Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on August 29, 2025 , , Men: 1st, Women: 1st

Awards and Honors
All-Big 12 XC: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
All-Midwest Region XC: 2017, 2018, 2019
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (XC: 2018, 2019, 2020; T&F: 2019, 2020)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2018)
USTFCCCAĀ All-Academic (XC: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
Personal Records
800m | 1:53.68 | 2019 Outdoor |
1:53.75 | 2019 Indoor | |
1,000m | 2:27.23 | 2019 Indoor |
1,500m | 3:48.69 | 2019 Outdoor |
Mile | 4:05.74 | 2019 Indoor |
2020-21
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Did not compete.
XC:Ā Finished 146th at the NCAA Championships... finished 14th at the OSU Winter Open in a time of 25:13.3... took 38th individually at the FSU Winter XC Classic behind a time of 24:17.9...Ā Ā posted a 12th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (23:45.4), becoming a four-time All-Big 12 performer ⦠became ISUās first-ever menās four-time All-Big 12 cross country runner alongside teammate Thomas Pollard ⦠First Team Academic All-Big 12⦠earned a top-10 finish at the Cowboy Jamboree (ninth) behind an 8k time of 24:29.2 ⦠began the year with a third-place showing at the Bob Timmons Classic, crossing the finish line with a 6k time of 18:22.0.
2019-20
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak worldwide.
Indoor: Competed in three meets for Iowa State ⦠scored a point for the Cyclones via eighth-place finish in the mile (4:20.27) at the Big 12 Championships, helping the ISU men secure the team title ⦠finished third in the mile at the Cyclone Open in a season-best 4:14.03 ⦠also ran the mile at the Wieczorek Invite.
XC:Ā Helped Iowa State to a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Championship, the Cyclonesā best finish in the last 25 years, finishing 72ndĀ individually with a time of 31:41.3⦠earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 recognition⦠raced to a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship with a time of 31:13.5, earning All-Region honors⦠took ninth individually at the Big 12 Championship, aiding Iowa State to its third-straight Big 12 team championship⦠one of seven Cyclone runners to earn All-Big 12 recognition⦠finished 66thĀ at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in 24:24.5⦠began the year at the John McNichols Invitational, finishing 21stĀ with a time of 24:53.
2018-19
Outdoor: Competed in two meets for Iowa State ⦠clocked outdoor personal bests at 800m (1:53.68) and 1,500m (3:48.69) at the Stanford Invitational ⦠also ran the 1,500m at the Cardinal Classic.
Indoor: Competed in six meets for Iowa State ⦠led off for silver-medal distance medley relay (9:57.95) and finished fourth in the mile (4:07.62) at the Big 12 Championships ⦠notched personal best 4:05.74 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic ⦠also ran mile at Razorback Invitational ⦠ran to personal best 2:27.23 in 1,000-meter run at Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational, finishing sixth ⦠finished fourth in the 1K at Hawkeye Invitational (2:28.62) ⦠took second in the 800m (1:53.75) and fourth in the 1,000m (2:28.08) at the Wieczorek Invitational.
XC: Ran in four events for the Cyclones, including all three post season races⦠earned a top-100 finish at the NCAA, racing to an 84th-place finish⦠earned All-Region honors with a 13th-place finish at the Midwest Regional⦠took ninth at the Big 12 Championships to earn All-Big 12⦠competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational⦠earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 recognition.
2017-18
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Did not compete.
XC: Came on strong for the Cyclones in the postseason ⦠ran his first race of his college career at the Big 12 Championships, earning All-Big 12 honors with a 14th-place effort to join four other Cyclones in the top-15 ⦠earned All-Region honors with a 24th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships ⦠finished 147th with a time of 31:06.63 at the NCAA Championships.
High School
2017 Nebraska State Track and Field champion in the 1600, runner-up finisher in the 3200⦠finished runner-up at the 2016 and 2015 Nebraska State Cross Country meet⦠finished in the top-35 at 2016 Nike Cross Country Nationals⦠won both the 1600 and 3200 at the 2016 Nebraska State Track and Field Championship⦠competed for Omaha Westside High School.
Personal
Born on April 7, 1999... son of Gena and Mack Grader... Communications StudiesĀ major.