Boise State Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

Kaiya Robertson 2025 Headshot

Kaiya Robertson

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Ore.
  • High School:
    Franklin HS
  • Major:
    Health Studies
  • NIL Exchange:
    Kaiya Robertson
CAREER HONORS
  • NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award (2026 – Outdoor Championships)
  • NCAA Outdoor Championships (2025, 2026)
  • NCAA Indoor Championships (2026
  • NCAA Cross Country Championships (2024, 2025)
  • NCAA Outdoor 1500m Honorable Mention All-American (2025, 2026)
  • NCAA Indoor Mile Second Team All-American (2026)
  • 2X All-West Region Cross Country (2024, 2025)
  • 5X All-Mountain West (2022-23 - Indoor Distance Medley Relay, 2023 - Cross Country Second Team, 2023-24 - Indoor Mile, 2024 - Cross Country First Team, 2025- Cross Country First Team)
  • 2026 MW Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 3X CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • CSC Second Team Academic All-American (2026)
  • 4X MW Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
  • 4X USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • 6X Academic All-MW (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026) 
 
2025-26
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in five races.
  • Opened season with a fifth-place finish and a 5K PR at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 16:08.9.
  • Posted a third-place finish in the 6K at the Princeton Fall Classic with a time of 19:56.2.
  • Placed second at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships in the 6K with a time of 19:42.3, qualifying for the NCAA West Region Cross Country Championships.
  • Finished in the top ten at the NCAA West Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:44.4 in the 6K to qualify for the 2025 Cross Country National Championships.
  • Ran a season-high of 19:33.0 in the 6K at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
INDOOR
  • Appeared in six meets.
  • Posted a PR in the 3000m at the Boston Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with a time of 9:05.03 and finishing in 15th.
  • Recorded two podium finishes at the Mark Colligan Memorial. First place in the mile with a time of 4:39.01 and second place in the 800m with a time of 2:06.16.
  • First-place finish in the 800m at the 2026 Washington Invite/Mile City with a time of 2:05.15.
  • Ran a 4:28.93 in the mile at the 2026 Washington Invite/Mile City, finishing in third place.
  • Set a mile PR at the 2026 Husky Classic with a second-place finish and a time of 4:24.51.
  • Won the 800m with a time of 2:05.72 at the 2026 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Competed in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing in 14th place and a time of 4:40.33.
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in five meets.
  • Placed third at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 4:12.29 in the 1500m.
  • Swept the 800m (2:02.81 – PR) and 1500m (4:18.28) at the 2026 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships to qualify for the NCAA West First Rounds.
  • Posted a 1500m PR of 4:09.17 and finished in second place at the NCAA West First Rounds to qualify for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Ran a 4:11.81 in the 1500m and finished in 17th to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Was presented with the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships by being the athlete with the highest GPA to compete in the event.
 
2024-25
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in seven races.
  • Finished third in the 3.1 mile at the Bobcat Twilight with a PR time of 17:28.5.
  • Placed fourth at the Cougar Classic in the 6K with a time of 20:27.1.
  • Took sixth at the Joe Piane Invitational in the 5K, recording a time of 16:15.1.
  • Posted a PR in the 6K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 19:19.5.
  • Recorded a third-place finish at the Mountain West Championships in the 6K with a time of 20:24.7.
  • Earned a ninth-place finish in the 6K at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 19:43.9 and qualified for the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
  • Was one of two Broncos and the only female Bronco to compete at the NCAA Championships where she finished 53rd
INDOOR
  • Competed in four meets.
  • Recorded a top six finish in the mile at the Boston Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with a time of 4:36.28.
  • Posted a 2:10.06 in the 800m at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis, finishing in third place.
  • First-place finish in the mile at the 2025 Husky Classic with a time of 4:33.69.
  • Posted a second-place finish in the mile at the 2025 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 4:42.23.
OUTDOOR
  • Participated in six meets.
  • Etched a 2:06.49 in the 800m at the Ed Jacoby Twilight, finishing in first place.
  • Posted a first-place finish in the 1500m at the Portland Twilight with a time of 4:10.15.
  • Recorded another first-place finish in the 1500m at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 4:19.83.
  • Second place in the 800m at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 2:04.31.
  • Recorded a 10th-place finish in the 1500m at the 2025 NCAA West First Round to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Placed 22n in the 1500m at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors.
 
2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in five races.
  • Top five finish in the 6K in her season debut at the San Francisco Cross Country Invitational with a time of 20:52.4.
  • Was top Bronco finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 11th with a time of 21:25.1.
  • Was also the top Bronco finisher at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational race, placing 81st.
  • Recorded a top 10 finish in the 6K at the Mountain West Championships, with a time of 20:36.4 and earning All-MW Second Team honors.
  • Competed at the NCAA West Regionals and placed 35th with a time of 20:27.6.
INDOOR
  • Participated in five meets.
  • Opened season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville with a 5000m PR time of 16:20.95.
  • Ran a 4:39.77 mile at the Husky Classic, marking the third-fastest time in indoor program history for the event.
  • Competed in the women’s mile, 3000m and distance medley relay at the MW Championships and placed third in the mile with a time of 4:48.16.
OUTDOOR
  • Did not compete.
 
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Made her Boise State debut at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 14).
  • Represented the Broncos at the NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 11), finishing in the top 50.
INDOOR
  • Placed 20th overall in the 3000m at the UW Indoor Preview.
  • Etched her name in the record book with the fifth-fastest time, at the time, in Bronco history in the mile at the UW Invitational with a time of 4:44.87 and finishing in 11th place.
  • Moved up to the fourth-fastest in the record book with a time of 4:43.15 in the mile at the Husky Classic, finishing 22nd.
  • Captured sixth in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a time of 4:56.36.
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in five meets.
  • Recorded the fifth-fastest mark in program history in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 4:18.68.
  • Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m and a time of 4:18.92.
  • Finished 41st in the first round of the 1500m race at prelims. With a time of 4:23.73.
 
PRIOR TO BOISE STATE
 
CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY
5K – 16:08.9
6K – 19:19.5
 
INDOOR
Mile – 4:39.77
800m –
Mile – 4:24.51
3000m – 9:05.03
5000m – 16:20.95
 
OUTDOOR
800m – 2:02.81
1500m – 4:09.17
 
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