2023 Track & Field Roster

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Kate Jendrezak, Naomi Johnson, Aly Conyers, and Kaylen Fletcher
Photo by: Corey Mueller
Kate Jendrezak, Naomi Johnson, Kaylen Fletcher, and Aly Conyers
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NCAA Indoors
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Kate Jendrezak
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Kate Jendrezak_NCAA Indoor Nationals 2023
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W 4x400m_2nd_Pac-12
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W 4x400m
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Bruins at NCAA Indoor National Championships
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Pac-12 4x4
From left: Catherine Leger, Kate Jendrezak, Shae Anderson, Makenzy Pierre-Webster (photo by Ryan Andersen)
Women's 4x400m Relay (No. 2 All-Time Indoor)
Women's DMR Squad
Women's 4x400m Relay Squad (Photo by Kirby Lee)
Kate Jendrezak 2022-23 Head Shot

Kate Jendrezak

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Eastside Catholic
  • Hometown:
    Sammamish, Wash.
2024
Appeared in five meets during the indoor season โ€ฆ Opened the indoor season with two event victories at the New Mexico Team Open in the 400m and the 4x400m relay โ€ฆ Totaled six top-three indoor finishesย  โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ With a second-place finish, the mark resulted in one of five top-three finishes for the 4x400m relay team during the indoor season โ€ฆ Finished fifth in the 800m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational, the mark of 2:02.64 ranking second all-time on UCLAโ€™s Indoor All-Time Top 10 List โ€ฆ Named Second-Team All America in the 800m and the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in March โ€ฆ
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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) โ€ฆ Claimed third at the Texas Relays as part of the 4x400m relay team โ€ฆ Won the 400m event at the UCLA Invitational in April (52.84) โ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ Also placed second in the Conference in the 4x400m relay โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Achieved this mark with teammates Aly Conyers, Kaylen Fletcher, and Naomi Johnson โ€ฆย  Notched All-America Honorable Mention (800m) and Second-Team All-America (4x400m) honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championshipsย  โ€ฆ Finished 10th (4x400m relay) overall โ€ฆ Appeared in six meets during the outdoor season โ€ฆย  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) โ€ฆ 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 seasonโ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ Claimed second in the 800m (2:08.63) Dr. Sander Inviteโ€ฆ 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 competitionโ€ฆ First Bruin since Lena Nilsson in 2004 to break 2:05 in indoor competitionโ€ฆ All three of her 800m times were in UCLAโ€™s indoor all-time top 10 listโ€ฆ Ran the second leg in the school-record setting distance medley relay at David Hemery (10:54.49), qualifying for indoor nationalsโ€ฆ The DMR went on to place fourth in the NCAA at the indoor national championshipโ€ฆ Currently holds seven different marks on UCLAโ€™s indoor all-time top 10 listโ€ฆ
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Ran in 12 events during the outdoor track and field seasonโ€ฆ Began the outdoor campaign with a first-place finish in the 400m event at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on March 24โ€ฆ Ran a season-best 2:08.37 in the 800m at the Texas Relays, finishing seventhโ€ฆ Ran in all five 4x400m relay races with the Bruins this yearโ€ฆ The relay team placed second in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in Mayโ€ฆ Went on to place 12th at the NCAA outdoor national championships with the relay squadโ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Member of UCLAโ€™s 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 UCLAโ€™s all-time list) โ€ฆ Ran in every 4x400 race for the Bruins this season, setting a season-best time of 3:31.17 at the USC meet โ€ฆ Recorded a season-best 400m time of 53.43 at the Pac-12 Championships โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 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 UCLAโ€™s all-time indoor list)ย  โ€ฆ Also ran on UCLAโ€™s 4x400m relay squad that recorded UCLAโ€™s second-fastest indoor mark of all-time, a 3:32.55 at the Pac-12 Challengeย  โ€ฆ Ran on UCLAโ€™s Distance Medley Relay team that recorded the No. 9 indoor time in school history at the Pac-12 Challenge (11:25.24) โ€ฆย  Honors: First Team All-America (4x400 relay) โ€ฆ Pac-12 4x400m relay champion โ€ฆ 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (4x400m relay) โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, where she finished second in the 800m with a time of 2:14.79 โ€ฆ Was the runner-up in the 400m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, notching a season-best time of 54.72 โ€ฆ Took third place in the 800m in the Bruinsโ€™ dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 2:06.84 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ The time is good for the No. 4 position on UCLAโ€™s all-time performance list in the event โ€ฆ Ran the third leg on UCLAโ€™s 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 โ€ฆ 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. โ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State title in the 400m, clocking a time of 56.46 in the final โ€ฆ Also anchored Eastside Catholic to the 4x400m relay title (3:55.03) โ€ฆ Earned a third State title with a victory in the 800m, running 2:11.72 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Also won her lone 200m race of the season, clocking a personal-best time of 25.74 โ€ฆ Won seven of her 10 races in the 800m as a sophomore in 2018 โ€ฆ Earned a State title in the 800m with a time of 2:12.04 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Won the WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State 800m title as a freshman in 2017 with a season-best time of 2:10.99.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27