2024-2025 Track and Field Roster
Roster
White, Kai

Kai White
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo
- High School:
- Staley HS
Bio
2024-25 (Junior): Named to the Summit League Men's Indoor T&F Academic All-League Team ... Produced a new career-best in the 1000-meter dash thanks to a time of 2:28.67 which ranks as the second best men's indoor 1000m time in school history ... Recorded a career-best 600-meter dash time of 1:22.06 at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational ... Posted a career-best 800-meter dash time of 1:52.98 to finish second at the Show-Me-Showdown.
Personal Bests (Entering 2023-24): 800m - 1:57.45 ... 1000m - 2:37.42 ... Mile - 4:39.42 ... 6K - 21:19.0 ... 8K - 26:58.6
2023-24 (Sophomore): Cross Country ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Ran a 25:00.3 at the 6K Bob Timmons Classic ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 2:34.17 in the 1000m at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Went for a 1:58.40 in the 800m at the Summit Championships
2022-23 (Freshman): Cross Country ... Finished 34th in 6K Bob Timmons Classic on Sep. 3 with time of 21:19.0 ... Ran season-best 8K time of 26:58.6 at Summit League Championship on Oct. 29 ... Indoor ... Won 800m at Jayhawk Classic on Jan. 27 with time of 2:02.28 ... Ran season-best 1:57.45 in 800m to finish 39th at Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished 16th in 800m prelimms (2:01.7) and 23rd in mile (4:39.42) at Summit Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26
High School: Two-time Missouri Class 5 All-State 800m (4th in 2021, 2nd in 2022) … Two-time Missouri Suburban Red Conference Champ in 800m (2021, 22) … Two-time Missouri Suburban Red All-Conference in Cross Country (2020, 21) … Holds school record in 800m
Personal: Born March 22, 2004 … Parents Shaun White and Aki Yoshida … Has one sibling, Mei … Participated in Scholar Bowl, Band and A+ Program … Honored as AP Scholar with Distinction, Japanese Seal of Biliteracy, Spanish Seal of Biliteracy and KC Star Scholar Athlete … Favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda … Can name all 41 Survivor winner and 43 seasons in order … Speaks Japanese … Intends to major in Math and Statistics
Why Kansas City?: “I love the idea of running for my hometown team.”
Personal Bests (Entering 2023-24): 800m - 1:57.45 ... 1000m - 2:37.42 ... Mile - 4:39.42 ... 6K - 21:19.0 ... 8K - 26:58.6
2023-24 (Sophomore): Cross Country ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Ran a 25:00.3 at the 6K Bob Timmons Classic ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 2:34.17 in the 1000m at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Went for a 1:58.40 in the 800m at the Summit Championships
2022-23 (Freshman): Cross Country ... Finished 34th in 6K Bob Timmons Classic on Sep. 3 with time of 21:19.0 ... Ran season-best 8K time of 26:58.6 at Summit League Championship on Oct. 29 ... Indoor ... Won 800m at Jayhawk Classic on Jan. 27 with time of 2:02.28 ... Ran season-best 1:57.45 in 800m to finish 39th at Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished 16th in 800m prelimms (2:01.7) and 23rd in mile (4:39.42) at Summit Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26
High School: Two-time Missouri Class 5 All-State 800m (4th in 2021, 2nd in 2022) … Two-time Missouri Suburban Red Conference Champ in 800m (2021, 22) … Two-time Missouri Suburban Red All-Conference in Cross Country (2020, 21) … Holds school record in 800m
Personal: Born March 22, 2004 … Parents Shaun White and Aki Yoshida … Has one sibling, Mei … Participated in Scholar Bowl, Band and A+ Program … Honored as AP Scholar with Distinction, Japanese Seal of Biliteracy, Spanish Seal of Biliteracy and KC Star Scholar Athlete … Favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda … Can name all 41 Survivor winner and 43 seasons in order … Speaks Japanese … Intends to major in Math and Statistics
Why Kansas City?: “I love the idea of running for my hometown team.”
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day Three
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Men's 4x400 Full Race
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day One
Thursday, May 15
T&F Highlights at Summit League Indoor Championships Day Two
Saturday, March 01