Kaia Hoak

Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Big Bear HS
Hometown:
Big Bear Lake, CA

TFRRS Profile

2022-23 -- Cross Country: Competed in one meet during fourth season at Cal Poly, placing eighth in the Pacific Collegiate Invitational with a personal-best 6K time (22:18.0). Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Competed in one meet in fourth year at Cal Poly.

2021-22 -- Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets in third year at Cal Poly. Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Placed first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Cal Poly Invitational and Cal Poly Open … ran a PR of 10:53.53, the ninth fastest time in school history, in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational … received Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2020-21 -- Cross Country: Season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Indoor: Cal Poly did not compete in any indoor meets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor: Established new personal bests in three events and competed in four meets in second year at Cal Poly ... placed second in 1,500 (4:34.48) at Spring Break Invitational, 10th in 3,000 (11:20.89) at Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet and 14th in 800 (2:30.73) at Cal Poly Four-Way Meet, all personal bests ... also was fifth in 1,500 at Cal Poly Four-Way Meet with time of 4:58.30. ... earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors

2019-20 -- Cross Country: While redshirting during her first fall as a Mustang, competed on an unattached (non-scored) basis at two XC meets ... began the year by taking 11th place overall as an individual at the UC Santa Barbara-hosted Lagoon Open on Aug. 31, when she ran the Gaucho 5k in 19:01.8 ... then two weekends later at the UC Riverside Invitational, freelanced in the 5k at Ag. Ops. Course, earning fifth place via 17:39.7. Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Spring 2020 season was canceled; however, retains year of eligibility moving forward ... meanwhile, earned Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honors academically.

Prep -- As a senior with Big Bear High School, came in 11th place at the 2018 CIF State Division 4 Cross Country Championship, with a 5k time of 18:30.1 at Woodward Park in Fresno ... on a 3-mile course at Silverlake Sports Park, clocked a time of 17:54.0 (good for third place) at the 2018 Woodbridge Classic ... in track season, posted a 3,200-meter PR of 11:05.5 at the 2018 San Bernardino Valley College Time Trials ... also took 19th at the 2019 Azusa Pacific Distance Meet of Champions, via 11:08.09, en route to an eighth-place finish at the Southern Section Finals ... coached by Jonathan Stiles ... served as team captain for two years ... her 1,600m best for the Bears — 5:11.84 — tallied third at the 2019 Inland Empire Championships ... spent first year competing in the De Anza League and then the Cross Valley League the latter three ... also played tennis and soccer (as a left wing/center-mid, helping the squad go 28-12-6 in league play over her final three seasons, including an All-CVL selection) ... graduated with Highest Honors.

Personal -- Majoring in biological sciences ... chose Cal Poly “because when I visited during my official visit I felt very at home in the environment and with all of the wonderful people that I met.”