AvaHendren

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Personal Bests

Cross Country:

4k – 16:10.2

5k – 17:50.2

6k – 21:29.4

3 Mile – 17:29.1

Indoor:

Mile – 5:08.05

3000 – 9:50.38

Outdoor:

5000 – 17:13.89

Academic Accolades:

• SEC First Year Honor Roll – 2025

2025-26 (Sophomore)

Cross Country

• Placed 120th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 21:50.3
• Finished 102nd in the women’s 6k final at the SEC Championships with a 22:26.4 mark
• Placed 266th at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 22:28.7
• Finished 48th in the 6k race at the Cowboy Jamboree with a 21:52.9 time
• Placed 252nd in the 5k race at the Southern Showcase with a time of 19:23.4
• Made her season debut at the Tennessee XC Invitational, placing 10th in the 3-Mile race with a time of 17:29.1

2024-25 (Freshman)

Outdoor

• Finished ninth in the 5000m final at the Jim Green Invitational with a time of 17:13.89
• Made her Kentucky outdoor debut at the Texas Relays, placing 21st in the 5000m with a 17:20.65 mark

Indoor

• Finished fifth in the 3000m event at the Tiger Paw Invite, running a personal best time of 9:50.38
• Placed 25th at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 3000m event with a time of 9:55.86
• Made her Kentucky indoor debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial, placing ninth in the mile with a time of 5:08.05

Cross Country

• Placed 135th in the 6k at the SEC Championships in a personal best time of 21:29.4
• Placed 139th in the 6k at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 22:20.9
• Placed 155th in the 6k at the Gans Creek Classic in a time of 22:05.3
• Made collegiate debut in the 5k at the Southern Showcase, placing 54th in a time of 17:50.2

High School

• 2023 Conference Champion – Indoor 3200m
• All-State – 4x800m Relay
• School record holder – Indoor and Outdoor 4x800m Relay
• 4x All-Conference – Cross Country
• 4x All-Conference – Track & Field
• Personal bests in the 3 mile- 17:32, 3200- 10:45, 1600- 5:10, 800- 2:20

Personal

• Daughter of Sara Jane and Bradley Hendren
• Has two siblings, Camille and William
• Aunt, Aleisha (Craven) Hamilton, played volleyball at Kentucky
• Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar, Seal of Biliteracy Letter of Commendation, National Merit Scholars Letter of Commendation, Academic Achievement Award for GPA over 4.0 (won each semester, 8x), Illinois Global Scholar Award
• Member of National Honor Society and Jansen Sports Leadership Academy in high school
• Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and various local races