Kendall Sanders
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- Height:
- 5-1
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- Hometown:
- Spring Branch, Texas
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- Smithson Valley HS
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- Gym Club/Center:
- VIP Gymnastics
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- Event:
- AA
Bio
2020 Sophomore Season: Named to the 2020 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association DIII regular season All-America Team in the All Around, ranking first with an NQS of 38.090 …Named a 2020 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Nationals second team All-American in the all-around …Named a USA Gymnastics Scholar Athlete and a Midwest Independent Conference scholar-athlete …WCGA Academic All-American for 2019-2020... Competed in all 10 of the Ladies’ meets during the season in all four events (bars, beam, floor, and vault). High scores for the year were 9.6 on vault, 9.725 on beam, 9.75 on floor, and 38.525 in the all-around.
2019 Freshman Season: Capped her impressive rookie season by earning Second Team All-American honors after she finished in a tie for sixth on floor with a career high of 9.800 at the USA Gymnastics Championships in April in Bridgeport, Conn. … Named WCGA Academic All-American … Finished second in the all-around four times during the season … Had three top-four finishes in a home meet versus Eau Claire on Jan. 19 including a second-place finish on floor with a score of 9.600 … On Feb. 3 versus Gustavus Adolphus, she placed fifth on vault with a score of 9.400; third on beam with a score of 9.525; fourth on floor with a score of 9.600. Placed second in the all-around with a score of 37.525 … On March 1 versus Air Force, she placed third on vault (9.425), fifth on bars (9.600), and second in the all-around (37.950).
Prior to Centenary: Competed for VIP Gymnastics club team and head coaches Casey and Angie Boice and Mike Beaufait... Qualified for Regionals each year from 2012-2018, including qualifying for the Western Nationals in 2015... Competing at level 10, won the all-around at Jock Jamz, the Rock Solid Invitational, and level 10 State in 2018... Also reached the Alamo Classic level 10 finals on beam...Academically, is a National Honors Society inductee and a Family and Community Services Member.
Personal: Birthday is May 2 (fun fact! She shares a birthday with Centenary Gymnastics head coach Jackie Fain)... Daughter of Dewayne and Brandi Sanders and has two siblings, Corey and Kyle... At Centenary, majoring in biology.
What is your favorite event and why: My favorite event is floor because I love to dance, as well as tumble. It is an event that you can show your personality and have fun with.
Why did you Choose Centenary: I chose Centenary because of the gymnastics program and the size of the school. The small class size allows for learning opportunities you would not receive at a big university. When I visited the school, I fell in love with the people and campus. The success rate of graduates being able to find a job or continue their education shows the students are held to a high standard in order to become successful.
News mentions
Centenary gymnastics head coach Jackie Fain was named the Regional Coach of the Year by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Fain, who just completed her ninth season with the Maroon and White, earned the honor following a vote by her fellow head coaches. The award is the second major honor Fain has garnered in her tenure with the Ladies as she was named the 2013 Midwest Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year.
Three Centenary Ladies gymnasts were named to the 2020 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association All-America Team, as seniors Cami Bea Austin and Dorothy Mims, and sophomore Kendall Sanders all received the national honors, the WCGA announced on Thursday.
The Midwest Independent Conference continued the announcement of its postseason awards and honors on Tuesday as the league’s Scholar-Athlete Team was released. Twelve Ladies gymnasts made the team meaning each earned a 3.25 grade point average or higher during the fall 2019 semester.
Hey Ladies’ fans, it’s freshman Kendall Huff back with you for this week’s gym talk! The Ladies have had a whole week of practice and no school, due to Mardi Gras break. The break let our bodies (and our brains!) recuperate from the super busy weeks before. Some of us even got to have some fun and go to part of a Mardi Gras parade! For a few of us, it was our first time to experience one!
Hey Ladies Fans! This is sophomore K2/Knaps with this week’s gym talk! The Ladies had yet another eventful double meet weekend, but this time around, it was in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri. We have two Missouri Natives on our team (Lauryn Stiff and Madison McCary) and it was nice to get to spend some time in their home state to do some gymnastics ....
Hey Ladies fans! This is sophomore Kendall Sanders with this week’s gym talk! Your favorite gymnasts are gearing up for a trip to Missouri for another double meet weekend! Wish us luck as we continue to flip higher and higher!
The Centenary gymnastics team fell by a score of 195.325-191.650 in an exciting and bittersweet dual meet at the Gold Dome on Friday evening. The Ladies cap the weekend with a dual meet versus Winona State on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.
Hey Ladies Fans, it’s Junior Jenny with this week’s gym talk. Let me tell you, I am so so proud of the Ladies this week. We have really shown our grit and determination this week during practice while getting ready for our second home meet of the year. The Ladies have really stepped it up by being intentional with every turn and having no doubt in ourselves or our teammates.
Hey Ladies Fans, it’s junior Jerr with this week’s gym talk. The Ladies had a very exciting weekend at their first home meet of the season, in the dome ...
The Centenary gymnastics team welcomes Texas Woman's University to the Gold Dome on Saturday for the Ladies’ first home meet of the season with first rotation set for 6 p.m. Centenary opened its 2020 season with a third-place finish in Corvallis, Ore. Last weekend as the Ladies competed against host and nationally-ranked Oregon State and Seattle Pacific at Gill Coliseum. The Maroon and White finished with a score of 182.625 in its first meet of the season.
The Centenary gymnastics team opened its 2020 season with a third-place finish on Saturday as the Ladies competed against host and 15th-ranked Oregon State and Seattle Pacific at Gill Coliseum. Centenary finished with a score of 182.625 in its first meet of the season. The Ladies will host Texas Woman's in their first home meet of the season next Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Gold Dome with first rotation set for 6 p.m.
Hey Centenary Gymnastics fans! It’s Freshman Taylor Wilson here with my first gym talk! Last week was finals week. Therefore, it was a calm week in the gym while the Ladies were studying hard and finishing the semester strong!
Hey Centenary Ladies fans! It is freshmen, Kendall Huff (yes, the third Kendall!), here for my first gym talk ever! We had a great week both inside and outside of practice! You can really see everyone’s confidence and determination building up more and more every day!
Hey Ladies Fans! This is Sophomore Kendall Sanders with this week’s gym talk! This week has been full of fun and excitement. The Ladies had a great track workout where we focused on our vault sprints and building up the endurance with some stadiums (everyone’s favorite!!) After open gym on Friday the Ladies attended the women’s soccer game where our very own Kendall Knaps and Rose Deshler sang the National Anthem together and sounded AMAZING! There was also a tailgate where our famous Chief Eddie Walker and other DPS officers grilled for everyone.