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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Kayden Platania

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Buena, N.J.
  • High School Buena Regional
  • Major Business Administration (Finance)

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS

2024-25 | JUNIOR
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
  • Dean's List
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES

2024 NCAA DII ATLANTIC REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
  • 10k: 32:08.6, 52nd
2023 NCAA DII ATLANTIC REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
  • 10k: 33:22.7, 82nd

PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES

2024 PSAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
  • 8k: 28:34.4, 99th
2024 PSAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS | SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY
  • 10,000: 34:43.24, 23rd
2023 PSAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
  • 8k: 28:27.2, 62nd
2023 PSAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS | SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
  • 3000m Steeplechase: 10:25.37, 16th
2022 PSAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY
  • 8k: 28:44.3, 94th

PERSONAL RECORDS
At conclusion of athlete's most recent season or final season of eligibility

CROSS COUNTRY
  • 4k: 12:56.7, Dickson Long-Short Invitational, Dickinson College, 9/28/24
  • 6k: 20:40.8, West Liberty Invitational, West Liberty University, 9/5/24
  • 8k: 27:31.3, Bloomsburg Invitational, Bloomsburg University, 10/7/23
  • 10k: 32:08.6, NCAA DII Atlantic Region Championships, Lock Haven University, 11/9/24
INDOOR
  • 3000: 9:16.99, Fasttrack National Invitational, 2/10/23
  • 5000: 15:48.51, Fasttrack National Invite, 2/9/24
  • Mile: 4:40.34, 2024 TCNJ Lions Invitational, 1/12/24
OUTDOOR
  • 1500: 4:20.54, Lehigh Games 2023, Lehigh University, 4/8/23
  • 3000 Steeplechase: 10:20.51, 2023 Coach Pollard Invitational, Moravian College, 4/22/23
  • 5000: 16:05.62, 2024 Coach P Invite, Moravian College, 4/20/24
  • 10,000: 33:19.06, 2024 Colonial Relays, William and Mary College, 4/5/24

SEASON SUMMARIES

2024 CROSS COUNTRY | JUNIOR
  • Ran in four regular season and two postseason races in his junior season
  • Turned in a top 30 run of 12:56.7 at the 4k Dickinson Long-Short Invitational
  • Ran a personal best 10k time of 32:08.6 at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships to end the season

2024 OUTDOOR | SOPHOMORE
  • Competed in three races for KU
  • Opened the spring season with a 10,000-meter PR, running a 33:19.06 at the Colonial Relays
  • Finished fourth in the 5000 at the Coach P Invite after a 16:05.62 race
  • Capped off the season with a 34:43.24 run in the 10,000-meter competition at the PSAC Championships
 
2023-24 INDOOR | SOPHOMORE
  • Raced in four meets for the Golden Bears
  • Clocked a sixth-place 3000 time of 9:20.65 at the Bison Opener
  • Set a PR mark in the mile run, finishing with a time of 4:40.34 at the TCNJ Lions Invitational, Jan. 12
  • Finished the fall season with a PR in the 5000, running a 15:48.51 mark at the Fasttrack National Invite, Feb. 9
 
2023 CROSS COUNTRY | SOPHOMORE
  • Competed in six meets including two postseason meets for KU
  • Finished 15th at the 5k Adelphi Panthers Invite, Sep. 1
  • Recorded an 8k PR of 27:31.3 at the Bloomsburg Invitational, finishing 15th overall, Oct. 7
  • Ran a 33:22.7 mark in the 10k race at the NCAA D2 Atlantic Region Championships, Nov. 4
 
2023 OUTDOOR | FRESHMAN
  • Recorded marks in four outdoor competitions in the spring season
  • Secured a PR in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a 10:20.51 mark, sixth best among the field at the Coach Pollard Invitational
  • Placed sixth again with a 10:21.38 mark at the Paul Kaiser Classic, April 29
  • Finished the year with a 10:25.37 performance in the 3000 steeplechase at the PSAC Championships
  • Posted a season best 2:02.85 finish at the Coach P Invite
 
2022-23 INDOOR | FRESHMAN
  • Raced in three meets for the Golden Bears
  • Finished third at the Kutztown Last Chance meet in the mile, running a time of 4:45.06, Feb. 17
 
2022 CROSS COUNTRY | FRESHMAN
  • Competed in five fall meets for KU
  • Recorded a 27:59.2 finish at the LVC Last Chance Run Fast meet for a season best 25th place finish, Oct. 21
  • Capped off the year with a 28:44.3 time at the PSAC Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2024Junior

    5'8"
  • 2025Senior

    5'8"

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