2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Joshua Beam
NCAA
Tobias Albrigtsen
Jeff Evans
Western Washington University
UAA Athletics
Western Washington University
Nathan Pearsall
Kinley Erickson
UAA Athletics

Kendall Kramer

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    West Valley High School
  • Hometown:
    Fairbanks, Alaska

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes
- 2022 NCAA Division II Cross Country All-American
- 2023 NCAA Division II Cross Country All-American
- 2024 NCAA Division II Cross Country All-American
- 2024 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships National Runner-Up
- 2021 GNAC Championships All-Conference
- 2022 GNAC Championships All-Conference
- 2023 GNAC Championships All-Conference
- 2024 GNAC Championships All-Conference
- 2022 GNAC Cross Country Champion
- 2023 GNAC Cross Country Champion
- 2024 GNAC Cross Country Champion
- 2022 GNAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2023 GNAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2024 GNAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2021 NCAA Division II West Region All-Region Finisher
- 2022 NCAA Division II West Region All-Region Finisher
- 2023 NCAA Division II West Region All-Region Finisher
- 2024 NCAA Division II West Region All-Region Finisher
- 2023 NCAA Division II West Region Champion
- 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s West Region Runner of the Year
- 2021 GNAC All-Academic Selection
- 2022 GNAC All-Academic Selection
- 2023 GNAC All-Academic Selection
- 2024 GNAC All-Academic Selection
- 2024-25 GNAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Top Times
5k: 18:14.0 (Aug. 26, 2023 at Seawolf Throwdown)
6k: 20:06.9 (Nov, 9, 2024 at NCAA DII West Regional Championships)


2024 | Senior
Participated in seven races for the Nanooks in 2024 ... Began the season by taking first place on Aug. 31 at the Seawolf Throwdown, finishing in 20:42.3 ... Finished the Blue & Gold 6k in 22:00.0 on Sept. 14, taking second place in the race ... Followed that up with two more second-place finishes at the Bill Roe Classic on Sept. 28 and the Lewis Crossover on Oct. 12, finishing the two races in 20:31.9 and 20:54.4, respectively ... At the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26, crossed the finish line in 20:32.3, putting her in first place and giving her her third straight GNAC title ... Followed that up by setting a career-best time of 20:06.9 at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships on Nov. 9 to take second place at the race ... Earned her fourth All-West Region honor ... Concluded the season by competing at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23 ... Placed second at the race with a time of 20:30.7 and earned All-American honors

2023 | Junior
Kramer participated in seven races for the Nanooks in the 2023 season ... She opened the season in second place on Aug. 26, 2023, at the Seawolf Throwdown ... In the 5k race, Kramer ran a 18:14.0 ... In her second, Kramer one-upped her second place, winning the Nanook Frontier Clash, in the first 6k of the year, Kramer completed the race in 22:32.0 … She took fourth at the San Francisco State Invitational on Oct. 6, 2023 with a time of 21:44.3 in the 6k ... Kramer won her next race, the 2023 GNAC Cross Country Championship, winning with a time of 20:46.2 … Kramer secured a second-straight win, winning the NCAA Divsion II West Region Cross Country Championships 6k with a time of 20:29.8, her career-best 6k finish ... Kramer took sixth ... Her time of 21:03.4 marked her best 6k time of the season ... Her time and placement at Regionals earned her an individual qualifier spot at the 2023 NCAA Championships ... At Championships she finished 23rd with a time of 20:31.2 ... Kramer was a one-time GNAC XC Athlete of the Week 

2022 | Sophomore

Kramer participated in six races for the Nanooks in the 2022 season ... She won her first race of the season on Sept. 3, 2022 with a first-place finish at the Seawolf Throwdown ... In the 6k race, Kramer raced in 22:17.0 ... She took second at the Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears XC Open, hosted by MSUB, on Oct. 7, 2022 with a time of 17:04.7 in the 5k ... She followed up with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA DII Pre-Nationals GNAC ... Kramer took sixth ... Her time of 21:03.4 marked her best 6k time of the season ... Kramer won the 2022 GNAC Cross Country Championships, finishing the 6k in 20:37.0 her career-best 6k … At the NCAA DII West Region Championships in Monmouth, Ore. Kramer finished in second-place, right after Naomi Bailey earning All-West Region honors with a time of 20:58.5 ... Her time and placement at Regionals earned her an individual qualifier spot at the 2022 NCAA Championships ... At Championships she finished 8th with a time of 20:52.2 ... Kramer was a one-time GNAC XC Athlete of the Week ... Her eight place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships is the highest finish in Nanook Cross Country history.

2021 | Freshman
Remained freshman due to COVID-19 extra year. Kramer participated in five races for the Nanooks in the 2021 season ... She won her first collegiate race on Aug. 28, 2021 with a first-place finish at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... In the 5k race, Kramer raced in 18:34.0 ... She took sixth at the Bill Roe Classic, hosted by WWU, on Oct. 9, 2021 with a time of 22:19.3 ... She followed up with a third-place finish at the 2021 GNAC Championships in Lacey, Wash ... Kramer took third, following just behind teammate Rosie Fordham ... Her time of 21:34.5 and finish of third earned her All-GNAC honors ... Kramer raced at the NCAA DII West Region Championships in Monmouth, Ore. and finished in fifth-place, earning All-West Region honors with a time of 21:36.1 ... Her time and placement at Regionals earned her an individual qualifier spot at the 2021 NCAA Championships ... At Championships she finished 72nd with a time of 21:52.5 ... Kramer was a one-time GNAC XC Athlete of the Week ... GNAC All-Academic Team.

2020 | Freshman (COVID-19 Spring Season)
Did not race.

Prior to Alaska

West Valley High School
Kramer ran for West Valley prior to committing to the Alaska Nanooks. 2017-18, 18-19, 19-20 Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Player of the Year. 

Personal
Daughter of Mike Kramer and Susan Schwartz ... Her father ran cross country and track and field at Washington State University.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2021Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2023Junior

    5'2"
  • 2024Senior

    5'3"