Kaia Anderson

Position:
Hurdles/Jumps
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Denton HS
Hometown:
Denton, Texas

2025-2026
Indoors – Competed in 2 meets, including a 7th place finish in the WAC Championship with a jump pf 5-1.75/1.56m.

Outdoors – competed in 5 meets, starting off her collegiate outdoor career with a 4th place finish in the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational HJ. Later in the year, she placed 2nd in the War Hawk Classic HJ and finished the season by scoring at the WAC Championship with a collegiate season best jump of 5-3.75/1.62m.

Before ACU
Kaia was a steady performer for The Denton HS throughout her T&F career there. She scored in the district meet every year in HS – as a freshman she placed 5 th in the HJ and 7 th in the TJ in District 6-5A; as a sophomore she placed 1 st in the HJ and 7 th in the TJ in District 7-5A; as a junior she placed 3 rd in the HJ and 4 th in the TJ in District 7-5A; and as a senior, she placed 3 rd in the 100 hurdles, HJ, and TJ, plus 4 th in the LJ in District 6-5A. She qualified to move on to the area in her last 3 HS season. She was T&F All-District Academic team all 4 years. She also played volleyball, where she was All-District 2 nd team as a senior, and basketball, where she was All-District 2 nd team as a junior. She was Academic All-District in both of those sports numerous times as well. Her personal bests in T&F include: 16.21 in the 100 hurdles, 5-4/1.62m in the HJ, 15 8.5/4.79 in the LJ, and 35-5.5/10.80 in the TJ. At ACU is training as a combined events athlete (pentathlon indoors and heptathlon outdoors).

Personal
Kaia graduated from Denton HS in 2025 in the top 7% of her class. At Denton HS, she was a Denton ISD Honor Graduate, member of the National Honor Society, Denton Public Schools Foundation scholarship recipient, the Denton African- American Foundation Scholarship recipient, and the FUMC-Denton scholarship recipient. Her parents are Karen Anderson-Lain and Brian Lain and she has one brother, Aidan. Kaia is a Biochemistry major at ACU. In Denton, she is an active volunteer at her home church, FUMC-Denton; United Women in Faith; the Conference Youth Leadership Program of the Horizon Texas Conference; and at the Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center.

Why did you choose ACU? I chose ACU because of its strong faith-based community and the welcoming atmosphere. I wanted to be part of a university where I could grow both as a student and in my faith.

What is your favorite thing about ACU? ACU is a place where everyone knows everyone, it truly feels like a family. The campus is beautiful and the supportive environment makes it feel like home.