Skip To Main Content

Upcoming Events and Recent Results

Western Illinois University Athletics

2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

Grant Kaiser

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Glenwood

Biography

CAREER BESTS

CROSS COUNTRY

5-mile: 26:60.0 (10/3/14 at Notre Dame Invite)
6K:  19:15.6 (9/2/16 at WIU Early Bird Invite)
8K: 26:15.5 (10/29/16 at Summit League Championships)
10K: 32:47.2 (11/10/17 at NCAA Division I Midwest Cross Country Championships)

INDOOR
800-meter run: 2:00.55 (2/3/17 at Don DeNoon Invite)
3000-meter run: 9:03.65 (2/6/16 at Don DeNoon Invitational)
5000-meter run: 16:11.03 (2/10/17 at GVSU Big Meet)
Mile: 4:29.91 (2/4/17 at Don DeNoon Invitational)

OUTDOOR
800-meter run: 1:59.15 (4/21/18 at Tom Botts Invite)
1500-meter run: 4:03.45 (5/14/16 at Summit League Championships)

3000-meter run: 9:05.26 (4/18/15 at Illinois Twilight)
5000-meter run: 15.24.20 (4/29/16 at Kip Janvrin Open)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- 2016-17 Summit League Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
- 2016 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar
- 2015 Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll Distinguished Scholar
- 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll Distinguished  Scholar

- 2014 Summit League Fall Distinguished Scholar

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in cross country under Mike Garber and four letters in track and field under Len Onken at Glenwood High School... Four-time Academic All-Conference honoree...

PERSONAL: Son of Karl and Teresa Kaiser....Born May 1, 1996 in Springfield, Ill... Hobbies include running...Lists high school coach Mike Garber as a coach he admires because "He helped me not only improve my running but also my life through advice and training"... Favorite musical artist is Papa Luke... Majoring in Law Enforcement.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Distance
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2016-17Junior

    DISTANCE
  • 2017-18Senior

    DISTANCE