The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kendra Chambers
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- JM Hanks
- Prev School:
- UTEP
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Texas
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-America
• Four-time Big 12 Indoor champion - 600-yard (twice), 4x400-meter relay, Distance Medley relay
• Outdoor 200m- 24.30 at Aztec Invitational (3/16/13)
• Outdoor 400m- 53.38 at Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/15/11)?
• Outdoor 800m- 2:03.91 at NCAA Outdoor Championships semis (6/6/12)
• Outdoor 1,500m- 4:58.87 at Aztec Invitational (3/15/13)
• Indoor 400m- 53.23 at Arkansas Last Chance (3/4/11)?
• Indoor 600y- 1:19.16 at Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/16/11)?
• Indoor 800m- 2:06.03 at Alex Wilson Invitational (3/2/13)?
UT ALL-TIME PERFORMERS LIST
AT A GLANCE
2013 USTFCCCA indoor All-America in the 800 meters ... Big 12 champion in distance medley relay and 4x400-meter relay during 2013 indoor season ... also a two-time indoor conference champion in the 600y dash (2011, 2012) ... three-time first team All-America as a member of Texas[apos] 4x400m relay team (once outdoor, twice indoor) ... two-time second team All-America (once outdoor, once indoor) ... 12-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree (six times outdoor, six times indoor).
2012-13
Indoor:
Competed in six events during her senior indoor season, specializing in the 800 meters ... earned her first individual All-America honor by placing eighth in the event (2:08.98) at the NCAA Championships ... recorded a personal best of 2:06.03 at the Alex Wilson Invitational to advance to nationals ... ran the third leg of the Longhorns[apos] 4x400m relay that claimed the title at the Big 12 Championships in 3:33.54 (No. 6 on UT[apos]s all-time list) and was also a member of UT[apos]s Big 12 champion distance medley relay squad (11:15.90) ... in addition, finished third in the 800m (2:07.81) to claim All-Big 12 honors ... posted a victory in the 800m (2:07.32) and a third-place finish in the 400m (54.28) at the Tyson Invitational ... ran a 2:12.81 in the 800m for sixth place at the Razorback Invitational ... opened the season by taking second in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Indoor meet with a time of 2:10.72.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Earned All-America honors as part of the Longhorns[apos] 4x400m relay that placed fifth at the NCAA Championships in a time of 3:30.31 ... set an 800m personal best in the NCAA semifinals with a time of 2:03.91 ... posted a 2:06.83 (13th place) in the 800m in the NCAA West Prelim quarterfinals ... finished second in the 800m (2:06.76) and was part of the second-place 4x400m relay (3:30.32) for two All-Big 12 honors at the Big 12 Championships ... won the 800m at the Longhorn Invitational in 2:08.48 ... ran a 54.34 in the 400m at the Florida Relays ... placed third in the 400m at the Texas Invitational with a time of 54.64 ... clocked a time of 2:17.27 in the 800m at the TCU Invitational.
Indoor:
Anchored the All-America 4x400m relay team that placed second at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:32.36 ... won her second straight Big 12 600y title in 1:19.23 ... was also part of the Longhorns[apos] 4x400m relay that finished third to earn All-Big 12 honors ... placed first in the 400m with a time of 53.93 at the Arkansas Last Chance meet ... clocked a 400m time of 54.00 at the Tyson Invitational ... posted a 54.61 in the 400m for fourth at the Auburn Indoor meet ... ran to a third-place finish in the 400m (55.23) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400m ... ran a personal best and claimed a fifth-place finish in the 400m with a time of 53.38 at the Big 12 Championships ... helped the 4x400m relay team to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (3:33.69)... clocked a 53.77 in the 400m at the Victor Lopez Classic and earned a third-place finish.
Indoor:
Earned All-America honors as the third leg of the Longhorns[apos] 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 3:31.11 ... won her first Big 12 Championships with a personal-best 600y time of 1:19.16 ... was the first Longhorn to win the indoor league title in the event since 2006 ... also claimed All-Big 12 honors as a member of the second-place 4x400m relay team (3:32.89) ... set a 400m personal-best time of 53.23 at the Arkansas Last Chance Meet ... posted a 400m time of 53.89 and finished third at the Don Kirby Invitational ... clocked a 400m dash time of 53.72 at the Razorback Invite ... ran to a third-place finish in the 400m dash (56.01) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Competed in the 400m and relays at UT-El Paso ... placed third in the 400m and second in the 4x400m relay at the 2010 indoor conference meet ... named to the Dean[apos]s List for the Fall 2010 semester ... participated in the UTEP Boys and Girls Club ... four-year letterwinner and three-year captain in track at JM Hanks High School for head coach Kim Gomez ... competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and relays ... state champion in the 400m her senior season ... finished second at regionals her junior and senior seasons ... state qualifier and sixth-place finisher in the 400m her junior season ... named Rookie of the Year her freshman season ... earned Athlete of the Year honors from Hanks HS her final three seasons ... named to the All-City and All-District teams by the El Paso Times her final three seasons ... member of the Wings Track Club (2008-09) ... competed in the 400m, 4x400m and 4x100m relay ... placed third in the 400m at nationals and fourth at regionals in the 4x100m relay in 2008.
PERSONAL
Born on September 11, 1990, in Phoenix, Ariz. ... daughter of Anita and Kenneth Chambers ... has two siblings, Jessica and Kris ... is a reporter and the interview coordinator for Good Morning Texas for Texas Student Television ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for Fall 2009 semester ...fluent in Spanish ... graduated in the top 15 percent of her high school class ... majoring in corporate communication.
