2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Lusk, Kendra
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Kendra Lusk
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Spring Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Spring Creek, NV
Bio
Lusk's Performance History & Personal Bests
2023-24 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets ... Finished as a scoring runner for the Bobcats four times, including as the No. 4 runner twice and the No. 5 runner twice ... Placed 72nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet, crossing the line as the fifth and final scoring Bobcat athlete ... Finished 22nd at the Big Sky Championships, helping Cats take second overall as a team for the first time since 2017 ... Finished 67th at the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Indiana, as the fourth Bobcat across the line ... Was the No. 5 MSU runner and placed 120th at Pre-Nationals in Charlottesville, Virginia
Indoor (Junior): Competed in five meets ... Earned a silver medal at the Big Sky Indoor Championships as part of the Cats' distance medley relay, helping the quartet cross the line in 11:41.10, the third-fastest time in school history ... Also placed eighth in the 3000 and 11th in the mile at the conference meet, contributing points as the Bobcats earned team runner-up honors ... Placed second in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner, running an altitude-converted time of 4:48.30, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... Ran 9:36.42 in the 3000 at the Husky Classic, climbing into MSU's all-time top ten in the event ... Placed second in the 3000 at the Bobcat Challenge in Bozeman
Outdoor (Junior): Placed fourth in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in Bozeman, contributing five points as MSU's women earned runner-up honors on the team podium ... Placed sixth in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invite, running 16:30.26 to move up to No. 5 all-time at MSU ... Finished second in the 1500 at the Cat-Griz Dual with an altitude-converted time of 4:27.48, the tenth-fastest mark in program history ... Also finished second in the 5000 at the same meet to help the Cats defeat the Griz ... Placed sixth in the 1500 at the Stanford Invitational
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Redshirt-Freshman): Did not compete
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in five indoor track meets ... Was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships, clocking a time of 11:37.10 that was good for the second-best mark in program history ... Placed 14th in the 3,000 meters at the same conference championship meet ... Took ninth in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:55.68 and tenth in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 2:16.17 at the WSU Open ... Earned Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in five outdoor meets during the spring ... Earned points for the Bobcats with an eighth place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships while taking 13th in the 5,000 meters ... Took second in the 1,500 meters and fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Griz-Cat Duel ... Finished second in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 17:04.24 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed third at the Tom Gage Classic in the 1,500 meters ... Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season:
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in five cross country races ... Took eighth place in the Bobcat Time Trials with a 19:12.4 5K time ... Was MSU's 10th runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a 5K time of 19:25.10 ... Placed 10th overall and third for Montana State at the Montana Invitational with a time of 17:55.30 ... Was MSU's fifth runner at the Big Sky Championships with an 18:23.2 5K time ... Finished her freshman season as the Bobcats' third runner at the Mountain Region Championships with a 6K time of 22:55.4 ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in four indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Took third in the mile at the Bobcat Challenge with a 5:17.66 ... Placed fifth in the mile with a 5:09.97 at the Bobcat Performance Meet one week later ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 5:05.39 at the Big Sky Preview to place third ... Helped MSU place third in the 4x400 meter relay and placed third in the mile with a PR of 5:05.39 at the Big Sky Preview ... Ran a leg on MSU's sixth-place distance medley relay team at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Ran a personal-best time of 4:38.81 in the 1,500 meters to take second at the Redlands Invitational ... Placed fifth in the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a time of 17:30.82 ... Ran a collegiate personal-best time of 2:18.39 in the 800 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational.
Background: Graduated from Spring Creek High School in 2021 … Accumulated an individual state title, three team state crowns, four first team all-league efforts, three first team all-state honors and four team-regional titles for the Lady Spartans in cross country … Selected by the NIAA as a Northern Nevada Top 10 Student-Athlete scholarship recipient … Named the USA Today Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year for the state of Nevada in 2021 … Placed first in all five cross country races ran as a senior and had season-best 5K time of 19:05 … Capped senior year with first-place finishes in 800, 1600, 3200 and 4x800 relay at the NIAA Northern 3A Region Championships … Set personal bests during season in 800 (2:21.49), 1600 (5:13) and 3200 (11:33.16) … Earned NIAA 3A State Championship in cross country as a junior … Placed third in both the 1600 and 3200 at NIAA 3A State Championships in track and field as a sophomore … That academic year featured her personal-best fifth-place showing at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships … Completed a personal-best 5K time of 18:45.1 … Was the regional champion in cross country two consecutive years to end prep career.
2023-24 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets ... Finished as a scoring runner for the Bobcats four times, including as the No. 4 runner twice and the No. 5 runner twice ... Placed 72nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet, crossing the line as the fifth and final scoring Bobcat athlete ... Finished 22nd at the Big Sky Championships, helping Cats take second overall as a team for the first time since 2017 ... Finished 67th at the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Indiana, as the fourth Bobcat across the line ... Was the No. 5 MSU runner and placed 120th at Pre-Nationals in Charlottesville, Virginia
Indoor (Junior): Competed in five meets ... Earned a silver medal at the Big Sky Indoor Championships as part of the Cats' distance medley relay, helping the quartet cross the line in 11:41.10, the third-fastest time in school history ... Also placed eighth in the 3000 and 11th in the mile at the conference meet, contributing points as the Bobcats earned team runner-up honors ... Placed second in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner, running an altitude-converted time of 4:48.30, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... Ran 9:36.42 in the 3000 at the Husky Classic, climbing into MSU's all-time top ten in the event ... Placed second in the 3000 at the Bobcat Challenge in Bozeman
Outdoor (Junior): Placed fourth in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in Bozeman, contributing five points as MSU's women earned runner-up honors on the team podium ... Placed sixth in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invite, running 16:30.26 to move up to No. 5 all-time at MSU ... Finished second in the 1500 at the Cat-Griz Dual with an altitude-converted time of 4:27.48, the tenth-fastest mark in program history ... Also finished second in the 5000 at the same meet to help the Cats defeat the Griz ... Placed sixth in the 1500 at the Stanford Invitational
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Redshirt-Freshman): Did not compete
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in five indoor track meets ... Was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships, clocking a time of 11:37.10 that was good for the second-best mark in program history ... Placed 14th in the 3,000 meters at the same conference championship meet ... Took ninth in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:55.68 and tenth in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 2:16.17 at the WSU Open ... Earned Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in five outdoor meets during the spring ... Earned points for the Bobcats with an eighth place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships while taking 13th in the 5,000 meters ... Took second in the 1,500 meters and fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Griz-Cat Duel ... Finished second in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 17:04.24 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed third at the Tom Gage Classic in the 1,500 meters ... Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season:
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in five cross country races ... Took eighth place in the Bobcat Time Trials with a 19:12.4 5K time ... Was MSU's 10th runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a 5K time of 19:25.10 ... Placed 10th overall and third for Montana State at the Montana Invitational with a time of 17:55.30 ... Was MSU's fifth runner at the Big Sky Championships with an 18:23.2 5K time ... Finished her freshman season as the Bobcats' third runner at the Mountain Region Championships with a 6K time of 22:55.4 ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in four indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Took third in the mile at the Bobcat Challenge with a 5:17.66 ... Placed fifth in the mile with a 5:09.97 at the Bobcat Performance Meet one week later ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 5:05.39 at the Big Sky Preview to place third ... Helped MSU place third in the 4x400 meter relay and placed third in the mile with a PR of 5:05.39 at the Big Sky Preview ... Ran a leg on MSU's sixth-place distance medley relay team at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Ran a personal-best time of 4:38.81 in the 1,500 meters to take second at the Redlands Invitational ... Placed fifth in the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a time of 17:30.82 ... Ran a collegiate personal-best time of 2:18.39 in the 800 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational.
Background: Graduated from Spring Creek High School in 2021 … Accumulated an individual state title, three team state crowns, four first team all-league efforts, three first team all-state honors and four team-regional titles for the Lady Spartans in cross country … Selected by the NIAA as a Northern Nevada Top 10 Student-Athlete scholarship recipient … Named the USA Today Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year for the state of Nevada in 2021 … Placed first in all five cross country races ran as a senior and had season-best 5K time of 19:05 … Capped senior year with first-place finishes in 800, 1600, 3200 and 4x800 relay at the NIAA Northern 3A Region Championships … Set personal bests during season in 800 (2:21.49), 1600 (5:13) and 3200 (11:33.16) … Earned NIAA 3A State Championship in cross country as a junior … Placed third in both the 1600 and 3200 at NIAA 3A State Championships in track and field as a sophomore … That academic year featured her personal-best fifth-place showing at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships … Completed a personal-best 5K time of 18:45.1 … Was the regional champion in cross country two consecutive years to end prep career.
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