2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
COLLEGIATE BEST
SP | 12.63m (41-5 1/4) | Mar 13, 2026 | Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
WT | 14.34m (47-0 3/4) | Jan 16, 2026 | Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
HT | 47.60m (156-2) | Apr 24, 2026 | Charlotte Invitational
DT | 41.02m (134-7) | Apr 2, 2026 | VertKlassing Meeting
2025-26 (Freshman): Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Seahawks... Finished 10th in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw with a season-best mark and ninth-best performance in program history at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (Jan 16, 2026)... Outdoor: Finished third in the hammer throw and fifth in the shot put and discus throw at the Seahawk Invitational (Mar 6, 2026)... Placed sixth in the hammer throw and 14th in the discus throw with the ninth best performance in program history at the VertKlassing Meeting (Apr 2, 2026)... Finished 13th in the hammer throw and 17th in the shot put and discus throw at the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 15, 2026).
High School: Competed for coach Jon Beyle at East Chapel Hill High School ... Two-time All-America selection, three-time all-conference and all-region selection ... Two-time conference and regional champion ... Â Two-time indoor and two-time outdoor DAC VI Women's Thrower of the Year ... Set career-bests of 40.54 meters (133-0) in discus throw, 37.58 meters (123-3) in hammer throw, 11.55 meters (37-9) in shot put and 13.11 meters (43-0) in weight throw ... Member of the National Honors and National Achievers Society ... Also played volleyball in high school.
Personal: Full Name: Kendall Nicole Headen Ross ... Born in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Daughter of Anthony Ross and Brandi Headen Ross ... Majoring in sociology ... Has two older sisters, Taylor and Nyla.
