Marcus Kennedy

Marcus Kennedy after joining the 7-footer club in the high jump at the Bill Schmidt Invite in Denton

Position:
Jumps
Hometown:
University Park, Ill.
Prev School:
Grand Canyon / Grambling State

TFFRS Bio (GCU) I TFFRS Bio (Grambling State) | TFRRS Bio (UNT)

Personal Bests

Triple Jump	13.21m
Long Jump	5.62m
High Jump	2.14m

Honors and Awards
• 2026 All-AAC (High Jump, Outdoor)
• 2025 All-SWAC (High Jump, Outdoor)

2026 Outdoors
Competed in the high jump during the outdoor season … Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and finished 22nd in the high jump at 2.12 meters … Opened the outdoor season with a runner-up finish at the TCU Alumni Invitational ... Added a fifth-place finish at the 44 Farms Invitational ... Won the high jump at the Bill Schmidt Invite with a personal-best clearance of 2.14m ... Closed the season with a runner-up finish at the American Outdoor Championships after clearing 2.08m.

2026 Indoors
Competed in the high jump during the indoor season ... Recorded a runner-up finish at the Oklahoma Classic Invitational with a clearance of 2.06m ... Also finished sixth in the high jump at the American Indoor Championships.

Prior to UNT
Spent his freshman season at Grand Canyon before transferring to Grambling State for a year ... Was an all-conference performer in the high jump as a sophomore, taking second place at the SWAC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 2.07 meters ... Also cleared 2.07m in a first-place finish at the 2025 Pelican Relays ... Set his personal bests in the long jump and triple jump while at Grand Canyon ... Took second in the triple jump at the Glendale Invitational in 2024 with a mark of 13.21m ... Recorded his PR in the long jump (5.62m) at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta.