Kansas State University Athletics

2016 Men's Track & Field

Kain Ellis

Kain Ellis

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Benton

Personal Bests

Indoor

600 Yard Run

800 Meter Run

1000 Meter Run

Mile Run

1:13.22

1:49.97

2:28.10

4:12.06

Outdoor

400 Meter Dash

800 Meter Run

1500 Meter Run

49.57

1:49.45

3:51.58

2015-16
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (49.57), 800m (1:49.45) and 1500m (3:51.58)...Placed 44th in the 800 meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 1:53.75...Finished in 10th place at the conference meet in the 800 with a time of 1:50.91...Also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that took fourth at Big 12s with a time of 3:11.51. 
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (1:50.06), 1000m (2:28.10) and Mile (4:12.06)...Finished in third place in the 800 meter run at Big 12s with a time of 1:49.97...Qualified for the finals in the event by finishing in fifth place with a time of 1:51.61...Also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished in seventh place at the conference meet. 

2014-15
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (50.98), 800m (1:49.90) and 1500m (3:52.90)...At the conference meet, finished 4th in the 800m (1:50.83) and 5th as a member of the 4x400 relay team (3:12.26)...Finished 18th in the 800m at the NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 1:49.90. 
Indoor
Season bests: 600y (1:13.22), 800m (1:52.44) and 1000m (2:28.86)...Placed 4th in the 800m (1:50.83 (o)), 6th in the 4x400 (3:14.26 (o)) and 7th in the DMR (10:00.10 (o)) at the Big 12 Championships.

2013-14
Outdoor
Season bests: 800m (1:51.53)...Competed and placed 25th (1:56.53) in the 800m at the Big 12 Championships.
Indoor
Season bests: 1000m (2;32.55) and mile (4:19.14 (o))...Member of the 7th-place DMR team at the Big 12 Championships (10:08.98).

Cross Country
2015: Competed in four races during the season...Recorded a top-10 finish at the WSU JK Gold Classic Duals, taking 8th place with a time of 19:18.3...Took 40th at the Cowboy Jamboree...Finished in 82nd place in the Bradley Classic...Two weeks later, finished in 70th place at Big 12s with a time of 27:12.4.

2014: Ran in five races…Opened season with 36th and 34th-place finishes at the JK Gold Classic Duals and Big Ten Preview, respectively…Placed 252nd at Chile Pepper Festival…Followed by 154th-place finish at Pre-National Invitational…Took 68th overall at Big 12s in 26:38.2.

2013: Ran in all six races during his freshman season as a Wildcat...Placed 13th at the JK Gold Classic...Finished 58th at the Woody Greeno Invitational...Crossed the finish line by placing 29th at the Rim Rock Classic...Earned 127th at the Pre-National Invitational...Earned a 74th place finish at the Big 12 Championships...Completed his season by finishing 194th at the Midwest Regional Championships.

High School
School record holder in 1600m...All-State in the 800m and 1600m in 2012 and 2013.

Personal
Born December 19, 1994...son of Tim and Jane...has three siblings, Kailey, Kirk and Kyle.

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