The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
Dean's List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar-Athlete Society
4x Academic All-Southern Conference (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
2x Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2019-20)

TRACK AND FIELD BIO

CAREER MARKS (TFRRS)

 

5K	20:31.4	2017 Southern Conference Championships (10/28/2017)
6K	25:18.0	ECU Pirates XC Invitational (10/13/2017)

JUNIOR (2019): Ran in six races … Recorded a 5K time of 24:44.2 at the Carolina Challenge (Aug. 31) … Shaved over 30 seconds off her time with a 24:10.6 at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 20) … Shaved close to 20 more seconds off her 5K time with a 23:58.0 at the Queen City Invite (Sept. 27) … Knocked over 20 more seconds off her time with a 23:32.0 at the Disney Cross Country Classic (Oct. 12) … Shaved over 30 seconds off her 5K time for the season with a 22:09.5 at the 13^th-Annual Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 19) … Completed her season with a 5K time of 23:38.9 at the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships (Nov. 2).

SOPHOMORE (2018): Competed in three events … Posted a 5K time of 23:41.6 at the Charleston Classic (Oct. 6) … Set a season-best 5K time of 22:34.4 at the 12^th Annual Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 20) … Recorded a 5K time of 23:10.9 at the 2018 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27).

FRESHMAN (2017): Ran in four races as a freshman … Made her collegiate debut at the Carolina Challenge (Sept. 2), posting a 5K time of 22:48.0 … Shaved over a minute off her 5K time at the next race with a 21:12.5 in the Will Wilson Citadel Invitational (Sept. 30) … In her first collegiate 6K, turned in a time of 25:18.0 at the ECU Pirates XC Invitational (Oct. 13) … Posted her personal record for the 5K of 20:31.4 at the 2017 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross-country, two years in track & field, one year of soccer … Earned two second-place finishes during senior campaign in the 3200-meter race … Set a personal best in the 3200m at the Spartanburg County Meet with a time of 13:05.34 … Set a personal-best time of 6:11.92 in the 1600-meter race at the Spartanburg County Meet.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kenslee Noel Padgett … Daughter of J.R. and Myra Padgett … Major is exercise science.