Kendrick Branch

Class: Senior Hometown: Rockford, Ill. High School: Rockford Jefferson

Event: Jumps

Updated July 28, 2011

2010-11: Competed in seven indoor meets and five outdoor meets...Earned 18 top-ten finishes...Placed first in the high jump at the Joey Haines Invitational and Vanderbilt Invitational...Participated in the MVC Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

2009-10: Won the high jump competition at three meets - the Gladstein Invitational, McDonald's Invitational, and Illinois State Redbird Invitational - during the season...Garnered eight top five finishes during the season...Recorded a season-best jump of 6-08.25 (2.04m) at the McDonald's Invitational...Competed in the triple jump in two meets during the season.

2008-09: Cleared the top four highest marks on the team in the indoor season in the high jump, including a season-best 6-05.50 at the Iowa State Classic, Feb. 14...Had three top five finishes in the high jump during the indoor season...Also competed in the long jump in three meets and the triple jump in four times in the indoor season...Finished ninth at his first MVC Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a jump of 6-02.75...Competed in the high jump in five outdoor meets.

High School: Came to Southern Illinois from Jefferson High School.

Personal: Full name is Kendrick Kentrell Branch...Majors in cinema and photography...Born July 16, 1990...Son of Isaiah and Leona Branch.