The 5-foot-5 senior raced to the Class 3A individual state championship this past season with a meet-record time of 15:53.8, leading the Huskies to second place as a team. Pendergast finished fourth nationally at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship
Pendergast has maintained a 4.13 GPA in the classroom.
A member of her school's student government, she has volunteered locally as a member of the faith-based Young Life ministry and the National Honor Society.