‘In Illinois, Everyone Knew The Blades Sisters’: In Paris, Kennedy Blades Is Ready To Introduce Herself To The World
Blades defeated six-time world champion Adeline Gray to make her first Olympic team, and now she’s aiming for more.
Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'5"
Age
34
Hometown
Addison
Education
Addison Trail (Ill.) and Marquette (Mich.) DeVry, Missouri Baptist
| 2014-15 Team USA Ranking No. 2 at 69 KG Years on Team USA: 5 (2010-15) Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo. Club: New York AC College: DeVry, Missouri Baptist High School: Addison Trail (Ill.) and Marquette (Mich.) Born: 10/12/1990 Height: 5-5 Likes / Fun Facts: painting, yoga, exploring the wilderness |
| 2014: Second in Phase II World Team Trials… Fifth in Grand Prix of Spain… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Second in U.S. Open… 2013: Third in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… 10th in World Championships… Women’s World Team Wrestle-Off champion… Fifth in World University Games… U.S. Open champion… Second in World Cup… Third in Ukrainian Memorial International… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2012: Second in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… Third in U.S. World Team Wrestle-Off… Fifth in U.S. Open… 2011: Third in Non-Olympic Weights World Team Trials… Fifth in U.S. Open… Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2010: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… FILA Junior Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Open… Second in University Nationals… Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2009: Fourth in New York AC International Open… Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… Second in Junior World Championships… Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials… FILA Junior Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Nationals… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2008: Third in New York AC International… USA Age-Group: 2007 Junior Nationals champion… 2007 Junior Pan American Championships runner-up… Second in 2007 FILA Junior Nationals… 2007 FILA Cadet Nationals champion… College: Attends DeVry University, where she is majoring in multimedia development and design/graphic design… Attended Missouri Baptist Univ., where she was coached by Brian Jackson… Second in 2010 WCWA Women’s College Nationals… Personal: Daughter of John Carlson and Sherri Husler Cone… Has one sister, Rachael… Hobbies include painting, yoga and the outdoors… |
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2013 – 10th (67kg - Women)
- Years of participation: 67kg - Women 2013
- Top finish: 10th – 2013 (67kg - Women)
Career Highlights
- World Cup, St. Petersburg, 2015 (Team - Women)
- World Cup, Tokyo, 2014 (Team - Women)
- Junior World Championships, Ankara, 2009 (63kg (< 2014) - Women)
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