MUTIGERS


Kendra Richardson
Kendra Richardson

Hometown:
Boonville, Mo.

High School:
Boonville HS

Event:
Throws


PERSONAL BESTS

as of Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Indoor
SP 14.44m 47-4½ B12 Ind '06
WT 18.45m 60-6½ B12 Ind '06
Outdoor
SP 14.72m 48-3½ AzStInv '06
HT 46.13m 151-4 UCLAInv '06

POST-SEASON HISTORY

NCAA Mideast Regional
Shot Put
2006 FR 13.70m 44-11½ 28
Big 12 Championships
Shot Put
2006 FR 13.97m 45-10 12
Hammer Throw
2006 FR 43.85m 143-10 12
Big 12 Indoor Championships
Shot Put
2006 FR 14.44m 47-4½ 7
2007 SO foul
Weight Throw
2006 FR 18.45m 60-6½ 7
2007 SO 15.88m 52-1¼ 16

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • NCAA Regional qualifier
  • Two-time All-Big 12

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2008:
Outdoor: Redshirt season. Indoor: Marked season best of 54-6¾ (16.63m) with the weight throw at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational.

2007:
Outdoor: Competed in three meets for Mizzou, netting season's best in the hammer at the Arizona State Invitational with a mark of 149-7 (45.60m). Indoor: Placed 16th in the weight throw at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... marked season's best with the 20-lb. weight at Purdue's Gene Edmonds Cup with a toss of 53-9½ (16.40m).

2006:
Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier with the shot put, hitting season and career best of 48-3½ (14.72m) at the Arizona State Invitational ... placed 12th at the Big 12 Championships in both the shot put and hammer throw events ... season best of 151-4 (46.13m) in the hammer throw came at the UCLA Invitational. Indoor: Scored twice at the Big 12 Indoor to garner two All-Big 12 honors, placing seventh with personal bests in both the shot put (47-4½) and weight throw (60-6½) events ... jumped to third all-time at Mizzou and broke Mizzou's freshman record in the weight throw event with the toss at the Big 12 Indoor.

High School:
2005 MSHSAA (Mo.) State Champion with shot put, Class 2 ... runner-up in 2004 with shot ... 2005 conference champ in both the discus and shot put.

Personal:
Daughter of William Richardson & Patricia Greene ... majoring in social work ... father, William, played football for Missouri for a semester ... sister, Lorinda, was a five- time All-American at Missouri in the long jump and 55-meter dash and still holds Tiger records in the long jump ... niece, Janae, was a two-time All-American with the shot put.