Isaiah Kaiser

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Cherokee

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
200-meters: 22.18 (2017)
300-meters: 36.82 (2016)
400-meters: 49.46 (2017)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.70 (2016)
OUTDOOR
110-Meter Hurdles: 15.62 (2016)
400-Meter Hurdles: 52.84 (2017)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2016, 17)

2017: Indoor: In Kaiser’s third indoor season, he competed once in the 200-meters and twice in the 400-meters. At the Air Force Invitational, he ran the 200 in 22.81. At the Colorado Open, he recorded a personal best of 49.46 in the 400-meters.

2016: Indoor: Kaiser’s focus again was the 60-meter hurdles. He ran a personal best (8.70) in the finals of the CSM Joe Davies Open (2/20) for fifth place after clocking a time of 8.80 in the prelims where he placed seventh.
Outdoor: Kaiser’s main focus again was the 400-meter hurdles. He set a personal best 53.29 at the CSM Invite, where he came away with a second place finish. At the Pac-12 Championships, Kaiser ran 55.79 in the prelims.

2015: Indoor: Kaiser’s main race was the 60-meter hurdles. He clocked his season-best mark of 8.74 in the preliminary rounds of the Air Force Invite (1/23), placing 12^th overall. Kaiser had two other sub-nine second races. He clocked in at 8.78 at the Potts Invite (1/17) and 8.90 at the Air Force Open (1/9).
Outdoor: Kaiser mainly focused on the 400-meter hurdles, although he did race a couple of 110-hurdles. He ran a personal best 54.67 in the 400-hurdles at the Jack Christiansen Invite, finishing eighth overall. Kaiser ran both events at Texas Relays (3/26-28). He clocked in at 55.41 in the 400-hurdles and recorded a PR 16.89 in the 110-hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kaiser placed third at the Colorado State High School 5A Championships in the 300-meter hurdles, crossing the finish in 38.52 after winning the preliminary round in 39.04. CTHS was third at the state championships that year after winning the team title in 2013. The Cougars were also the Centennial League Champions in 2013 and ’14. Kaiser is the CTHS 300-hurdles record holder, coming in with a time of 38.35. Individually, he was first team all-league as a senior, and was a member of the second team as a junior. Kaiser was also a first team all-academic selection his sophomore, junior and senior years.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 300-meter hurdles: 38.35.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Kaiser is an integrative physiology major and owns a GPA greater than 3.00.

PERSONAL: Isaiah Omray Kaiser was born on April 16, 1996 in Denver. He is the son of Matthew Synovic and Stacie Kaiser-Synovic. Kaiser has two siblings, Eli and Sasha.