Competed: 2015-18

Graduated: 2018

Major: Business Administration

Birthdate: 3/8/1996

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USC CAREER

• Ellis was a 12-time first-team All-American and 5-time Pac-12 Champion while at USC
   

• She is the USC record-holder in the 400m and ranks 9th in the 200m
   

• Gained national fame due to her epic final leg and stretch run in the NCAA 4x400m relay final which clinched the 2018 team title for USC
   

• 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships…2nd in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m, 3rd in the 4x100m
   

• 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships…400m champion…She won with a USC, collegiate and USA indoor record of 50.34
   

• 2017 NCAA Championships…3rd in the 400m, 2nd in the 4x400m with a school record of 3:23.35
   

• 2017 Pac-12 Championships…1st in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m
   

• 2016 NCAA Championships…10th in the 400m, 8th in the 4x400m
   

• 2016 Pac-12 Championships…2nd in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m
   

• 2015 NCAA Championships ….24th in the 400m, 2nd in the 4x400m
   

• 2015 Pac-12 Championships….5th in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m
   

• 2015 set the USC freshman 400m record

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USA CAREER

• 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials….4th in the 400m
   

• 2019 World Championships (Doha)…14th in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m
   

• 2019 USATF Championships…2nd in the 400m
   

• 2018 USATF Championships…3rd in the 400m
   

• 2017 World Championships (London)….24 in the 400m, 1st in the 4x400m
   

• 2017 USATF Championships….3rd in the 400m
   

• 2015 Pan Am Juniors….3rd in the 400m
   

• 2015 USA Junior Championships…1st in the 400m

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PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• 2021 Diamond League (Gateshead)….1st in the 400m
   

• 2020 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix…2nd in the 300m
   

• 2019 Diamond League (Paris)…2nd in the 400m
   

• 2019 Diamond League (Zurich)…7th in the 400m
   

• 2019 Diamond League (Rome)…6th in the 400m

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PERSONAL

• Parents are Wanda and Samuel Ellis…Kendall is from Pembroke Pines, Fla.
   

• She is passionate about mentorship and volunteering