U.S. Olympic Athletes
Kendra Lancaster
Height: 5-7
Weight: 125 pounds
Current Residence: West Lafayette, Ind.
College: Purdue University
PERSONAL: Born Kendra Lynn Lancaster on Feb. 1, 1987 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Parents are Kent and Karen Lancaster... Kendra has a sister, Kelsie... Kendra was born without a left arm, but played standing volleyball, soccer and basketball while growing up... Sitting volleyball is the first adapted sport in which she has participated... In 2004 at age 17, Kendra played with the women's U.S. Paralympic team that won a bronze medal in Athens... Kendra graduated from Westfield Washington High School in Westfield, Ind., in 2006... She played volleyball all four years... She was a member of the National Honor Society and won the Excellence in Journalism Award and the WHS Volleyball Shamrock Award... Kendra is attending Purdue University and studying pre-veterinary medicine and animal science... She is on track to graduate in 2010... Her favorite move is Pride and Prejudice... Favorite TV shows are Lost and Grey's Anatomy... Kenra's role model is her mother "because she is such a strong person and has always been there for me... Kendra describes herself as "outgoing, energetic and like to have fun no matter where I am or what I'm doing."
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 - Helped the U.S. Women's Sitting Team in winning silver at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Oklahoma... Parapan American Championship (Gold Medal)... WOVD World Cup (Gold Medal). 2009- U.S. Women’s Sitting Team won Parapan American Zonal Championship (Montreal)… also was a member of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team that won gold at the Eurocup (Netherlands)…. 2008 - Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai China (silver medal)... 2006 - Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Netherlands (fifth place)... 2004 - Paralympic Games in Athens (bronze medal)... Kendra has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.
Weight: 125 pounds
Current Residence: West Lafayette, Ind.
College: Purdue University
PERSONAL: Born Kendra Lynn Lancaster on Feb. 1, 1987 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Parents are Kent and Karen Lancaster... Kendra has a sister, Kelsie... Kendra was born without a left arm, but played standing volleyball, soccer and basketball while growing up... Sitting volleyball is the first adapted sport in which she has participated... In 2004 at age 17, Kendra played with the women's U.S. Paralympic team that won a bronze medal in Athens... Kendra graduated from Westfield Washington High School in Westfield, Ind., in 2006... She played volleyball all four years... She was a member of the National Honor Society and won the Excellence in Journalism Award and the WHS Volleyball Shamrock Award... Kendra is attending Purdue University and studying pre-veterinary medicine and animal science... She is on track to graduate in 2010... Her favorite move is Pride and Prejudice... Favorite TV shows are Lost and Grey's Anatomy... Kenra's role model is her mother "because she is such a strong person and has always been there for me... Kendra describes herself as "outgoing, energetic and like to have fun no matter where I am or what I'm doing."
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 - Helped the U.S. Women's Sitting Team in winning silver at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Oklahoma... Parapan American Championship (Gold Medal)... WOVD World Cup (Gold Medal). 2009- U.S. Women’s Sitting Team won Parapan American Zonal Championship (Montreal)… also was a member of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team that won gold at the Eurocup (Netherlands)…. 2008 - Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai China (silver medal)... 2006 - Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Netherlands (fifth place)... 2004 - Paralympic Games in Athens (bronze medal)... Kendra has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Kendra helped the U.S. Women defeat the Shanghai club team in four exhibition matches played in conjunction with the 2011 Colorado Crossroads on March 17-20 in Denver… Kendra tallied four service aces to accumulate 15 points on seven kills. 2010 - Helped the U.S. Women to a gold medals at the Parapan American Championship in Denver and the WOVD World Cup in Port Said, Egypt. She also appeared in 24 sets at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships where she tallied 12 service aces, 0.50 per set, good enough for fourth place amongst the U.S. Women. She also tallied 20 kills, 0.83 per set, and 12 stuff blocks, 0.50, the team high. Her 44 total points, 1.38 per set, placed her amongst the team leaders. 2009 - Kendra helped the U.S. Women to a gold medal at the Eurocup in Roermond, Netherlands. The U.S. Women beat Netherlands in the final... was awarded along with team as the Paralympians of the Year for 2008... 2008- Kendra helped lead the U.S. to a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing... Scored 18 points in Beijing on 13 kills, three blocks and two aces... Started all five matches in the tournament while playing in 11 of the 17 sets... Tied for second on the team in points in a win against Lithuania. Kendra finished the match with seven kills, two aces and one block.
Updated April 1, 2011
