2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2023 Cross Country: Competed in four events. ... Placed 36th at the Sept. 30 Ted Castaneda Classic, running eight kilometers in 28 minutes, 54.8 seconds. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the Sept. 2 UCCS Rust Buster and finished 64th after running 8K in 29:57.9.
High School: At the Class 5A, Region 4 Cross Country Championships, finished 29th as a senior in 2022, 23rd in 2021 and 45th as a freshman in 2019. ... Top finish in three Front Range League Championships was 26th as a junior in 2021. ... Had three top-10 finishes as a senior in 2022, including sixth at the Aug. 27 John Martin Invitational, when he ran a 5K cross country personal best of 16:44.0. ... Top track times posted as a junior: 2:05.98 in the 800, 4:41.35 in the 1,600 and 11:47.03 in the 3,200. ... As a junior in 2022, finished 12th in the 1,600 and 18th in the 800 while posting his personal bests at the Front Range League Championships. ... Cross country team captain and most valued player, 2022. ... Two-time team most improved award winner. ... All-Front Range League honorable mention, 2021. ... Coached by Collen Torres.
Personal: Full name is Kaien Edward Batie. ... Birthday is July 15. ... Son of Robert and Christi Batie. ... Has a sister, Evyn.
