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Sam Kendricks is the son of Mark and Marni Kendricks. He has a twin brother named Tom. Kendricks’ father Scott is one of his coaches. In December of 2017, Kendricks married Leanne Zimmer. Kendricks began pole vaulting in seventh grade. In high school, he lettered in cross country, soccer, and track and field and was named Most Outstanding Cadet for Oxford High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC.In 2011, Kendricks was named Mississippi Gatorade Boys’ High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year. At Ole’ Miss, Kendricks set both the indoor and outdoor pole vault records as a freshman. Currently, Kendricks serves as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He also has volunteered for youth soccer programs and participated in fundraising for research for breast cancer and St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.