2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kennedy Meyer
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Wilson
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins this season.
2020 (Cross Country)
Did not compete.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in races this season.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete.
2019 (Track & Field)
Did not compete during the 2019 campaign.
2018 (Cross Country)
Competed in two meets as a redshirt freshman ... Finished in 11th place at the Master’s Invite with a 5K time of 18:14.9 ... Took 51st at the Bronco Invite, clocking a 6K time of 21:30.8.
2018 (Track & Field)
Ran in five outdoor events, competing in the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m ... Made her collegiate debut in the Aztec Invite on Mar. 24, taking 42nd in the 1500m with a time of 5:00.97 ... Finished top-10 in every other race she entered, including second in the 5000m at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational after finishing in 17:50.34 ... Was the fifth-place finisher both times she ran the 3000m, first at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (10:32.08) then at the USC Dual (season-best 10:31.63).
2017 (Cross Country)
Redshirted.
High School
Earned four varsity letters in cross country and one in track & field at Wilson High School ... Was valedictorian of her graduating class ... Made all-league all four years for cross country ... Was cross country team captain in her junior and senior years ... Set four Wilson HS course records ... Qualified for the CIF-SS Cross Country Finals as an individual ... As a senior, named Wilson HS Cross Country Most Valuable Runner ... First Team Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team as a senior ... Moore League Champion in the 3200 as a senior ... First Team All-Moore League as a senior.
Personal
Born to parents Scott and Heather in Long Beach, Calif. ... Has one younger brother, Reynolds ... Has one younger sister, Katrina ... Plans on majoring in human biology & society ... Chose UCLA because of the "high academic and athletic standards, the campus, the people, and the vibes" ... Cites advancing to the CIF Cross Country Finals as an individual and winning the 3200 in Moore League Finals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Missy Franklin and Shawn Johnson ... Hobbies and interests include running, hanging out with friends at the beach, music, dancing, cooking, and health ... She swam in her freshman and sophomore years of high school ... Earned a black belt in karate at age 12.
