Kennedy Blackmon

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-5
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Plano Senior High
Hometown:
Plano, Texas

Program Outdoor Record Holder (100M, 11.02), 2023; (200M, 22.52), 2023
2023 USTFCCCA DI Midwest Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year
NCAA Outdoor Championships First Team, 2x-Second Team All-American (100M, 200M, 4x100)
2023 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (100M, 200, 4x100)
2023 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (60M, 200M, 4x400)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (100M, 200M, 4x100)
2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
Placed 22nd in 200-meters at 2021 Olympic Trials
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Second Team All-American & Honorable Mention (200M & 4x100)
2021 Big 12 Outdoor Scorer (100M)
2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (400M, 4x400)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (4x1, 4x4)
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (4x1, 4x4)
2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x4)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
60-Meter: 7.22, 2023
200-Meter: 23.24, 2013
300-Meter: 38.64, 2019
400-Meter: 54.82, 2020

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
100-Meter: 11.02, 2023
200-Meter: 22.52, 2023
400-Meter: 55.02, 2023

2023
(Outdoor) Named USTFCCCA DI Midwest Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year ... Was the national runner-up in the 100-meter dash after running an 10.87 (2.3w) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for first-team All-America status, finished ninth in the 200-meter dash (22.53, 2.5w) and 14th in the 4x100 with a 43.52 for second-team All-America status ... Ran a PR at 11.02 in the 100m, qualified for the 200m with a 22.73 at the NCAA West Prelims ... Scored in all three events at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships; third in the 4x100 (43.84), fourth in the 100m (11.19), fourth in the 200m (PR 22.52 in prelims, 23.10 in the finals) ... Claimed first in the 200m with a 22.63 (2.9w) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Took first in the 100m (11.06) and second in the 200m (22.56) at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... Grabbed the win in the 100m at the John Jacobs Invitational with an 11.40 (2.4w) ... Placed fourth in the 400m with a 55.02 at the Sooner Invitational & Multis ... At Texas Relays, finished seventh in the 100m (11.32) and eighth in the 4x100 (44.44) ... Claimed second in the 4x100 (44.50) and fifth in the 200m (23.71) at the Island Relays Bahamas ...

(Indoor) Scored in all three events at the Big 12 Indoor Championships; ran a PR at 7.22 in the 60m for fourth place, finished fifth in the 4x400 (3:38.42) and eighth in the 200m (23.24) ... Claimed first in the 200m (23.34), fourth in the 60m (7.35) and fourth in the 4x400 (3:39.06) at the Windy City Invite ... Took first in the 60m with a 7.36 and 18th in the 200m with a 23.53 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic ... Competed in the 60m and ran a 7.50 at the JD Martin Invitational ... Ran a 7.63 in the 60m at the Arkansas Invitational ...

2022
(Outdoor) Ran a PR at 11.12 (1.7w) and took seventh in the 100-meter dash, clocked a PR at 22.91 (2.0w) in the 200-meter dash for sixth place and finished fourth in the 4x100 with a 3:43.44 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Took first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.15 at the Alumni Muster ... Grabbed first in the 100 (11.54), 200 (23.43) and 4x100 (44.91) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished first in the 100-meter dash (11.51w) and 200-meter dash (23.68) at the Sooner Invitational ... Clocked a 44.80 in the 4x100, a 11.61 in the 100-meter dash and a 3:44.84 in the 4x400 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, taking first, second and third, respectively ... Finished eighth in the 4x100 with a 45.05 and competed in the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays ... Placed second in the 4x100 with 44.96 and third in the 200-meter dash, clocking a 23.66, at the TCU Invitational.

(Indoor) Competed in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash, took fifth in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:40.62 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Finished 12th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.45 at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.39, sixth in the 60-meter dash, clocking a 7.59 at the Husker Invite ... Took second in the 4x400-meter relay at the K-State Winter Invite, clocking a 4:16.32.

2021
(Outdoor) Represented the Sooners at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 200-meters dash and 4x100, placing 16th and 19th, respectively … Competed at prelims in the 100 meter-dash with a time of 11.20. 200-meter dash with a time of 22.73 placing seventh, and the 4x100 with a time of 43.90 placing seventh … Participated in the Big 12 Championships, claiming a personal record in the 100-meter dash for a time of 11.37, placing 6th. Also, ran in the 200-meter dash, 4x100, and 4x400 placing sixth, ninth, and ninth, respectively … Ran at the 2021 Desert Heat Classic in the 200-meters, 4x100, and 4x400 placing second, third, and third, respectively … Took first in the 200-meters with a time of 24.09, second in the 4x100 and third in the 100-meters at the John Jacobs Invitational … Competed at the Sooner Invite, placing first in the 4x100 with a time of 45.55, second in the 4x400 and third in the 400-meters … Ran at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, claiming second in the 4x100 with a time of 44.90 and a time of 23.87 in the 200-meter dash … Claimed first in both the 100-meter dash and 4x100 and second in the 4x400 at the TCU Invitational.

2020
(Indoor) Competed in the 4x400, 400-meter dash and 60 meters at the indoor Big 12 Championships, placing seventh, eighth and 13^th, respectively … Recorded a personal-best 54.82 in the preliminary 400 meters … Placed third in 400 meters with a time of 55.27 and ran the 200 meters in 24.43 at the Tyson Invitational … Took fourth in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.63 at the J.D. Martin Invitational … Helped the 4x400 squad to an eighth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational, crossing the line at 3:43.32 and finished the 200 meters in 24.25 … Competed in the 200 meters and 60 meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial, finishing third and fifth, respectively … Helped the 4x400 squad to a first-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 3:42.82 and fifth in the 60 meters … Claimed two personal records and victories at the K-State Invitational in the 60 meters and 300 meters, finishing in 7.50 and 38.64, respectively.

2019
(Outdoor) Competed at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x4 and 4x1 relay, taking 19th and 21st, respectively, with the squad … Helped the 4x1 run the eighth fastest 4x1 at the West Regional … Scored points for the Sooners with the 4x4 and 4x1 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, finishing in 3:32.61 to take second in the 4x4 and 44.94 to finish third in the 4x1 … PRed in the 400 meters at the National Relay Championships, taking 17th in 55.24 … Took fourth with the 4x1 at the National Relay Championships, finishing in 46.27 … Ran a PR 11.88 100 meters at the John Jacobs Invite to finish fourth, also took first with the 4x1 at the meet … Swept the 4x1 and 4x4 competition at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite, also finished fourth in the 400 in 55.51 … Took second in the 4x4 and third in the 4x1 at Texas Relays in 3:41.47 and 44.58, respectively … Won the 400 meters at the TCU Invite to open outdoor season, finishing in 55.34.

(Indoor) Took fifth with the 4x4 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, running a 3:36.93 … Ran the 60 and 200 meters at Big 12 Indoors in 7.54 and 24.16, respectively … PRed in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational, running a 24.06 … Took second in the 60 meters at the J.D. Martin Invitational in 7.53 to place second … Finished eighth in the 400 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in 55.96 … Ran on the 4x4 that won at the Sooner Challenge in 3:47.14, also took second in the 200 at the meet in 24.93.

HIGH SCHOOL

School record holder in 200 and 400 meters, along with 4x4 and 4x2 relay... 2017-18 Most Valuable Runner at Plano Senior High... Texas 6A state champion in the 400 meters and runner-up in the 200 meters... Champion in the 400 meters at the 2017 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships... 2017 UIL 6A State qualifier in the 200 meters (eighth place)... 2017 USATF National Junior Olympic championships 200 meter qualifier (fourth place)... Team was Plano district champs in 2018... 53.68 PR in the 400 meters, 23.42 PR in the 200 meters.

PERSONAL

Parents are Leon and Nora Blackmon... Has one older sibling, Aubrey... Intended major is clinical laboratory science.