Bio

Honors and Awards

• 3x Conference All-Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
• 3x NAIA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)

2025 (Senior)

• Competed in three meets
• Ran a season-best 32:51.86 at the UW-Oshkosh Open
• CCAC All-Academic
• NAIA Scholar Athlete

2024 (Junior)

• Competed in four meets
• Ran best time at the CCAC Championships (31:34.2)
• NAIA Scholar Athlete
• CCAC All-Academic

2023 (Sophomore)

• Ran in five meets
• NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• NSAA Scholar-Athlete
• Best time came at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invite (31:08.6)
• Took 40^th at the NSAA Conference Meet

2022 (Freshman)

• Participated in six events
• Ran his best 5k time at the UW-Eau Claire City Wells Invite (18:57.0)
• Set his 8k PR at the Seminole Valley Stampede (30:53.6)
• Took 40^th at the NSAA Conference Meet

High School (2018-2022)

• Lettered three years in cross country at Rosemount High School
• Started one year in soccer

Personal:

• Why Viterbo? "I love the atmosphere as well as having a passion for running."
• Son of James and Nicole Kaja
• Majoring in Biochemistry
• Favorite TV Show: The Flash