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Mariah Kuykendoll - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Mariah Kuykendoll

Position Middle Distance
Class Senior
Hometown Judson, Texas
High School Converse Judson

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2020 Indoor All-American (4×400 Meter Relay)
Texas Tech Open Meet Record (4×400 Relay) 3:38.31 – 2/1/19-2/2/19
2018 Indoor Second Team All-America (4×400 Relay)
2018 Indoor Big 12 Champion (4×400 Relay)

2020 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened her season with a personal best in the 60 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6), running a 7.78 … Won the 400 meters at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18), running a 54.45 … Ran a personal best 24.63 in the 200 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/7-2/8) … Placed second in the women’s 4×400 meter relay at the Big 12 Championship, where the team ran a 3:34.41 for the second-straight week … Placed fourth overall in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/28-2/29), running a personal best 53.40, making her the No. 3 performer in KU indoor history … Was set to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the women’s 4×400 meter relay, before the meet was canceled due to COVID-19 … Was later named an All-American.

2019 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
A member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team at the Oral Roberts Invitational (3/29-3/30) that finished with a combined time of 3:48.47 … Recorded a personal-best time of 53.74 seconds in the 400-meter dash to become the No. 9 performer in KU history and was a member of the second place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:35.79 at the Battle on the Bayou (4/6) … Finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.43 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay that earned the silver with a combined time of 3:39.59 at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20) … Became the No. 9 performer in KU history after posting a personal-best time of 53.70 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27).

2019 INDOOR (Jr.)
Recorded a personal best of 7.83 seconds in the 60-meter dash to place fifth and helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a first-place finish with a combined time of 3:42.68 at the season-opening Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30) … Finished second in the 400-meter dash at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) clocking in with a time of 56.35 seconds … Recorded a second place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.72 seconds and was a member of the first-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:38.31 to set a meet record at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2) … A member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:37.51 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/16) … A member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished second with a combined time of 3:34.49 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23) for the No. 7 performance in KU history.

2018 OUTDOOR (So.)
Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed fifth in the Sanya Richards-Ross University Invitational section at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) with a time of 3:36.82 … Season was cut short due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt waiver.

2018 INDOOR (So.)
Helped the 4×400-meter relay team finish first at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 3:44.49 … Finished third in the 400-meter dash at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) with a time of 56.52 seconds … Member of the second-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished in 3:45.48 at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) … Finished third in the 400 meters (55.42) and helped the 4×400-meter relay team set an Anschutz Pavilion facility record at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 3:41.75 … Became the No. 6 performer in KU women’s indoor history in the 400 meters with a time of 54.57 seconds at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) … A member of the 4×400-meter relay team that recorded the third-fastest time in school history at 3:33.53 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) … Recorded a personal-best time of 54.11 in the 400 meters to finish eighth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) and become the No. 7 performer in KU women’s indoor history in the event … Was also a member of the conference champion 4×400 relay that finished with a time of 3:35.89 … Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10) with a time of 3:35.83.

2017 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Contributed to a third-place finish (3:38.46) for the 4×400-meter relay team at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8), where she also placed third in the 400-meter dash, finishing with a time of 54.75 seconds … Member of the first-place finishing 4×400 relay team that won the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) with a time of 3:39.66 … Had a second-place finish at the Kansas Relays with a 400-meter time of 55.57 and helped the 4×100-meter relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 46.19 … Contributed to a first-place victory for the 4×400 relay team at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) where they finished in 3:45.45 … Took sixth place at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) in the 400 meters, clocking in with a time of 54.34 … Helped the 4×400 team to a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships where they crossed the finish line in 3:35.45.

2017 INDOOR (Fr.)
A member of the first-place 4×400-meter relay team that won the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 3:42.89 … Member of the 4×400 relay team that placed third at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) with a time of 3:56.02 … Also placed seventh in the 200-meter dash at the Bill Easton Classic, finishing with a career-best time of 25.85 … Competed in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) where she finished third in the 400-meter dash (56.90) and contributed to a first place finish in the 4×400 relay (3:45.07) … Helped the 4×400 relay team to a second-place finish at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4) with a time of 3:38.05 and also placed ninth in the 400 meters, clocking in at 56.16 … A member of the 4×400 team that won the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/18) finishing in 3:36.13 … Competed in the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/24-25) where she contributed to a second-place finish for the distance medley relay team (11:20.00) as well as a third-place finish for the 4×400 relay team (3:37.06).

HIGH SCHOOL
Texas state champion in the 400 meters in 2016 with school-record time of 54.05 … Undefeated on the track during 2014 and 2015 seasons … Claimed a pair of state titles on her 4×400-meter squad and was also a member of the state bronze medalist 4×100-meter relay team in 2014 … The 400-meter runner-up at the 2016 Texas Meet of Champions in a time of 54.24 … Won three-straight 400-meter regional titles from 2014-16.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Lloyd and Elizabeth Kuykendoll … Majoring in sport management.

Track & Field 👟 Kuykendoll in Action at the Longhorn Invitational Saturday

Kansas track & field’s Mariah Kuykendoll will be in action at the Longhorn Invitational at Mike A. Myers Track in Austin, Texas on Saturday, beginning the outdoor season for the Jayhawks.