High School
Senior season included a pair of 17-foot vaults … Cleared 17-1 to win Region I-6A title, breaking Mississippi HS record held by his brother, Sam … Then defended State 6A title with 17-0 vault … In summer of 2023, won. Music City Track Carnival vault with height of 16-4.75 … Ranked equal seven in nation among preps with his 17-1 vault … Indoors, won pair of meets at Arkansas (16-3.75) and LSU (16-5.25).
Produced an undefeated 2022 season as a junior at Oxford High School … Won adidas Outdoor Nationals with a then career best of 16-9.5 (5.12) … Vault ranked 11th nationally among high school vaulters and he was the fifth-best junior for the year … In 2022, won the Mississippi 6A State title with a 16-6.5 vault, which followed a then career best of 16-8 set in the MHSAA 1-6A Region meet … As a sophomore in 2021, finished as State runner-up (15-0), and then cleared 15-8.5 to win the Mississippi Meet of Champions.
Younger brother of Sam Kendricks, an Olympic vaulter who earned a bronze medal in 2016 along with a pair of gold medals at the 2017 & 2019 World Championships … Competing at Ole Miss, Sam won a pair of NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014.
