2014 Cross Country Roster
Ryan Kaestner
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Racine, Wis.
- High School:
- Horlick
Personal Bests (as of June 2014):
Indoor-
Mile:4:36.49
3,000:9:19.98
5,000: 16:07.20
Outdoor-
1,500:4:31.46
3,000:9:08.26
5,000:16:38.26
10,000: 33:18.28
2013-14:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during his freshman indoor season...Notched a season-best time of 4:36.49 running the mile at the UNI Jennett Invitational (Feb. 1) ... Finished ninth with a personal-best time of 9:19.98 in the 3k at the UWM Triangular (Jan.17) ... Recorded a 5k time of 16:07.20 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (Feb. 14).
Outdoor (Fr.): Ran the 1,500- through 10,000-meter runs during his rookie outdoor campaign ... Competed twice in the 10k with a top time of 33:18.28 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 29).
Cross Country (Fr.):Kaestner competed in the first five meets of his freshman season ... Recorded a personal-best 8k time of 26:27 at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 18) to place 138th overall as Marquette[apos]s 11th runner ... Recorded his highest team placement as MU[apos]s No. 8 runner (64th overall) at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (Oct. 12) in a time of 26:42.2.
High School: Kaestner earned three letters in both cross country and track at Horlick High School... Named team captain his senior year (2012-13)... Was a 2011 and 2012 state qualifier in cross country... Earned first team all-conference in cross country for the 2011 and 2012 seasons... Was a three-time All-Racine County First Team honoree ... Selected in 2011 and 2012 as a Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-State runner... Third-fastest 5k cross country runner in Horlick school history... Qualified for state in the 3,200 meter-race his junior year... Earned 2012 All-Racine County Second Team honors in track and field... School record holder for the distance medley relay... Holds personal-best marks with 1:59 in the 800, 4:23 in the 1,600, 9:28 in 3,200 and 16:00 in cross country (5k)... Winner of the Sonja Henning Award for best student-athlete at Horlick... Five-time first team all-conference athlete.
Personal: Kaestner was born in Racine, Wis., to Andrew and Jeanine Kaestner... Has a younger brother, Joshua... His father competed in the 1988 Olympics in the 50k race walk ... Kaestner graduated third in his class at Horlick ... Majorsin mathematics.
Championships History:
Cross Country:
BIG EAST Championships (8k)
2013 - N/A
NCAA Great Lakes Championships (10k)
2013 - N/A
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