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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kennady Anderson

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Kewanee, Ill.
  • High School Wethersfield
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Twitter k_anderson2024
  • Instagram kennady__anderson

Biography

2025

Indoor

  • Achieved a mile time of 4:47.31, breaking her personal best at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
  • Recorded a new personal best and finished second in the 800m (2:11.47) at the Fighting Illini Challenge
  • Set a new personal best and finished first in the 3000m (9:37.90) at the Hooiser Horsepower Invitational

Outdoor

  • Set a new personal best in the 1500m (4:22.54) and placed third in the USF Alumni Invitational
  • Ran a PB 3000m steeplechase (10:31.63) at the UVA Challenge, placed fifth

High School

  • 2023-24 Peoria Journal Star Cross Country Runner of the Year
  • 2022 All-Western Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
  • 10-time All-State
  • Four-time Conference Champion
  • 2024 Illinois Associate Press All-State in basketball
  • 2023 MVP of Warkis Basketball Tourney
  • Four-year letterwinner

Personal

Born August 13, 2006... Daughter of Chad and Amber Anderson... Two sisters, Camryn and Kyleigh... Her mom, Amber, played basketball at Monmouth and her dad, Chad, ran track at Blackhawk College... Chose Illinois because "Love how close the team is and the overall incredible atmosphere along with amazing academics."

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

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  • 2025-26Sophomore

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