Kendell Williams - USA Olympic Heptathlete
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Two-Time Track & Field Olympian, Kendell Williams placed 5th in the Heptathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. During her time as a Georgia Bulldog, she and her brother made history in 2017 when Kendell won her fourth NCAA Indoor championship in the pentathlon and Devon Williams captured the national heptathlon title. This was the first time that siblings recorded a sweep of the multi-events at the same NCAA meet. Kendell will discuss her Olympic appearances and how she continues to grow as a huge asset for the USA Track & Field program.
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Kendell Williams Bio:
Daughter of Blane and Terri Williams...Brother, Devon Williams, is a multi-event competitor and Team USATF teammate...The sibling-duo often credit one another as being the largest source of motivation in each others’ lives...Williams first became involved with track when she was seven years old...In 2012 and 2013, she was named the Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year...She also competed on four U.S. Junior National teams and won the 100m hurdles, long jump, high jump, and heptathlon at the USATF Junior National Championships...In 2016, Williams was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Women’s Field Athlete of the year. Then in 2017, she received the Honda Collegiate Women’s Sports Award.
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