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2021-22 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kenzie Gaines

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Spokane, Wash.
  • High School Lewis & Clark HS '19

Biography

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2020-2021 Track & Field 
  • Outdoor:
    • Had a personal record at the Whitworth Essential Invite in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:41.04 
    • Two PR’s at the Whitworth H.I.R. Invite in the 800 meters (2:34.59) and 1,500 meters (4:49.23) 
    • PR in the 3,000 meters at the Sam Adams Classic with a time of 11:25.27.
 
2020-2021 Cross Country 
  • Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team.
  • Advanced to the 2021 Big Sky Winter Championships where she finished third best for Eastern in at 54th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:39.9.

2019-2020 Track & Field 
  • Indoor:
    • Redshirted.

2019 Cross Country 
  • Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team.
  • Finished 74th at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 21:45.7 on a 5,000-meter course in Greeley, Colo.
  • Was EWU’s top finisher at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational finishing 42nd and  running a career-best time of 21:21.7 in the 6K. 
  • At the Clash of the Inland Northwest, she recorded a career-best time of 15:11.7 in the 4K while taking 25th. 
  • During the Charles Bowles Willlamette Invitational, Gaines was EWU’s second finisher with a career-best time of 18:33.0 in the 5K to place 16th.
  • In addition, Gaines was EWU’s top finisher at the Washington State Cougar Classic by placing ninth in the 6K with a time of 21:48.2.

High School 
  • Graduated from Lewis & Clark HS in 2019.
  • Was a three-year letter-winner in cross country for Lewis & Clark.
  • In two of those three seasons she ran in the WIAA 4A Championships.
  • Her senior season she placed 33rd in the 5,000 meters, which helped her team to a second-place finish in the state meet.
  • Had a 37th place finish during her junior season when Lewis & Clark took home the 4A title in cross country.
  • During her senior season of track and field, Gaines ran a personal-best time of 5:09.15 in the 1,600 meters at the District Qualifying Meet.
  • Went on to finish 17th at the State 4A Championships in that event, and eighth in the 3,200 with a personal-best time of 10:58.97.

Personal 
  • Majoring in Secondary Education and Business.
  • Born 6/26/01 in Richland.
  • Parents are Brian and Natalie Gaines.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    XC/Distance
  • 2020-21Freshman

    Distance/XC
  • 2021-22Freshman

    Distance/XC