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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Rendon Kuykendall

Distance Runner
HOPE CHRISTIAN HS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:17.84

Class 4A state meet

34th

2020 RunningLane National Championships
“Rendon is a model leader in our program and has been, even as a freshman. I can always count on him to be at every single practice rain or shine. We are a blessed staff to have a fine young man such as Rendon in our program.”
Shane Cleveland
Head Coach - head coach of Hope Christian High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 125-pound sophomore won the Class 4A state meet this spring with a time of 15:17.84, breaking the tape 10.53 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Huskies to the team title. Kuykendall also won the Rio Rancho Invitational during the abbreviated spring season. Last fall, Kuykendall was the state’s top finisher at the prestigious Desert Twilight Festival and Kokopelli Invitational, and he placed 34th at the 2020 RunningLane National Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Kuykendall has maintained a weighted 4.56 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Hope Christian High National Honor Society, Kuykendall has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through his church.