CAREER: Ranks 13th in the career record books in runs (72), 16th in triples (3), and 22nd in at-bats (326).
2015: Academic All-RMAC Honor Roll … Started all 43 games she competed in … Recorded 19 hits on 107 at-bats for a .178 batting average … Scored 14 runs, including a season high three runs at Adams State on March 28 … Drove in five runs … Drew five walks and went 5-for-5 in stolen bases.
2014: Started all 55 games in outfield for the Skyhawks ... Recorded a fielding percentage of .940 (77 putouts, two assists, five errors) ... Collected 35 hits, scored 28 runs and drove in 10 runs ... Added two doubles and a triple while drawing 15 walks ... Recorded a season high three hits at West Texas A&M on Feb. 15 ... Drove in three runs on May 1 to help lead the Skyhawks to a win at Colorado Mesa in the first round of the RMAC Tournament ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.
2013: D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Chosen as FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 11, 2013 for her efforts at the fourth annual Desert Stinger, in which FLC went 2-3 against top NCAA Division II competition ... Started 39 of 41 games ... Batted .296 with 40 hits, 30 runs and 16 runs batted in ... Posted two triples and added 44 total bases while drawing six walks and hit six sacrifice hits ... Stole two bases.
2012: Appeared in 28 games, starting 10 times as an outfielder for the Skyhawks … Batted .143 with 5 hits, 14 runs, and 3 RBI … Recorded 12 putouts and 2 assists in the field for .824 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Berthoud High School in 2011 … Four-year starter at centerfielder and utility player for the Spartans … All-state as a senior … All-conference three times … Honor Roll all four years ... Was MVP of her club team, which won multiple tournaments.
MAJOR: Elementary Education
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Visiting Instructor of Writing Ayla Moore
INTERESTING FACT: Kaitlyn was a rodeo queen.
HOBBIES: Fishing, hiking, road biking, riding horses
FAVORITE FOOD: Biscuits & gravy
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Buffalo Wild Wings
FAVORITE TV SHOW: SportsCenter
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Sean Scott
FAVORITE SINGER/BAND: Garth Brooks
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Colorado Rockies, New Orleans Saints
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Darren Sproles, Calvin Johnson
FATHER: Bryon Bending
| Kaitlyn Bending’s career single-game highs |
| AT BATS | 5, vs Adams State, Mar. 2, 2014 |
| RUNS SCORED | 3, 2x MR, at Adams State, Mar. 28, 2015 |
| HITS | 3, at West Texas A&M, Feb. 15, 2014 |
| RBIs | 3, at Colorado Mesa, May 1, 2014 |
| TOTAL BASES | 4, at CSU-Pueblo, Mar. 22, 2014 |
| STOLEN BASES | 2, vs Black Hills State, Feb. 21, 2015 |
