2022-23 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Hammock, Kendel

Kendel Hammock
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waldorf, Md.
- High School:
- Archbishop Carroll
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
Bio
Collegiate Bests:
Academic All-Big Ten
NCAA Outdoor Preliminaries Qualifier
INDOOR: Placed fifth in the 400m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a time of 49.35 and came in third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:18.69 … Posted a PR in the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, posting a time of 48.14 and placing 21st.
Outdoor: Placed first in both the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay, with a time of 53.47 in the hurdles and 3:22.72 in the relay … At a time of 3:15.52, took home first at the Indiana Invitational in the 4x400, along with third the in 400 hurdles with a time of 52.82 … Posted a 51.27 PR in the 400H at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, placing 19th.
2022:
INDOOR: Placed 24th in the 400m at the 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet with a time of 50.15 … Recorded an 8.12 in the 60 hurdles at the Big Ten Track & field Championships, coming in 13th, and helped the team place ninth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:13.14.
OUTDOOR: Placed 4th in the 400m at the Jack Shaw Invited with a time of 53.52 … Posted a time of 56.12 in the 400 hurdles at the Big Ten outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing 23rd, and placed 13th in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:21.75.
2021:
INDOOR: Finished 13th with a 22.48 PR time in the 200m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Posted a PR of 7.19 in the 60m at the Hooiser Hills Invitational, placing 12th in the preliminaries … Was eighth in the 400m race at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, running 50.50 … Was fourth in the 60m hurdle prelims at the B1G Indoor Invitational at a 8.19 time, placing fifth in the finals with a time of 8.16 … Member of the 4x400 relay team at the B1G Indoor Invitational at that placed seventh at 3:25.02 … Ran a 8.17 in the 60m hurdle prelims at the Silverston Invitational to take fourth, placing fifth in the finals at a 8.27 time … Posted a 8.27 time in the 60m hurdle preliminaries at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 16th … Was part of the 4x400 relay that placed seventh in the Big Ten Championships at 3:15.40 … Helped the distance medley relay set a then-school record with a 9:40.00 run in the Big Ten Championships that placed them fifth.
OUTDOOR: Had a third-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the B1G Invite #1, posting a PR of 52.61 … Was one leg of the 4x400 relay that placed eighth at the B1G Invite #1 with a 3:18.41 mark … Posted a 54.66 in the 400m hurdle at the B1G North Florida Invitational to place seventh … Took part in the 4x400 relay at the B1G North Florida Invitational, as the team placed sixth at 3:18.87 … Placed fifth at a 53.81 time in the 400m hurdles of the B1G Invite #2 … Ran one leg of the 4x100 relay at the B1G Invite #2 to help the squad place second at 41.14 … Won the 400m race at the Len Paddock Invite with a time of 49.64 … Ran a 53.16 in the 400m hurdle prelims at the Big Ten Championships … Was one leg of the 4x400 relay team that finished 12th in the Big Ten Championships at 3:16.48
2019-20:
INDOOR: Made Spartan debut with a third place finish in the 60m hurdles at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) ... Member of the fifth place 4x400 relay team (3:23.15) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) ... Recorded a time of 8.26 in the 60m hurdle prelims before placing seventh in the finals at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Set a PR in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.00 to place third overall at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15) ... Registered a time of 8.14 in the 60m hurdles and ran on the 4x400 relay that clocked in at 3:18.83 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29).
Prior to MSU:
Attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, DC where he ran track for coaches Victor Blackett and Rafui Bakare during the 2018-19 season … Track captain during his senior season … 2019 D.C. Gatorade Boys Track Athlete of the Year … First Team All-MET Indoor Track in 2019 … Was the 2019 DCSAA Indoor State Champion in the 55m hurdles … Also was the 2019 110m hurdles Texas Relays Champion … Top high school times – 55h: 7.38; 60h: 8.03; 400h: 53.96; 110h: 14.04; 300h: 37.55 … Honor roll student … Son of Tegrin and Thea Hammock.
- Indoor 60m - 7.19
- Indoor 200m - 22.48
- Indoor 400m - 48.14
- Outdoor 400m - 49.64
- Indoor 60H - 8.00
- Outdoor 400H - 51.27
Academic All-Big Ten
NCAA Outdoor Preliminaries Qualifier
INDOOR: Placed fifth in the 400m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a time of 49.35 and came in third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:18.69 … Posted a PR in the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, posting a time of 48.14 and placing 21st.
Outdoor: Placed first in both the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay, with a time of 53.47 in the hurdles and 3:22.72 in the relay … At a time of 3:15.52, took home first at the Indiana Invitational in the 4x400, along with third the in 400 hurdles with a time of 52.82 … Posted a 51.27 PR in the 400H at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, placing 19th.
2022:
INDOOR: Placed 24th in the 400m at the 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet with a time of 50.15 … Recorded an 8.12 in the 60 hurdles at the Big Ten Track & field Championships, coming in 13th, and helped the team place ninth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:13.14.
OUTDOOR: Placed 4th in the 400m at the Jack Shaw Invited with a time of 53.52 … Posted a time of 56.12 in the 400 hurdles at the Big Ten outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing 23rd, and placed 13th in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:21.75.
2021:
INDOOR: Finished 13th with a 22.48 PR time in the 200m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Posted a PR of 7.19 in the 60m at the Hooiser Hills Invitational, placing 12th in the preliminaries … Was eighth in the 400m race at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, running 50.50 … Was fourth in the 60m hurdle prelims at the B1G Indoor Invitational at a 8.19 time, placing fifth in the finals with a time of 8.16 … Member of the 4x400 relay team at the B1G Indoor Invitational at that placed seventh at 3:25.02 … Ran a 8.17 in the 60m hurdle prelims at the Silverston Invitational to take fourth, placing fifth in the finals at a 8.27 time … Posted a 8.27 time in the 60m hurdle preliminaries at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 16th … Was part of the 4x400 relay that placed seventh in the Big Ten Championships at 3:15.40 … Helped the distance medley relay set a then-school record with a 9:40.00 run in the Big Ten Championships that placed them fifth.
OUTDOOR: Had a third-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the B1G Invite #1, posting a PR of 52.61 … Was one leg of the 4x400 relay that placed eighth at the B1G Invite #1 with a 3:18.41 mark … Posted a 54.66 in the 400m hurdle at the B1G North Florida Invitational to place seventh … Took part in the 4x400 relay at the B1G North Florida Invitational, as the team placed sixth at 3:18.87 … Placed fifth at a 53.81 time in the 400m hurdles of the B1G Invite #2 … Ran one leg of the 4x100 relay at the B1G Invite #2 to help the squad place second at 41.14 … Won the 400m race at the Len Paddock Invite with a time of 49.64 … Ran a 53.16 in the 400m hurdle prelims at the Big Ten Championships … Was one leg of the 4x400 relay team that finished 12th in the Big Ten Championships at 3:16.48
2019-20:
INDOOR: Made Spartan debut with a third place finish in the 60m hurdles at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) ... Member of the fifth place 4x400 relay team (3:23.15) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) ... Recorded a time of 8.26 in the 60m hurdle prelims before placing seventh in the finals at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Set a PR in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.00 to place third overall at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15) ... Registered a time of 8.14 in the 60m hurdles and ran on the 4x400 relay that clocked in at 3:18.83 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29).
Prior to MSU:
Attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, DC where he ran track for coaches Victor Blackett and Rafui Bakare during the 2018-19 season … Track captain during his senior season … 2019 D.C. Gatorade Boys Track Athlete of the Year … First Team All-MET Indoor Track in 2019 … Was the 2019 DCSAA Indoor State Champion in the 55m hurdles … Also was the 2019 110m hurdles Texas Relays Champion … Top high school times – 55h: 7.38; 60h: 8.03; 400h: 53.96; 110h: 14.04; 300h: 37.55 … Honor roll student … Son of Tegrin and Thea Hammock.
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