2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Jendrezak, Kate

Kate Jendrezak
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Eastside Catholic
- Hometown:
- Sammamish, Wash.
Bio
2024
Appeared in five meets during the indoor season โฆ Opened the indoor season with two event victories at the New Mexico Team Open in the 400m and the 4x400m relay โฆ Totaled six top-three indoor finishesย โฆ Ran the third fastest 4x400m relay time in UCLA indoor history alongside teammates Aly Conyers, Kaylen Fletcher, and Naomi Johnson at the Eagle Elite Invitational (3:31.32) to place second โฆ With a second-place finish, the mark resulted in one of five top-three finishes for the 4x400m relay team during the indoor season โฆ Finished fifth in the 800m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational, the mark of 2:02.64 ranking second all-time on UCLAโs Indoor All-Time Top 10 List โฆ Named Second-Team All America in the 800m and the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in March โฆ
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Began the outdoor season with a win at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in the 800m (2:02.96) โฆ Claimed third at the Texas Relays as part of the 4x400m relay team โฆ Won the 400m event at the UCLA Invitational in April (52.84) โฆ Broke the all-time school record previously held by Lena Nilsson (2:02.26) in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships to finish second in the Conference (2:02:17) โฆ Also placed second in the Conference in the 4x400m relay โฆ Qualified for the national championships in the 800m and the 4x400m, with the 4x400m relay time of 3:28.48 being the fourth fastest time in UCLA outdoor history โฆ Achieved this mark with teammates Aly Conyers, Kaylen Fletcher, and Naomi Johnson โฆย Notched All-America Honorable Mention (800m) and Second-Team All-America (4x400m) honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championshipsย โฆ Finished 10th (4x400m relay) overall โฆ Appeared in six meets during the outdoor season โฆย Honors: Indoor Second Team All-American (800m), Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m), Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (800m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m) โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll for the indoor track & field season.
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2023 (Track & Field)
Appeared in nine races for the Bruins during the indoor seasonโฆ Made her season debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, running an indoor season team-best 53.82 (fifth all-time for UCLA in indoor competition) โฆ Claimed second in the 800m (2:08.63) Dr. Sander Inviteโฆ Ran the indoor season-best 2:04.99 in the 800m event at the David Hemery Invitational on Feb. 11, the second-fastest time by a Bruin in indoor competitionโฆ First Bruin since Lena Nilsson in 2004 to break 2:05 in indoor competitionโฆ All three of her 800m times were in UCLAโs indoor all-time top 10 listโฆ Ran the second leg in the school-record setting distance medley relay at David Hemery (10:54.49), qualifying for indoor nationalsโฆ The DMR went on to place fourth in the NCAA at the indoor national championshipโฆ Currently holds seven different marks on UCLAโs indoor all-time top 10 listโฆ
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Ran in 12 events during the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Began the outdoor campaign with a first-place finish in the 400m event at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on March 24โฆ Ran a season-best 2:08.37 in the 800m at the Texas Relays, finishing seventhโฆ Ran in all five 4x400m relay races with the Bruins this yearโฆ The relay team placed second in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in Mayโฆ Went on to place 12th at the NCAA outdoor national championships with the relay squadโฆ Honors: Indoor First Team All-American (DMR), Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m).
2022 (Track & Field)
Placed 7th overall in the 4x400m relay finals with a time of 3:28.71 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR โฆ Helped the Bruins qualify to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400m relay, as the squad finished seventh overall with a time ofย 3:32.34 โฆ Member of UCLAโs Pac-12 Championship-winning 4x400m relay squad, along with Catherine Leger, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Shae Anderson, winning the title with a time of 3:31.49 (No. 8 on UCLAโs all-time list) โฆ Ran in every 4x400 race for the Bruins this season, setting a season-best time of 3:31.17 at the USC meet โฆ Recorded a season-best 400m time of 53.43 at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Competed in the 800m in two meets and recorded a season-best time of 2:08.14 to place second at the West Coast Relays โฆ Earned Indoor All-America honors in the 4x400m relay, teaming up with Catherine Leger, Maddy Doane and Makenzy Pierre-Webster to finish sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:33.32, No. 4 on UCLAโs all-time indoor list)ย โฆ Also ran on UCLAโs 4x400m relay squad that recorded UCLAโs second-fastest indoor mark of all-time, a 3:32.55 at the Pac-12 Challengeย โฆ Ran on UCLAโs Distance Medley Relay team that recorded the No. 9 indoor time in school history at the Pac-12 Challenge (11:25.24) โฆย Honors: First Team All-America (4x400 relay) โฆ Pac-12 4x400m relay champion โฆ 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (4x400m relay) โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field.
2021 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in cross country.
2021 (Track & Field)
Put together a sensational freshman campaign for the Bruins โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, where she finished second in the 800m with a time of 2:14.79 โฆ Was the runner-up in the 400m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, notching a season-best time of 54.72 โฆ Took third place in the 800m in the Bruinsโ dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 2:06.84 โฆ Notched an historic postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, advancing to the 800m final and finishing fourth overall with a time of 2:04.46 โฆ The time is good for the No. 4 position on UCLAโs all-time performance list in the event โฆ Ran the third leg on UCLAโs 4x400m relay team in the NCAA Championship prelims, helping the squad to a time of 3:27.68 and a spot in the final heat โฆ Also ran the third leg in the final at NCAAs, helping the Bruins to a third-place finish and a school-record time of 3:25.01. โฆ Earned USTFCCCA First-Team All-America status for her participation in the 4x4 at the National Meet.
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High School
Washington State champion in the 400m in 2019 and three-time State Champion in the 800m (2017-19) โฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State title in the 400m, clocking a time of 56.46 in the final โฆ Also anchored Eastside Catholic to the 4x400m relay title (3:55.03) โฆ Earned a third State title with a victory in the 800m, running 2:11.72 โฆ Won all three of her 1600m races as a junior, including a victory in a dual meet against Blanchet, where she clocked a season-best time of 5:07.84 โฆ Also won her lone 200m race of the season, clocking a personal-best time of 25.74 โฆ Won seven of her 10 races in the 800m as a sophomore in 2018 โฆ Earned a State title in the 800m with a time of 2:12.04 โฆ Went on to qualify for the Brooks PR Invitational in the 800m, where she ran a season-best time of 2:11.43 for 10th place overall โฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State 800m title as a freshman in 2017 with a season-best time of 2:10.99.
Appeared in five meets during the indoor season โฆ Opened the indoor season with two event victories at the New Mexico Team Open in the 400m and the 4x400m relay โฆ Totaled six top-three indoor finishesย โฆ Ran the third fastest 4x400m relay time in UCLA indoor history alongside teammates Aly Conyers, Kaylen Fletcher, and Naomi Johnson at the Eagle Elite Invitational (3:31.32) to place second โฆ With a second-place finish, the mark resulted in one of five top-three finishes for the 4x400m relay team during the indoor season โฆ Finished fifth in the 800m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational, the mark of 2:02.64 ranking second all-time on UCLAโs Indoor All-Time Top 10 List โฆ Named Second-Team All America in the 800m and the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in March โฆ
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Began the outdoor season with a win at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in the 800m (2:02.96) โฆ Claimed third at the Texas Relays as part of the 4x400m relay team โฆ Won the 400m event at the UCLA Invitational in April (52.84) โฆ Broke the all-time school record previously held by Lena Nilsson (2:02.26) in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships to finish second in the Conference (2:02:17) โฆ Also placed second in the Conference in the 4x400m relay โฆ Qualified for the national championships in the 800m and the 4x400m, with the 4x400m relay time of 3:28.48 being the fourth fastest time in UCLA outdoor history โฆ Achieved this mark with teammates Aly Conyers, Kaylen Fletcher, and Naomi Johnson โฆย Notched All-America Honorable Mention (800m) and Second-Team All-America (4x400m) honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championshipsย โฆ Finished 10th (4x400m relay) overall โฆ Appeared in six meets during the outdoor season โฆย Honors: Indoor Second Team All-American (800m), Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m), Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (800m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m) โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll for the indoor track & field season.
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2023 (Track & Field)
Appeared in nine races for the Bruins during the indoor seasonโฆ Made her season debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, running an indoor season team-best 53.82 (fifth all-time for UCLA in indoor competition) โฆ Claimed second in the 800m (2:08.63) Dr. Sander Inviteโฆ Ran the indoor season-best 2:04.99 in the 800m event at the David Hemery Invitational on Feb. 11, the second-fastest time by a Bruin in indoor competitionโฆ First Bruin since Lena Nilsson in 2004 to break 2:05 in indoor competitionโฆ All three of her 800m times were in UCLAโs indoor all-time top 10 listโฆ Ran the second leg in the school-record setting distance medley relay at David Hemery (10:54.49), qualifying for indoor nationalsโฆ The DMR went on to place fourth in the NCAA at the indoor national championshipโฆ Currently holds seven different marks on UCLAโs indoor all-time top 10 listโฆ
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Ran in 12 events during the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Began the outdoor campaign with a first-place finish in the 400m event at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on March 24โฆ Ran a season-best 2:08.37 in the 800m at the Texas Relays, finishing seventhโฆ Ran in all five 4x400m relay races with the Bruins this yearโฆ The relay team placed second in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in Mayโฆ Went on to place 12th at the NCAA outdoor national championships with the relay squadโฆ Honors: Indoor First Team All-American (DMR), Indoor Second Team All-American (4x400m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m).
2022 (Track & Field)
Placed 7th overall in the 4x400m relay finals with a time of 3:28.71 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR โฆ Helped the Bruins qualify to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400m relay, as the squad finished seventh overall with a time ofย 3:32.34 โฆ Member of UCLAโs Pac-12 Championship-winning 4x400m relay squad, along with Catherine Leger, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Shae Anderson, winning the title with a time of 3:31.49 (No. 8 on UCLAโs all-time list) โฆ Ran in every 4x400 race for the Bruins this season, setting a season-best time of 3:31.17 at the USC meet โฆ Recorded a season-best 400m time of 53.43 at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Competed in the 800m in two meets and recorded a season-best time of 2:08.14 to place second at the West Coast Relays โฆ Earned Indoor All-America honors in the 4x400m relay, teaming up with Catherine Leger, Maddy Doane and Makenzy Pierre-Webster to finish sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:33.32, No. 4 on UCLAโs all-time indoor list)ย โฆ Also ran on UCLAโs 4x400m relay squad that recorded UCLAโs second-fastest indoor mark of all-time, a 3:32.55 at the Pac-12 Challengeย โฆ Ran on UCLAโs Distance Medley Relay team that recorded the No. 9 indoor time in school history at the Pac-12 Challenge (11:25.24) โฆย Honors: First Team All-America (4x400 relay) โฆ Pac-12 4x400m relay champion โฆ 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (4x400m relay) โฆ Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field.
2021 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in cross country.
2021 (Track & Field)
Put together a sensational freshman campaign for the Bruins โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, where she finished second in the 800m with a time of 2:14.79 โฆ Was the runner-up in the 400m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, notching a season-best time of 54.72 โฆ Took third place in the 800m in the Bruinsโ dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 2:06.84 โฆ Notched an historic postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, advancing to the 800m final and finishing fourth overall with a time of 2:04.46 โฆ The time is good for the No. 4 position on UCLAโs all-time performance list in the event โฆ Ran the third leg on UCLAโs 4x400m relay team in the NCAA Championship prelims, helping the squad to a time of 3:27.68 and a spot in the final heat โฆ Also ran the third leg in the final at NCAAs, helping the Bruins to a third-place finish and a school-record time of 3:25.01. โฆ Earned USTFCCCA First-Team All-America status for her participation in the 4x4 at the National Meet.
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High School
Washington State champion in the 400m in 2019 and three-time State Champion in the 800m (2017-19) โฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State title in the 400m, clocking a time of 56.46 in the final โฆ Also anchored Eastside Catholic to the 4x400m relay title (3:55.03) โฆ Earned a third State title with a victory in the 800m, running 2:11.72 โฆ Won all three of her 1600m races as a junior, including a victory in a dual meet against Blanchet, where she clocked a season-best time of 5:07.84 โฆ Also won her lone 200m race of the season, clocking a personal-best time of 25.74 โฆ Won seven of her 10 races in the 800m as a sophomore in 2018 โฆ Earned a State title in the 800m with a time of 2:12.04 โฆ Went on to qualify for the Brooks PR Invitational in the 800m, where she ran a season-best time of 2:11.43 for 10th place overall โฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State 800m title as a freshman in 2017 with a season-best time of 2:10.99.
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