2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Kendra Lewis

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Year of Eligibility Freshman
  • Hometown Vancouver, B.C.
  • Highschool Vancouver Technical Secondary

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Member of the Villanova cross country and middle distance groups from 2020-21 … Competed during the 2021 cross country season and was one of the Wildcats scoring runners in all three of her races … Came to Villanova after setting British Columbia junior high school records in the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters … Owned career gold medals in Canada’s U18 Girls individual national championship in cross country as well as in the 1500 meters at the U18 International in Kingston, Jamaica.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
800 Meters 2:18.28 High School
1500 Meters 4:24.67 High School
3000 Meters 9:45.19 High School
3 Miles (XC) 17:03.1 Main Line Invitational (9.17.2021)
6000 Meters (XC) 20:46.9 Paul Short Run (10.1.2021)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
 
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Won the U18 Girls individual national championship in cross country in 2018 … Gold medalist in the 1500 meters at the U18 International in Kingston, Jamaica the same year.
 
CROSS COUNTRY

2021: Competed at each of the first three meets of the season and was Villanova’s fourth scoring runner in each of her races; Main Line Invitational (9/17): Made her collegiate debut at Haverford and finished fifth overall out of 76 runners with a time of 17:03.1 over three miles; Paul Short Run (10/1): Finished 35th overall in a field of more than 340 runners with a time of 20:46.9 on the 6000 meter course at Lehigh; Nuttycome Wisconsin Invitational (10/15): Came in fourth in the Villanova lineup and 136th overall with a time of 21:31.6 against strong competition at Wisconsin.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Vancouver Technical Secondary: Set the British Columbia junior high school records in the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters.
 
Personal: Born 4/18/02 in Vancouver, B.C. … One of three children of Tim and Kathleen Lewis … Has an older sibling, Auryn, and a twin, Rowan … Hobbies include reading, writing and music … Chose to attend Villanova for the sense of community within the track & field and cross country program, as well as the school’s elite academic and athletic reputations … Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Redshirt Freshman