Pembroke Pines to Present 

Key to the City 

to Hometown Olympian 

MEDIA REMINDER

When:  Pembroke Pines Commission Meeting

Date:  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Time:  6:30 pm

Where:  City of Pembroke Pines Commission Chambers at 601 City Center Way

Kendall Ellis:  Kendall Ellis, 28, won the 400m at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field, becoming a National Champion and securing her spot to run the open 400 at the Paris Olympics. At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, she won a Gold Medal for the 4x400m Relay -- Women, and a Bronze Medal for the 4x400m Relay – Mixed. Kendall’s athletic career is filled with a long list of awards and championship titles that date back to 2015. Kendall was born in Pembroke Pines, FL on March 8, 1996 to Wanda and Sam Ellis. She was a Pembroke Pines resident up until college, attending the PPCES and PPCMS West campuses. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2014, the University of Southern California in 2017, and DeVry Keller Graduate School in 2021 with a master’s degree in business.

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