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Kennedy Powell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Roosevelt, Utah
- High School:
- Union HS
- Major:
- Biomedical Engineering
Bio
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:53.20
6K (XC): 21:28.90
800 (Indoor): 2:18.91
Mile (Indoor): 4:57.56
3000 (Indoor): 9:42.66
800 (Outdoor): 2:17.37
1500 (Outdoor): 4:34.80
3000 (Outdoor): 10:12.72
Kennedy Powell's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 MPSF All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her season at the UVU Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 5:04.13 in the 1500m race
• Ran in the 800m at the Utah Spring Classic
• Closed out her collegiate career in the mile at the BYU Robison Invitational
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her lone indoor season appearance in the mile (5:31.25 aa) at the Weber State Indoor meet
2021 Cross Country:
• Did not compete
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Competed in a trio of meets with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 10:12.72 at the USC Trojan Invitational
• Placed ninth at the NW Distance Jamboree with a time of 4:40.25 in the 1500m race
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2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country:
• Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring
• Started the season with a 38th-place finish at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge
• Crossed the finish line in 74th at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:52.5 (6k)
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2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in four events her sophomore season
• Posted a PR at the MPS Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 3000m with a time of 9:42.66
• Started her indoor season with a third-place finish in the mile at the Bronco Invite
2019 Cross Country:Â
• Finished eighth at the CSI Invite with a time of 18:48.4 in the 5K
• Placed 18th and recorded a new 5K PR (17:53.20) at the Joe Piane Invite running in the Open race
• Recorded a 22:27.2 mark in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invite
2019 Outdoor Track:
• Made her collegiate debut in the 1500m at the Trojan Invite with a time of 4:37.81 for ninth
• Placed eighth in the 1500m at the Weber State Spring Classic (4:47.49)
• Tallied personal best time of 2:18.10 in the 800m at the Utah Spring Classic
• Notched a new PR time of 4:24.80 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invite
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor track career with a PR time of 2:18.91 in the 800m at the Ed Jacoby Invite
• Cmae in third at the Boise State Challenge with a time of 5:02.39 in the mile
• Notched a PR time of 4:47.56 in mile event at the MPSF Indoor Championships
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2018 Cross Country:
• Made her collegiate debut at the Sagebrush XC Invitational with an 11th-place finish in the 5K (19:00.8)
• Placed 10th at the CSI Invitational in the 5K
• Took 52nd and recorded a new personal best 5K time of 18:08.30 at the Battle in Beantown
• Came in 56th at the Pac-12 Championships while earning a new PR in the 6K (21:28.90)
• Was a scorer for Utah at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a time of 22:05.1 in the 6K
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High School:
• Won two Utah cross country state championships (2015, 2017)
• Captured a trio of track titles in the 1600m, 3200m and medley relay her senior year (2018)Â
• Finished second at state in the 800m in 2018
• Placed fourth in the 800m and 3200m and fifth in the 1600m at the 2016 Utah State Championships
• Was third in the 1600m, fourth in the 3200m and fifth in the 800m at the 2015 Utah State Championships
• Captured 12 region titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m over three seasons (2015-16, 18)
• Also won three region cross country titles (2014-15, 2017)
• Came in 28th at the 2017 Nike Cross Southwest Regionals
• Took sixth in the 1600m at the 2016 Indoor Simplot Games
• Personal best times of 2:18.57 in the 800m, 5:04.12 in the 1600m and 11:11.44 in the 3200m
• Named the UHS Valedictorian and also earned academic all-state honors in 2018
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Personal:
• Parents are Shane and JungHee Powell
• Has three siblings, Haley Duncan, Keith and Alex Powell
• Graduated in May of 2022 with a degree in biomedical engineering
5K (XC): 17:53.20
6K (XC): 21:28.90
800 (Indoor): 2:18.91
Mile (Indoor): 4:57.56
3000 (Indoor): 9:42.66
800 (Outdoor): 2:17.37
1500 (Outdoor): 4:34.80
3000 (Outdoor): 10:12.72
Kennedy Powell's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 MPSF All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her season at the UVU Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 5:04.13 in the 1500m race
• Ran in the 800m at the Utah Spring Classic
• Closed out her collegiate career in the mile at the BYU Robison Invitational
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her lone indoor season appearance in the mile (5:31.25 aa) at the Weber State Indoor meet
2021 Cross Country:
• Did not compete
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Competed in a trio of meets with a pair of top-10 finishes
• Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 10:12.72 at the USC Trojan Invitational
• Placed ninth at the NW Distance Jamboree with a time of 4:40.25 in the 1500m race
Â
2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country:
• Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring
• Started the season with a 38th-place finish at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge
• Crossed the finish line in 74th at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:52.5 (6k)
Â
2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in four events her sophomore season
• Posted a PR at the MPS Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 3000m with a time of 9:42.66
• Started her indoor season with a third-place finish in the mile at the Bronco Invite
2019 Cross Country:Â
• Finished eighth at the CSI Invite with a time of 18:48.4 in the 5K
• Placed 18th and recorded a new 5K PR (17:53.20) at the Joe Piane Invite running in the Open race
• Recorded a 22:27.2 mark in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invite
2019 Outdoor Track:
• Made her collegiate debut in the 1500m at the Trojan Invite with a time of 4:37.81 for ninth
• Placed eighth in the 1500m at the Weber State Spring Classic (4:47.49)
• Tallied personal best time of 2:18.10 in the 800m at the Utah Spring Classic
• Notched a new PR time of 4:24.80 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invite
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor track career with a PR time of 2:18.91 in the 800m at the Ed Jacoby Invite
• Cmae in third at the Boise State Challenge with a time of 5:02.39 in the mile
• Notched a PR time of 4:47.56 in mile event at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Â
2018 Cross Country:
• Made her collegiate debut at the Sagebrush XC Invitational with an 11th-place finish in the 5K (19:00.8)
• Placed 10th at the CSI Invitational in the 5K
• Took 52nd and recorded a new personal best 5K time of 18:08.30 at the Battle in Beantown
• Came in 56th at the Pac-12 Championships while earning a new PR in the 6K (21:28.90)
• Was a scorer for Utah at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a time of 22:05.1 in the 6K
Â
High School:
• Won two Utah cross country state championships (2015, 2017)
• Captured a trio of track titles in the 1600m, 3200m and medley relay her senior year (2018)Â
• Finished second at state in the 800m in 2018
• Placed fourth in the 800m and 3200m and fifth in the 1600m at the 2016 Utah State Championships
• Was third in the 1600m, fourth in the 3200m and fifth in the 800m at the 2015 Utah State Championships
• Captured 12 region titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m over three seasons (2015-16, 18)
• Also won three region cross country titles (2014-15, 2017)
• Came in 28th at the 2017 Nike Cross Southwest Regionals
• Took sixth in the 1600m at the 2016 Indoor Simplot Games
• Personal best times of 2:18.57 in the 800m, 5:04.12 in the 1600m and 11:11.44 in the 3200m
• Named the UHS Valedictorian and also earned academic all-state honors in 2018
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Personal:
• Parents are Shane and JungHee Powell
• Has three siblings, Haley Duncan, Keith and Alex Powell
• Graduated in May of 2022 with a degree in biomedical engineering
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