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2026 Track & Field Roster

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  • Junior
    Class
  • Calgary, Alberta
    Hometown
  • Rundle College
    High School
Kaden Kingsmith
Kaden Kingsmith
Junior
Class
Calgary, Alberta
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
MVC Men's Indoor Track & Field Champion (1): Distance Medley Relay (2025)
MVC Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference (2): 800m (2025), Distance Medley Relay (2025)
MVC Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference (1): 800m (2026)
MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week (1): 4/1/26

CAREER BESTS (RESULTS)
CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
 7.16K: 24:44.5 (10/20/23)
 8K: 25:53.2 (10/4/24)
 400m: 53.62 (1/27/24)
 600m: 1:21.87 (1/24/25)
 800m: 1:49.99 (2/14/25)
 1,000m: 2:25.88 (12/14/24)
 Mile: 4:23.06 (1/13/24)
 400m: 48.37 (3/28/26)
 800m: 1:46.74 (5/8/26)
 1,500m: 3:49.58 (4/18/26)

2025-26 SEASON
Cross Country: Did not compete during the 2025 season.

Indoor: Did not compete for Bradley during the 2026 indoor season.

Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the 2026 outdoor season. Took first place in the 800m event at the WashU Distance Carnival, clocking a 1:47.55. Set the third-fastest 400m time in program history at the Billiken Invite, running a time of 48.37 seconds to finish second. Earned the Stanford Invite 800m event title with a time of 1:47.42. Ran 1:48.03 in the 800m and set a new 1500m personal best of 3:49.58 at the Bryan Clay Invite. Closed the regular season with a 1:47.47 at the Wieneke Memorial and 1:46.74 at the Billy Hayes Invite -- the second-fastest time in program history. The time was the second-fastest on a nationally-ranked 800m squad and finished the regular season ranked 47th in the entire country. 
Finished runner-up in the 800m Final at the MVC Outdoor Championships as one part of a Bradley top-four sweep. Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the 800m for his first career NCAA appearance. Was one of three Braves to advance to the Men's 800m Quarterfinal, where he finished 22nd.

2024-25 SEASON
Cross Country: Competed in three meets during the 2024 season. Set a new 8K personal best at the Joe Piane Invitational, running a 25:53.2 in the Open Race.

Indoor: Competed in seven meets during the 2025 indoor season. Broke the 35-year-old 1000m program record in the first meet of the season, running a 2:25.88 and finishing second at the Jimmy Grant Invite. Followed up with a sixth-place finishing 1:21.87 in the 600m race at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, setting the fourth-fastest time in program history. Established himself as one of the top 800m runners on the team, running times around 1:50 all season and setting a personal best of 1:49.99 (fourth-fastest in program history) at the GVSU Big Meet. Earned All-MVC honors after finishing second in the 800m Final at the MVC Championship with a 1:51.21. Member of two top relay teams at the MVC Championships, running the third leg on both the program-record-setting 4x400m Relay team and the conference-championship-winning DMR team.

Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Placed fourth in his section of the Stanford Invitational, running a season-best 1:50.41. Ran the third leg of the DMR team that set the second-fastest time in program history (9:55.53) at the Drake Relays. Remained one of the top 800m runners on the team, ranking as one of five Braves to finish in the top nine of the 800m Preliminary Round at the MVC Championship.

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country: Competed in one meet during the 2023 season. Finished 25th in the 7.162k race at the Butler Stan Lyons Invitational with a time of 24:44.5 in his lone cross country appearance.

Indoor: Competed in eight meets during the 2024 indoor season. Began his college career with a first-place finish in the 1000m race at the John Coughlin Invite with a time of 2:31.23. Placed sixth in the 600m race at the IUPUI Invitational, clocking in at 1:24.83. Won the 800m event at the Iowa Open with a time of 1:56.43.

Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2024 outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Won U18 Canadian 800m and 1500m championships. 2023 Canadian U20 national silver medalist in 800m. Was a three sport athlete at Rundle College with cross country, track & field and badminton. 

PERSONAL
The son of Kelly and Lana, born October 3, 2005. Has one sibling: Evan (15). Plans to major in engineering.