Great Southwest Track & Field Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where she ran an 54.64 in the final … Again teamed with Levin and Roye-Speight in winning the 4×400-meter relay at the 2011 Great Southwest Classic with a meet-record time of 3:37.65.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kendra Alexandria White … Born on March 14, 1993 … Parents are LaMarr Sr. and Catherine White … Has one sister, Kierra, and one brother, LaMarr Jr. … Father played defensive back for four years on the football team at the University of Wisconsin … An honor student at McCluer North High School … Named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete of the Year at McCluer North High School in 2011 … Boasts an impressive 4.2 weighted grade-point average … Ranks among the Top 10 of her graduating class … A member of the French Honor Society … Is also a member of a singing ensemble at her church … Majoring in chemistry.

 

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