Career Highlights

• 10x All-American
• 4x NCAA Medalist 
• 2017 Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year
• 2017 Big Ten 400m hurdles Champion
• 2016 Olympic Trials Qualifier
• Member of 2015 4x400m relay school record (3:06.58)
• Named 2017 CoSIDA All-District 
• Holds Illinois 400m hurdles record (48.42) 
• Ranks 2nd in the 60m hurdles (7.69) and 110m hurdles (13.39)

2018

Outdoor

• First to reach U.S. Championships Final in both 110H and 400H since 1945
• Placed fifth in U.S. Championships 400m hurdles final 
• Won silver medal in 110H and bronze in 400H 
• Scored most points by hurdler at NCAAs in 39 years, tallying 14 points
• Broke 400H school record in NCAA Final with a time of 48.42
• Set a season-best time in the 110m hurdles at NCAA Prelims, clocking 13.40 in the quarterfinal round 
• Drake Relays 400m hurdle Champion, timing 49.94
• Defeated 2012 Olympic 110m hurdle champion Aries Merritt to win Mt. SAC Relays, and place second in the 400m hurdles
• Three-time Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (April 11, April 25, May 2)
• Named Jim Click Shootout Male Athlete of the Meet
• Swept 110H and 400H at SIU Spring Classic, Ole Miss Classic and Jim Click Shootout
• Academic All-Big Ten 
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

• Placed 12th at NCAA Championships with a time of 7.84 
• Big Ten 60m hurdles Second Team All-Big Ten
• Timed 7.76 to win a silver medal in the 60m hurdle Big Ten final
• Twice has timed 7.76, first at the Illini Classic and again at the Iowa State Classic
• Won the 60m hurdles at the Illinois Open, Illini Classic and Rod McCravy

2017

Outdoor

• Named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year 
• Earned All-America honors in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles, placing third and seventh respectively. 
• Set personal-record times in both the 110m hurdles (13.39) and 400m hurdles (49.00) in the national semifinal
• Named CoSIDA All-District 
• Scored 18.25 points at Big Ten Championships, winning the 400m hurdles (50.88), taking second in the 110m hurdles (13.47) and placing eighth in the 4x400m relay
• Won the Illinois Twilight 110m hurdles race with a time of 13.78
• Swept the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the Mt. SAC Relays 
• Won the 110m hurdles at the Texas Relays with a time of 13.60, edging Marquis Morris (USC) by 0.01 seconds
• Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles at Texas Relays with a time of 50.35
• Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (3/22) after winning the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the UNLV Invite
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Timed 7.73 in the NCAA 60m hurdles final to place fourth after clocking 7.76 in his semifinal heat
• Placed runner-up at Big Ten Championships with a personal-best 7.69 time 
• Improved upon his personal-best time at the Black & Gold Premier, timing 7.77
• Set a personal-record time at the Border Battle in the 60m hurdles, defeating Big Ten champion Aaron Mallet with a time of 7.80

2016

• Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 400m hurdles 
• Redshirt season

2015

Outdoor

• First Team All-American honors for both the 4x400m relay team and the 400m hurdles
• Earned the bronze medal at NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles
• 4x400m relay team placed first at Big Ten Championships
• Placed second at Big Ten Championships in the 400m hurdles
• Finished 12th at NCAA Championships in the 110m hurdles
• Won the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the UNLV Spring Ivnitational

Indoor

• First Team All-American honors as part of 4x400m relay team
• Helped break the 4x400m realy school record at NCAA Championships (3:06.58), finishing fourth
• Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles at Big Ten Championships

2014

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in both the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles
• Placed fourth in the 110m hurdles and fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships to score points for the Illini
• Clocked the seventh-fastest 110m hurdles time in school history (13.93) at the conference championships
• Clocked the 10th-fastest 400m hurdles time in school history (51.10) at the NCAA West Prelims
• Placed third in the 400m hurdles at the Illinois Twilight

Indoor

• Competed in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships
• Placed first in the 60m hurdles at the Illini Open and Illini Classic
• Clocked the ninth-fastest 60m hurdles time in school history (7.97) to place second at the Orange & Blue Open
• Recorded two first-place finishes in the long jump

High School

• 2013 IHSA State Champion in the 300mIH
• Finished runner-up in the 110mHH at 2013 IHSA State Championships
• Three-year varsity letterman
• Daily Herald's 2013 Northwest Male Athlete of the Year

Personal

• Parents are David and Maureen Kendziera
• Born on Sept. 9, 1994
• Has one sister, Brenda, who is on the women's track team, and one brother, Ryan
• Hobbies include playing football, basketball and hockey, watching movies, and listening to music

Personal Bests

Outdoor
110m hurdles: 13.39 - NCAA Championships (6/7/17)
400m hurdles: 48.42 - NCAA Championships (6/8/18)
200m: 21.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
Long jump: 22-1 1/2 (6.74m) - Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (3/29/14)

Indoor
60m H: 7.69 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/17)
600m: 1:22.11 - Border Battle (1/10/15)
Long jump: 22-7 1/4 (6.89m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/14)

Updated June 2018