Kendall Ellis, a Pembroke Pines, Florida, native is one of the most decorated track athletes in the state of Florida. Ellis holds seven FHSAA State Championships, winning four 400-meter dash state titles and three 4x400 meter relay state titles.  Ellis became the 8th student-athlete in Florida state history to win four consecutive 400-meter dash state championships. She claimed these titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and in 2014 with Saint Thomas Aquinas High School.  Her 4x400 meter relay State Championships were claimed in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Ellis also shined at the collegiate level at the University of Southern California as a 4-time NCAA Division 1 Champion, 14-time Division 1 All-American, and she won five Pac-12 conference championships. Ellis is also a former collegiate and American record holder in the indoor 400-meter dash and a former collegiate 4x400 meter relay record holder.  She was named the 2018 NCAA Division 1 West Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year and the 2017-2018 Pac-12 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.

Ellis has also clinched medals in both the World and Olympic Games. She won a gold medal in the Women’s 4x400 Meter Relay and a bronze medal in the 4x400 Meter Mixed relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and she is a 2- time World Champion in the 4x400 Meter Women’s Relay (2017 & 2019). Ellis also competed in her first individual 400-meter Olympic event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Ellis was selected to the Broward All-County Girls Track and Field First Team in the Sun Sentinel four times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and she is a member of the Bob Hayes Track Meet Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Ellis has been a dedicated athlete committed to excellence in the field of track and field. Ellis has shared her successes of her Olympic gold medal by coming back to South Florida and sharing her experiences by volunteering to coach and motivate. Her success shines a light on the state of Florida and represents the state at the collegiate and professional level.