Kendall Sanders

Kendall Sanders
Kendall Sanders
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Hometown:
    Bulverde, Texas
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Previous School:
    Smithson Valley HS
  • Gym Club/Center:
    VIP Gymnastics
  • Event:
    AA
Bio

Prior to Centenary: Competed for VIP Gymnastics club team and head coaches Casey and Angie Boice and Mike Beaufait... Qualified for Regionals each year from 2012-2018, including qualifying for the Western Nationals in 2015... Competing at level 10, won the all-around at Jock Jamz, the Rock Solid Invitational, and level 10 State in 2018... Also reached the Alamo Classic level 10 finals on beam.

High scores before coming to Centenary:

Vault – 9.375

Bars – 9.1

Beam – 9.425

Floor – 9.375

All-Around – 36.9

 

Academically, is a National Honors Society inductee and a Family and Community Services Member.

Personal: Birthday is May 2... Daughter of Dewayne and Brandi Sanders and has two siblings, Corey and Kyle... At Centenary, majoring in biology.

 

What is your favorite event and why: My favorite event is floor because I love to dance, as well as tumble. It is an event that you can show your personality and have fun with.

Why did you Choose Centenary: I chose Centenary because of the gymnastics program and the size of the school. The small class size allows for learning opportunities you would not receive at a big university. When I visited the school, I fell in love with the people and campus. The success rate of graduates being able to find a job or continue their education shows the students are held to a high standard in order to become successful.

News mentions
Jordan Ends Her Ladies Gymnastics Career Runner-Up on Floor, Third on Beam, at USAG Championships
Jordan Ends Her Ladies Gymnastics Career Runner-Up on Floor, Third on Beam, at USAG Championships

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – Two days after receiving her third and fourth USA Gymnastics All-American honors of her collegiate career, Navia Jordan received runner-up honors on floor and third place on beam in the event finals to finish out her Centenary Gymnastics career at the USA Gymnastics Championships on Sunday afternoon, April 14.

Ladies Claim Three USA Gymnastics All-Americans, Jordan to Compete in Event Finals
Ladies Claim Three USA Gymnastics All-Americans, Jordan to Compete in Event Finals

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Senior Navia Jordan was bound and determined to make sure Friday afternoon, April 12, would not be her final collegiate competition. Mission Accomplished.

Gymnastics Readies for USA Gymnastics Championships
Gymnastics Readies for USA Gymnastics Championships

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Four Ladies Gymnasts, senior Navia Jordan, junior Cami Bea Austin, and freshmen Xian Baumgartner and Kendall Sanders, will compete at the annual USA Gymnastics (USAG) Championships during session one of the team semi-finals and all-around finals Friday afternoon, April 12, at the University of Bridgeport. The session, the first of two, is set to begin at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. EDT).

Ladies Gymnastics Claims Three All-Conference Finishes, Places Fifth at MIC Championships
Ladies Gymnastics Claims Three All-Conference Finishes, Places Fifth at MIC Championships

SHREVEPORT, La. – In the Ladies Gymnastics final team competition of the season, junior Cami Bea Austin (vault) and senior Navia Jordan (beam and floor) picked up All-Conference honors, while Centenary finished fifth as a team with a 190.575 at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships Friday night, March 22.

Ladies Gymnastics Records Second-Highest Team Score of Season, Takes Third at Temple
Ladies Gymnastics Records Second-Highest Team Score of Season, Takes Third at Temple

PHILADELPHIA – For the second-straight meet, the Ladies began the competition on beam. And for the second-straight meet, the Ladies gymnastic team set the tempo with a great rotation, breaking 48 on the apparatus for the third time in four meets as Centenary finished the Temple Tri Meet with a 191.500 – its second highest team score of the season. The host Owls won the meet with a 195.175, while William & Mary barely took second with a 191.525.

Ladies Gymnastics Wins on Beam, Records Big Season Best Score at Rutgers Quad
Ladies Gymnastics Wins on Beam, Records Big Season Best Score at Rutgers Quad

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Leading off on beam is never an easy thing to do in a meet, but it was no problem for the Ladies Friday night, March 8.

Sophomore Sierra Ponder Provides This Week's Gym Talk!
Sophomore Sierra Ponder Provides This Week's Gym Talk!

Hi Centenary Ladies fans! This is your sophomore Sierra Ponder coming at you with this week’s Gym Talk!

Ladies Gymnastics Records Highest Road Score of Season, Finishes Fourth at Texas Woman’s Quad
Ladies Gymnastics Records Highest Road Score of Season, Finishes Fourth at Texas Woman’s Quad

DENTON, Texas – In its second meet of the weekend, Centenary took fourth at the Texas Woman’s Quad, finishing with a 190.425 – its highest road score of the season.

Ladies Gymnastics Celebrates Senior Night with Big Season High
Ladies Gymnastics Celebrates Senior Night with Big Season High

SHREVEPORT, La. – While the meet did not start off the way the Ladies Gymnastic team hoped on vault, they rebounded with season bests on the final three rotations and a big season best team score in 2019 by more than six tenths as Centenary lost a close meet to Air Force, 191.350-191.050 on Senior Night Friday, March 1.

Ladies Gymnastics Falls at Lindenwood
Ladies Gymnastics Falls at Lindenwood

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Senior Navia Jordan claimed first on floor with a 9.825 and third on beam with a season best 9.800 to lead Ladies Gymnastics, but Centenary fell on the road at Lindenwood, 194.850-187.450 Sunday afternoon, February 24.

Junior Dorothy Mims Provides this Week's Gym Talk!
Junior Dorothy Mims Provides this Week's Gym Talk!

Hey Ladies gym fans! It’s Dot, Dot, Dot here with this week’s Gym Talk! This past week, our last full week and weekend off of competition before things kick into high gear, started off early and cold in the gym at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning! Throughout the week, your Ladies showed some big upgrades in the gym. Shoutout to sophomore Jenny Jackson for a crazy cool new bar combo, junior Cami Bea Austin’s big girl bar routine (love watching that sky-high tCATCHev!!), and sophomore Jerrica Harris’s gorgeous Jeagers! Also, I’m so impressed to see freshman Xian Baumgartner’s triple series and switch half back on the beam; her gymnastics is always so beautiful to watch!

Senior Tavia Smith Provides this Week's Gym Talk!
Senior Tavia Smith Provides this Week's Gym Talk!

Oh, Hey Centenary gymnastics lovers! I know we had a week off of competition, but that doesn’t mean you get a week off of updates!

Senior Aspen Hattley Provides This Week's Gym Talk after Coming off a Great Home Weekend
Senior Aspen Hattley Provides This Week's Gym Talk after Coming off a Great Home Weekend

Hello Centenary Gymnastics fans! It’s Aspen a.k.a “Spin” checking in to give you this weeks Gym Talk! If you are wondering where I have been this year, they forgot to give me a Gym Talk last semester (I wish I can enter a shocked meme right here) But, I am back to give you this weeks’ one so sit back and grab a cup of coffee ‘cause I have a lot to catch you up on!

Ladies Gymnastics Earns Big Win against Gustavus Adolphus
Ladies Gymnastics Earns Big Win against Gustavus Adolphus

SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team continued its trend of improving its team score in every meet this season. In the penultimate home regular season meet of the season Sunday afternoon, February 3, Centenary bested Gustavus Adolphus 190.375-182.725.

Climbing Higher and Higher: Ladies Gymnastics Breaks 190 for Season High
Climbing Higher and Higher: Ladies Gymnastics Breaks 190 for Season High

SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team broke 190 for the first time in 2019 while also claiming six career bests and two event wins as Centenary (2-5-1) fell to Texas Woman’s (5-4) 192.875-190.075 Friday night, February 1.

In Preparation for our Final Home Meet of February, Seniors Natalie Scates and Makenzie Packer brings Gym Talk to Catch Us Up on the Season!
In Preparation for our Final Home Meet of February, Seniors Natalie Scates and Makenzie Packer brings Gym Talk to Catch Us Up on the Season!

Centenary looks for its second home win of the season Sunday afternoon, February 3.

Sanders Breaks 38 in All-Around as Ladies Gymnastics Finishes Second at Texas Woman’s Quad
Sanders Breaks 38 in All-Around as Ladies Gymnastics Finishes Second at Texas Woman’s Quad

DENTON, Texas –The Ladies Gymnastics Team received season best scores on 3-of-4 events while freshman Kendall Sanders broke 38 to finish second in the all-around as Centenary took second at the Texas Woman’s quad meet Sunday afternoon, January 27.

Ladies Gymnastics Records Big Win in Home Opener vs UW-Eau Claire
Ladies Gymnastics Records Big Win in Home Opener vs UW-Eau Claire

SHREVEPORT, La. – Trailing at the halfway point, the Ladies took the lead in third rotation and claimed 3-of-4 events for the meet as Centenary (1-3) knocked off Wisconsin-Eau Claire (0-2) 188.100-185.725 in the Gold Dome Saturday night, January 19.

Navia Jordan Provides the first Regular Season Gym Talk!
Navia Jordan Provides the first Regular Season Gym Talk!

Hey there Centenary Gym Fans! Senior Navia Jordan here with this week’s Gym Talk! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here as this week was the start to our competitive season.

Freshman Kendall Knaps and Senior Liz Sander Wrap Up the Semester with the Last Two Gym Talks for 2018!
Freshman Kendall Knaps and Senior Liz Sander Wrap Up the Semester with the Last Two Gym Talks for 2018!

Knaps and Sander provides the final Gym Talk of 2018.

Freshman Kendall Sanders Brings this Week's Gym Talk!
Freshman Kendall Sanders Brings this Week's Gym Talk!

Hey Centenary Ladies fans, this is Kendall Sanders with my first Gym talk! 

Jenny Jackson Brings Us this Week's Gym Tallk
Jenny Jackson Brings Us this Week's Gym Tallk

This is sophomore Jenny Jackson coming at you with this week’s Gym talk! The Ladies have really been putting in the work in the gym and the classroom. I have seen so much heart and determination going into last week’s practices as we prepare for our intrasquad coming up this weekend. Shout out to all the Ladies for really putting in the hard work and being intentional.

Sophomore Sierra Ponder Provides the Halloween Edition of Gym Talk!
Sophomore Sierra Ponder Provides the Halloween Edition of Gym Talk!

Hey Centenary Ladies fans! This is your sophomore Sierra Ponder coming at you with this week’s Gym talk! The Ladies have been killing it in the gym by completing harder assignments and focusing on our studies as our midterm exams have been approaching. Shout out to all of the Ladies for being such fighters over this week and really taking it up a notch.

Cami Bea Austin Provides this Week's Gym Talk!
Cami Bea Austin Provides this Week's Gym Talk!

Junior Cami Bea Austin updates us on the happenings with Centenary Gymnastics.

Ladies Gymnastics Introduces Three Newcomers for the 2019 Season
Ladies Gymnastics Introduces Three Newcomers for the 2019 Season

The Centenary Ladies Gymnastics Team, under the direction of head coach eighth year head coach Jackie Fain, introduced the three newcomers for the 2019 season Thursday, October 18. The three newcomers are Xian Baumgartner from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kendall Knapps from Prairieville, Louisiana, and Kendall Sanders from Bulverde, Texas.

Junior Dorothy Mims Brings us This Week's Gym Talk!
Junior Dorothy Mims Brings us This Week's Gym Talk!

Hey Ladies gym fans! This is Dot, Dot, Dot coming at you with this week’s gym talk! This past week was jam-packed, fun-filled, and spent side-by-side nearly the entire time!