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Kendra
Graber
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Event:
Distance |
Hometown:
Caldwell, ID |
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Year:
Sophomore |
Previous School:
Vallivue HS |
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FRESHMAN:
Redshirted
season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended
Greenleaf Friends Academy for two years and
then Vallivue High in Caldwell her final two
years. Earned two letters in track and cross
country and both schools… Served as the
captain of both teams in her sophomore and
senior seasons…Qualified for state all four
years in both sports…Placed at the state
track meet three times, including finishing
second on the 3,200, fourth in the 1,600 and
11th in the 80 her freshman year at
Greenleaf in the 1A meet and then fourth in
the 3,200 and 1,600, and 13th in the 800 as
a sophomore… Placed 12th in the 2A/1A state
cross country meet as a sophomore and 21st
as a junior in the 5A meet…Placed on
Vallivue’s all-time top 10 cross country
board with a time of 19:06….Also qualified
for Junior Olympics national race all four
years in high school and six years in a row…
Placed 11th in 2009.
PERSONAL:
Born May
26, 1992 in Caldwell to Don and Sonja
Graber…Has one sister Breanne and one
brother, Brandt…Father ran cross country at
Northwest Nazarene University...Hobbies
include triathlons, reading, and hanging out
with friends...Belonged to National Honor
Society in high school...Has a personal best
of 19:06 in the 5k...Majoring in Biology.
FAVORITE
RACE: Umatillla Trail Race...NICKNAME:
Kinny...FAVORITE MOVIE: The
Guardian...FAVORITE FOOD:
Thai... FAVORITE PHRASE:
“We rejoice in our sufferings knowing that
suffering produces perseverance, and
perseverance produces character, and
character produces hope, and hope does not
disappoint us.” – Romans 5:3-5...FAVORITE
BOOK: The Choice...
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Glee...FAVORITE
RESTAURANT: Olive Garden...FAVORITE
MUSICIANS: Ron Pope and Carrie
Underwood...MEMORABLE SPORTS MOMENT:
Placing 11th at Junior Olympics in Reno,
Nev...DREAM JOB: Exotic
animal vet …IN 10 YEARS:
Married and working on my career as a vet...WHAT
I LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC: It’s more
personal because it’s not a huge college...WHAT
I LIKE BEST ABOUT XC/TRACK PROGRAMS:
I like the team unity of our cross country
team.
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