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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ben Haver, CMU Athletics
Ben Haver, CMU Athletics
Enrique Quintero

Kaiya Graves

  • Height 5-11
  • Events Throws
  • Hometown Laurel, Mont.
  • High School Laurel
  • Indoor Yr. Redshirt Sophomore
  • Outdoor Yr. Jr.

Biography



TFRRS Career Results Page #1
TFRRS Career Results Page #2

Career Honors
  • School Record-Holder in two events
    • Discus Throw (47.30m/155-2)
    • Javelin Throw (43.56m/142-11)
  • 2x USTFCCCA All-Region
    • 2026 Outdoor - Discus & Javelin
  • Second Team All-RMAC - 2026 Outdoor (Discus)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025-26)
  • First Team Academic All-RMAC (2026 Outdoor)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026)
  • 3x RMAC Academic Honor Roll
2026 Outdoor (Junior): Set a pair of school records while competing in six meets… Won both discus and javelin throw at the Maverick Early Bird Open, setting the Maverick all-time standard in the javelin with a mark of 43.56 meters (142-11)… Set the CMU record in the discus throw a week later at the Chuck Haering Classic Invitational with a winning throw of 47.30 meters (155-2)… Ended up third on the RMAC season-long performance list in both events… Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in both the discus and javelin after finishing the year ranked fifth in the region with both of the NCAA provisional qualifying marks that ranked her 35th (discus) and 39th (javelin) on the national performance lists… Went on to score seven team points at the RMAC Championships, where she finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the javelin… Recorded a mark of 43.29 meters (142-0) in the discus at the RMAC meet… Had a javelin throw of 38.35 meters (125-10)… Earned Second Team All-RMAC honors in the discus… Also won the discus at the Western Slope Conversion Classic… Earned First Team Academic All-RMAC honors in a vote of athletic communications directors… Was also selected for CSC Academic All-District honors and for a spot on the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2025-26 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Threw the shot put at three meets… Had a season-best of 9.73 meters (31-11.25) in the last of those three at the Last Chance RMAC Qualifier.

2025 Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in five meets, including the RMAC Championships… Qualified in both the discus and javelin throws… Scored a team point with an eighth place finish in the javelin… Turned in a season-best mark of 38.25 meters (125-6) to do so… Placed 13th in the discus with a mark of 40.44 meters (132-8)… Had a season-best of 43.28 meters (142-0) to place second at the Chuck Haering Classic… Was ranked eighth on the RMAC’s season-long performers list in the discus… Was ranked tenth in the javelin… Named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24 Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Did not compete in any meets.

2024 Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in four meets, including the RMAC Championships… Broke CMU’s oldest school-record in her collegiate debut, throwing the javelin 40.91 meters (134-3) to win at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing meet… Ended the season ranked fifth on the RMAC’s season-long performers list with that effort… Also won that event at the Maverick Invite & Multi before going on to take 13th at the RMAC Championships… Scored a team point in the discus throw at the RMAC meet with a season-best mark of 41.88 meters (137-5) and eighth place finish… Now ranks seventh in program history in the discus.

2023-24 Indoor (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Prep: 2023 graduate of Laurel High School… Coached by Brandi Fox… Took second for the Locomotives at the Class A State Championships in the discus with a PR throw of 129-7… Was ranked fifth in the state (all classes) with that mark… Claimed seven discus wins throughout the season, including at the Eastern A Divisionals… Also qualified for state in the javelin and shot put, finishing ninth and 16th… Finished third in the discus at the 2022 state meet as a junior… Was the Eastern A Divisional champion… Took third in the shot put at the divisional meet with a PR of 32-11 before taking 15th at the state meet.

Personal: Is majoring in graphic design… Is unsure of her career plans, but hopes to pursue a graphic design career, possibly in illustration or web design… Daughter of Justin and Wendi Graves… Has two siblings— Bailey and Davin… Likes doing art, playing sports, reading, going camping, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Why I Chose CMU: “I really liked it here. The track program seemed really great and I loved the campus and academic programs as well.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"