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  Kristen Lenhardt
Kristen Lenhardt

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ft. Collins, Colo.

High School:
Ft. Collins HS

Height:
6-1

Position:
Forward

UW This Season: One of three returning starters to the Cowgirl squad...a strong and physical player, she has a great attitude and work ethic...can play both inside and out...really made a commitment to improve her game in the off-season.

Junior (2003-04): Averaged 31.1 minutes in 29 starts during the season...she also added 8.1 points and four rebounds per contest, which was third on the team...shot 60-84 (.714) from the free throw line, 66-191 (.346) from the field and 42-116 (.362) from the three-point line, which was seventh in the Mountain West Conference...in MWC games, she ranked fifth in three-point percentage...scored in double-figures in nine games on the year...averaged 18.5 points and 3.5 rebounds to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the Mountain West Conference Tournament...had a breakout game in the second game of the season against New Mexico (3/4/04) as she finished with a career high 20 points and a season high two blocks...she was 8-14 (.571) from the field and 4-8 (.500) from the three-point line...in a career high 38 minutes, she recorded a game high 14 points along with two assists and one blocked shot against New Mexico (2/7/04)...in the game against Northern Iowa (12/10/03), she eclipsed her previous career high and scored 11 points, while shooting 3-6 (.500) from the field and 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc...tied that twice with 11 points against BYU (1/17/04) and Colorado State (1/30/04)...had a good night against Southern Utah (11/28/03) as she scored seven points, had eight rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes of play...in only the second start of her career against Denver (11/22/03), she finished with six points...played 30 minutes and was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line...an Academic All-MWC selection.

Sophomore (2002-03): Played in 27 of 30 games on the season for the Cowgirls...averaged one point and almost one rebound per game...shot 12-14 (.857) from the free throw line...tied a season high with five points in 16 minutes of play against Washington State (11/22/02)...had four rebounds and two assists in that same game...also scored five points against Alaska-Fairbanks (11/29/02) and Idaho State (1/4/03)...recorded a career high three blocks against Alaska-Fairbanks (11/29/02)...in the second exhibition game of the season, she scored six points and had four rebounds...scored five points, had four rebounds in the Cowgirls first exhibition game and was a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line...a first time Academic All-MWC selection.

2001-02 (Freshman): Played in 12 games as a true freshman for the Cowgirls, including her first career start against Brigham Young (1/12/02)...averaged almost one point and 1.2 rebounds per contest...in her first start recorded five points, along with three rebounds and one assist...in 16 minutes of play against Western New Mexico (1/1/02), she had a season high five rebounds and one assist.

High School: A Rocky Mountain All-Conference selection as a junior and senior at Ft. Collins High School...also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a junior...helped her team to the Colorado Northern League Championship twice and the runner-up spot in the 1999-2000 Colorado 5A State Championship...as a senior, her team made it to the state semi-finals...was coached by Mike Portelance...an excellent student, she was named First Team All-Academic as a junior and senior...originally from Cheyenne, Wyo. before moving to Ft. Collins...chose Wyoming over Army and Dartmouth, among others.

Personal: One of two children of Kevin and Nancy Lenhardt...born June 14, 1983 in Cheyenne, Wyo...majoring in communications.

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