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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Nate Kaiser

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Tell City, Ind.
  • Highschool Tell City

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K - 
24:06.5 at Bradley 'Pink' Invitational (10-15-2021)
10K - 31:04.8 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (11-12-2021)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
3,000m:
8:20.94 at GVSU Big Meet-Saturday (2-12-2022)
5,000m: 14:30.35 at GVSU Big Meet-Friday (2-11-2022)
Outdoor-
1,500m:
3:55.86 at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (4-2-2022)
5,000m: 14:20.33 at Indiana Invitational (4-22-2023)
10,000m: 29:57.71 at Horizon League Championships (5-9-2025)
3,000m Steeplechase: 9:32.61 at Horizon League Championships (5-8-2021)

Of Note: Earned the department's Mel Garland Distinguished Student-Athlete Award at the 2024 Jag Awards, given annually to the department's top male and female student-athletes. 

2024-25 SEASON
Cross Country (Graduate):
Earned First Team All-Horizon League honors by virtue of his third-place finish at the league championships on Nov. 2, running an 8K time of 24:24.2... earned the team's Coaches Award at the 2025 Jag Awards... voted Horizon League All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... competed in three meets as the team's top finisher on all three occasions... ran a season-best 8K time of 24:13.60 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 18, placing 16th overall... capped the season as the team's top finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, running the 10K race in a time of 30:32.3.  
Indoor (Graduate): Did not compete in any meets.
Outdoor (Graduate): Earned podium finishes in both the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the Horizon League Championships... placed fourth in the 10K with a personal-best time of 29:57.11 on May 9... followed up with a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m event on May 11 with a time of 14:42.90... ran a season-best 5K time of 14:24.78 at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 27.
Academics: Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for cross country and track... chosen to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.  

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): First Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of his fifth-place finish at the league championships... voted to the #HLXC All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... was a two-time #HLXC Men's Runner of the Week, earning the award on Sept. 6 and Sept. 19... was among the team's top two finishers in all five of his entries, including leading the team to the finish line three times... opened the season with back-to-back race wins at the Mike Baumer XC Classic (Sept. 1) and Jaguar Invitational (Sept. 15)... ran a winning 5K time of 14:45.7 at the Baumer Classic to earn #HLXC Runner of the Week honors... followed up with a win at the Jaguar Invitational with a time of 24:24.97, later earning a second #HLXC Runner of the Week award... was the team's No. 2 runner (ninth overall) at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic with an 8K time of 24:36.8... ran a season-best 8K time of 24:23.3 at the Horizon League Championships as the team's No. 2 runner (fourth overall) on Oct. 28... closed the season as the team's top runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (31st overall) with a 10K time of 30:28.2 on Nov. 10. 
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete in any meets.
Outdoor (Senior): Did not compete in any meets.
Academics: Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District... selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Did not compete in any meets in uniform. 
Indoor (Junior): Did not participate in any indoor meets.
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in five outdoor meets... began the season with a top-ten finish in the 1,500m at the Blizzard Buster (May 17)... placed third in the 5,000m at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (Apr. 1)... clocked a personal-best 14:20.33 in the 5,000m at the Indiana Invitational (Apr. 22)... finished first at the Horizon League Championship (May 6) in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, clocking a personal-best 30:05.08 in the 10,000m.
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
First Team All-Horizon League performer and three-time Horizon League Runner of the Week honoree... was the team's top finisher in five of his six entries... earned all-league honors as the team's No. 2 runner (fourth overall) at the league championships, running an 8K time of 25:51.0 to help the Jags to the team title... earned #HLXC Runner of the Week honors after clocking a school record 8K time of 24:06.5 at the Bradley 'Pink' Invitational on Oct. 15, placing fourth overall... earned #HLXC Runner of the Week honors in the first week of the season as IUPUI's top finisher at the Butler Twilight on Sept. 3 where he clocked a time of 18:18.1... his time was the quickest by an IUPUI runner ever at the season opener at Northview Church... also named #HLXC Runner of the Week after finishing fifth overall at the IUPUI Jaguar Classic on Sept. 10, finishing the 8K race in a time of 24:52.3... was the team's top finisher at the Joe Piane Invitational (12th overall), running a 5-mile time of 24:57.0... capped the season as the team's top finisher (50th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 12, running a 10K time of 31:04.8. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Earned All-Horizon League honors in the 3,000m event, placing third at the league championships with a time of 8:25.48... also scored in the 5,000m event with a fourth-place time of 14:31.12... opened the indoor season with a win in the 3K at the Bellarmine Open with a time of 8:34.52... had his best 5K of the indoor season at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday on Feb. 11, placing third overall in a time of 14:30.35, which ranked No. 5 on the program's all-time list... followed with a personal best 3,000m time of 8:20.94 the next day at the GVSU Big Meet-Saturday on Feb. 12, putting him No. 3 on the program's all-time list.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Was Horizon League runner-up in both the 5,000 and 10,000m events... also voted #HLTF All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... clocked a personal best 10,000m time of 30:29.29 on the opening night of the Horizon League Championships for a second-place finish, moving him to No. 7 on the program's all-time list in the event... capped the meet with a 5K time of 14:44.58 to also place second... ran a personal best 1,500m time of 3:55.86 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, putting him No. 8 on the program's all-time list... ran a personal best 5,000m time of 14:24.83 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Apr. 14, placing fourth overall, placing fourth overall and putting him No. 4 on the program's all-time list. 
Academic: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters.


2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors by virtue of a ninth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships, helping IUPUI to the team title... clocked a time of 26:01.6 at the Horizon League Championships at Northview Church on Mar. 4. 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor meets... scored points in both the 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m events at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships... was seventh in the steeple, running a personal best time of 9:32.61 on May 8... followed with an eighth-place finish in the 5K with a time of 14:48.78 on May 9... opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 5K at the Gibson Invitational with a personal best time of 14:48.26... ran his first-ever steeple at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24, placing sixth in a time of 9:43.33. 
Academic: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) for the fall semester.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Second Team All-Horizon League performer placed tenth overall at the league championships (Nov. 2) while helping the Jaguars to a league championship... finished among IUPUI's top five runners in all seven meets, including finishing as high as No. 3 in the Jags' lineup twice... ran a season-best 8K time of 24:45.0 at the Horizon League Championships as the Jaguars' No. 3 finisher... was also IUPUI's No. 3 finisher at the John McNichols Invitational on Sept. 21, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:52.8... made his collegiate debut with a personal best 6K effort of 19:13.3 at the Butler Twilight on Aug. 30, placing 15th overall... capped the season with a personal best 10K time of 32:39.2 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, placing 96th overall and No. 4 in the Jaguars' lineup.  
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... made his indoor debut with a third-place finish in the 3,000m event at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 11, clocking a time of 8:42.70... was runner-up in the 5,000m event at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 18, running a time of 15:26.23... just missed scoring in both the 3,000m and 5,000m events at the Horizon League Championships... opened with a 10th-place finish at in the 5K on Feb. 29, running a season-best time of 15:11.17... followed up by placing 11th in the 3K with a time of 8:49.88.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

High School: Earned nine varsity letters in cross country, track and basketball at Tell City High School... was a two-time All-State performer in cross country, placing 15th at the IHSAA State Championships as a senior and 17th as a junior... was 2018 conference champion in cross country... was the 2A MVP in cross country in 2018... helped his Tell City squad to a 4x800 regional title in 2017 and was two-time sectional champion in the mile... was a four-year state qualifier in cross country and two-time state qualifier in track... had personal best times of 4:22 in the mile and 15:30 in the 5K in cross country... was a six-time Academic Scholar, a Scholar Athlete selection, two-year National Honor Society member and three-year member of Tell City's student council.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Distance
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2021-2022Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2022-2023Senior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2023-2024Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2024-2025Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0"