Completed Event: Track & Field at VertKlasse Meeting on April 4, 2025 , , Completed
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at VertKlasse Meeting
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Putman, Kaia
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Kaia Putman
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Country Day School
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
TFRRS
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
11.55w in the 100m (JMU Invite, 4/13/24)
24.01w in the 200m (VertKlasse Meeting, 4/4-4/5/25)
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Indoor Track & Field
7.51 in the 60m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/1-3/3/24)
24.07 in the 200m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/7-3/9/25)
Top-10 Program Times (as of 2025):
Career Highlights:
2024-25:
Outdoor Track & Field
2023-24:
Outdoor Track & Field
2022-23:
Outdoor Track & Field
2021-22:
Outdoor Track & Field
High School:
Personal:
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
11.55w in the 100m (JMU Invite, 4/13/24)
24.01w in the 200m (VertKlasse Meeting, 4/4-4/5/25)
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Indoor Track & Field
7.51 in the 60m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/1-3/3/24)
24.07 in the 200m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/7-3/9/25)
Top-10 Program Times (as of 2025):
- JMU No. 1: 4x100m Relay - 45.21
- JMU No. 2: 60m - 7.51
- JMU No. 2: 100m - 11.55 (All Conditions)
- JMU No. 3: Indoor 200m - 24.07
- JMU No. 4: 4x100m Relay - 45.76
- JMU No. 5: Outdoor 200m - 24.19
- JMU No. 6: 4x100m Relay - 45.85
- JMU No. 7: 4x100m Relay - 45.88
- JMU No. 7: Sprint Medley Relay - 4:03.59
Career Highlights:
- Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (5/8/24)
- 2024 ECAC Indoor Women's Athlete of the Meet
- 2024 ECAC Indoor 60-meter Dash Champion
2024-25:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in eight meets
- Helped the Dukes finish eighth in the 4x100-meter relay at the Sun Belt Championship (5/8-5/10)
- Ran the opening leg for the 4x100-meter relay team that registered a school-record time of 45.21 at the Penn Relays (4/24-4/26)
- Won the 4x100-meter relay (46.13) and placed third in the 100-meter dash (11.65w) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (24.50w) at the JMU Invite (4/12)
- Recorded personal bests in the 100-meter dash (11.64w) and 200-meter dash (24.01) at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/4-4/5)
- Competed in eight meets
- Finished second in the 60-meter dash (7.62) and third in the 200-meter dash (24.07) at the ECAC Championship (3/7-3/9)
- Placed eighth in the 200-meter dash (24.08) at the Sun Belt Championship (2/24-2/25)
- Won the 60-meter dash (7.54) and the 200-meter dash (24.55) at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2025)
2023-24:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Completed in six meets
- Won the 200-meter dash (24.54), took second in the 4x100-meter relay (45.88) and placed fourth in the 100-meter dash (12.03) at the Bob Hayes Invite (3/22-3/23)
- Captured the 100-meter dash (11.55w) and 200-meter dash (24.60w) titles, and placed third in the 4x100-meter relay (46.52) at the JMU Invite (4/13)
- Won the 100-meter dash (11.81) and ran a personal-best 24.19 in the 200-meter dash at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (5/1)
- Ran the second leg for the 4x400-meter relay team that finished in 46.30 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (5/9-5/11)
- Competed in seven meets
- Finished first in the 60-meter dash in 7.67 at the Oceanfront Invitational (1/19-1/20)
- Took second in the 60-meter dash (7.64) and third in the 200-meter dash (25.27) at the VMI Winter Relays (2/2-2/3)
- Earned gold in the 60-meter dash (7.55) and silver in the 200-meter dash (24.31) at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/1-3/3)
2022-23:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in seven meets during her sophomore season
- Recorded personal-best times in the 100-meter dash (12.12) and 200-meter dash (25.03), and helped the 4x100-meter relay team (46.33) take seventh at the Sun Belt Championships (5/11-5/13)
- Ran the opening leg for the winning 4x100-meter team that finished in 45.85, the fourth-fastest time in program history, at the JMU Invite (4/15)
- Competed in six meets during the indoor season
- Rounded out the top five in the 60-meter dash with a 7.82 clip at the Marshall Classic (1/14)
- Finished fourth with a season-best time of 7.74 in the 60-meter dash at the Sykes & Sabock Invitational on (2/4)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023)
- 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2021-22:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Member of the second-place 4x100m relay team at the Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial that recorded a time of 46.70 (3/18-3/19)
- Finished third in the 60m dash at the Navy Invite with a personal-best time of 7.74 (12/4)
- Recorded a personal-best 25.78 in the 200m at the Valentine Invite (2/11-2/12)
- Finished 10th in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Challenge with her time of 25.85 (2/18-2/19)
High School:
- 2x 100m State Champion (2019 & 2021)
- 2x 4x200m State Champion (2018 & 2021)
- 2021 State Champion (55m, 4x100m)
- 2021 Team Co-MVP & Team Captain
- 2019 200m State Champion
Personal:
- Kaia Jessica Putman
- Daughter of Montero & Kelli Putman
- Has one brother named Andrew
- Majoring in kinesiology
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