Katherine Mendenhall

Photo by: Owen Fink, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Levi Phillips, BGSU Athletics

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Time/Mark	Date/Meet
Pentathlon (I)	3609,	at Meyo Invitational
Heptathlon (O)	4642,	at MAC Outdoor Championships

Awards & Honors

2024-25 | Graduate
Indoor

Appeared in six meets, competing in pentathlon, high jump, long jump, 60 meter hurdles, and shot put
Finished sixth in the pentathlon (3481) at MAC Indoor Championships
Finished second in high jump (1.63m) at Silverston Invitational
Finished third in high jump (1.70m) at Al Campbell Invitational
Won high jump (1.65m) at BGSU Early Bird Invitational

Outdoor

2023-24 | Senior
Indoor

Competed in the 600, long jump, shot put, high jump, and pentathlon
Recorded a personal best in the 600 at the Tom Wright Open, finishing in 1:39.89 placing fourth
Recorded a personal best in the pentathlon at the Meyo Invitational, finishing fourth with 3,609 points
Recorded a personal best in the 800, in the pentathlon at Meyo Invite. Finished in 2:25.82 finishing third
Recorded two personal best in the pentathlon at MAC Championship. Recorded a 8.98 finish in the 60 hurdles and a 5' 8.75 mark in the high jump
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Competed in the high jump and heptathlon
Recorded a personal best in the javelin throw in the heptathlon, at Bryan Clay. Recording a 109' 1" mark
Recorded a personal best in the heptathlon at the MAC Championship, finishing with 4,642 points
Academic All-MAC

2022-23 | Junior
Indoor

All-MAC second team (High Jump)
MAC runner-up in the high jump, earning a medal with a PR of 1.70m
Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the Akron Invite, recording a PR score of 3,374 that ranks 13^th in program history
Had a PR in the shot put at the Akron Invite (10.84m)
Tallied a PR in the 60 hurdles at the MAC Championship (9.22)
Finished 10th in the pentathlon at the MAC Championship, recording a score of 3,366 that ranks 14^th in program history
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Threw the javelin at the Blizzard Buster, recording a PR of 106-11.00 (32.60m) to place fourth

2021-22 | Sophomore
Indoor

Secured the team’s top four marks in the high jump, winning the event at the Akron Invitational (5-6.00) and Chippewa Invitational (5-5.00)
Saw several successes at the Akron Invitational, placing fourth in the 800 (2:32.65), fifth in the 60 hurdles (9.49), and sixth in the long jump (15-7.50) as part of her fifth-place finish in the pentathlon (3,317)
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Secured the team’s season-best mark in the high jump at the Raleigh Relays (5-3.00)
Earned two of the season’s top three times in the 100 hurdles, including a 13^th-place finish at the Blizzard Buster (15.44)

2020-21 | Freshman
Indoor

Completed in the high jump, long jump and 60 hurdles for the Falcons
Placed 15^th in the high jump at the MAC Championships, clearing 5-feet-1 (1.55m)
Established a personal best and tied for first in the high jump at the BG Opener with a mark of 5-5 (1.65m)
Also won The Big Meet at 5-4.5 (1.64m) in the high jump
Set a collegiate PR in the long jump with a mark of 16-3.75 (4.97m) at the Sid Sink Invitational
In the 60 hurdles, ran a personal-best time of 9.47 seconds in the prelims at The Big Meet

Outdoor

Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the MAC Outdoor Championship (4,569)
Finished eighth in the 100 hurdles at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (15.68)
Added another eighth-place finish in the heptathlon at the Gibson Invitational (4,366)

Willoughby, Ohio

Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Willoughby South High School under coaches Matthew Luck and Sheri Paoletto
Selected as a team captain
Posted a personal best high jump of 5'6"
Named Team Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year
Placed third at the indoor state meet
Also lettered in volleyball for the Rebels