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COLLEGE STATION, TX - August 18, 2022 - Kennady Fontenot during Texas A&M Aggies Cross Country photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Kennady Fontenot Season 2022

ClassFreshman
HometownNew Braunfels, Texas
KENNADY FONTENOT
HONORS AND MEDALS
  • NCAA outdoor Second Team All-American 3,000m steeplechase (2025)
  • South Central All-Region Team cross country (2024)
  • South Central All-Region Team cross country (2023)

TEXAS A&M ALL-TIME TOP-12 PERFORMERS LIST
  • #2 outdoor women's 3,000m steeplechase - 9:52.75
  • #2 indoor women's 3,000m - 9:23.61
  • #3 outdoor women's 5,000m - 15:54.01
  • #7 indoor women's 5,000m - 16:15.23

SENIOR YEAR (2025/26)
  • Cross Country
    • Competed in one meet during the season and placed second in the 5k at the John McKenzie Invitational with a time of 17:53.4
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in five meets during the outdoor season
    • Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the 44 Farms Team Invitational with a time of 10:45.91

JUNIOR YEAR (2024/25)
  • Cross Country
    • Competed in six meets during the cross country season
    • Broke three personal bests during the season in the 3k (10:54.6), 5k (17:25.9) and 6k (20:11.8)
    • Secured her second-straight year earning South Central All-Region honors, placing 25th at the regional meet in a time of 20:17.4
  • Indoor
    • Competed in six meets during the indoor season
    • Recorded a new personal best time of 9:23.61 in the 3000m to win the Charlie Thomas Invitational
    • Logged a personal best time of 16:15.23 in the 5000m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston
    • Placed fourth in the 3000m at the Ted Nelson Invitational
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season
    • Earned the first All-America honor of her career in the 3,000m steeplechase after a personal-best time of 9:52.75
    • Recorded another pair of personal bests in the 1,500m (4:28.84) and 5,000m (15:54.01)
    • Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the SEC Championships

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2023/24)
  • Cross Country
    • Competed in six meets during the cross country season
    • Logged two fourth-place finishes at the John McKenzie Invitational and Texas A&M Invitational
    • Had a standout showing at the NCAA South Central Regional, placing 14th in the 6k in 20:54.5 earning South Central All-Region honors
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in six meets during the indoor season
    • Recorded two personal bests in the mile (4:52.25) and 3,000m (9:41.17) during the season
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season
    • Broke the school record in the 3,000m steeplechase at Penn Relays with a time of 10:06.06
    • Marked another two personal bests in the 1,500m (4:33.40) and 5,000m (16:19.48) throughout the season
    • Scored points for the Aggies at the SEC Championships placing sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:18.66

FRESHMAN YEAR (2022/23)
  • Cross Country
    • Competed in four meets during her debut cross country season
    • Recorded her best finish of the season at the Texas A&M Invitational in the 5k, placing 10th 
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in three meets during the indoor season
    • Won the first event of her collegiate career in the 5,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
Kennady Fontenot Head Shot
Kennady Fontenot Head Shot
Kennady Fontenot Head Shot