Kendra Schaaf Class: Sophomore Hometown: Craven, Saskatchewan High School: Lumsden Experience: 1V

2008-09: One of the best individual seasons in Washington history for the freshman phenom ... named the Pac-10 Conference Athlete of the Year and led the Huskies to the school's first NCAA Championship ... placed 12th at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors ... won the Pac-10 individual championship, smashing the conference meet record and Springfield Country Club course record in a time of 19:24 that was nearly 30 seconds ahead of teammate Mel Lawrence in second-place ... became UW's first Pac-10 cross country champ since Regina Joyce in 1982, and led the team to a perfect score ... led the Huskies to their first ever win at Pre-Nationals, placing third overall ... won the individual title at the Tiger Invitational, covering the 5,000-meters in a blistering 15:46 ... won her first collegiate outing at the Sundodger Invitational, running 19:58 to become the first woman to break 20-minutes at Lincoln Park ... just five days after the NCAA meet, she successfully defended her Canadian Junior Cross Country National Championship in Guelph, Ontario, winning by 13 seconds ... (Track): Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility ... competed once unattached, winning the 1,500-meters at the Ken Shannon Invite in a time of 4:23.55 that would have been a Regional qualifier ... had a busy summer running mostly in Canada ... won the Canadian Junior National Championship at 1,500-meters by nearly four seconds in a meet-record 4:20.50, and then gapped the field by 40 seconds to win the 3,000-meter title in another meet record time of 9:14.62 ... also competed at the Canadian Senior Nationals, taking second in the 5,000-meters in a PR of 15:52.74, which would have ranked 5th in school history.

High School and Personal: Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ... parents are Gale and Brian Schaaf ... has one older brother, Jared ... competed for the Queen City Striders Track Club ... Canada's top junior distance runner in 2008 ... won the Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships in 2007 ... placed 20th overall at the 2008 World Junior Cross Country Championships in Scotland, the top finisher for Team Canada ... placed 7th in the 5000-meters at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Poland, and finished 13th in the 1500-meters ... won the junior women's 4K at the 2008 NACAC Cross Country Championships, leading Canada to the title over the U.S. ... swept provincial titles her junior and senior years, winning the cross country titles as well as winning the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m runs on the track both years, setting numerous provincial records ... finished 2nd in the 5K at the Victoria International Track Classic, running a personal-best of 16:05 ... won the 1500m at the Harry Jerome meet in 4:20, a personal best ... was 3rd in the 3K at 2008 Canadian Junior Nationals, and 4th in the 1500m ... interested in environmental engineering.

Major Meets
2007 Canada Jr. XC - 1st
2008 NACAC Jr. XC - 1st (1st Canada)
2008 World Jr. XC - 20th (1st Canada)
2008 Canada Jr. TF - 4th, 3000m; 3rd, 1500m
2008 World Jr. TF - 13th, 1500m; 7th, 5000m
2008 Pac-10 XC - 1st (1st UW)
2008 NCAA XC - 12th (1st UW)*
2008 Canada Jr. XC - 1st
2009 Canada TF Champs - 2nd, 5000m
2009 Canada Jr. TF - 1st, 1500m; 1st, 3000m

* - Indicates All-America Honor Won

Personal Best Marks
1500m.......4:18.61
3000m.......9:14.62
5000m.......15:52.74