2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Annie Kaul
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Plentywood HS
- Hometown:
- Plentywood, MT
Kaul's Performance History and Personal Bests
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Scored in three of five meets for the Bobcats in 2025…Was Montana State’s fourth finisher at the Big Sky Championship, clocking a 5k time of 17:29.5 to place 19th…Finished 10th in the 5k at the MSU Bobcat Twilight with a time of 19:09.70…Finished as Montana State’s fifth scorer at the Gans Creek Classic, posting a 6k time of 22:26.4 to finish 220th…Was Montana State’s No. 5 scorer for the second-straight meet, clocking a 6k time of 22:24.5 at the Pre-National Invitational…Finished 99th at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a time of 23:21.5 in the women’s 6k.
Indoor (Junior): Finished fifth in the 600-meter dash (1:36.69) at the Bobcat PReview to open her season…Placed third in the 800m at the Bobcat Challenge with a time of 2:12.36…Earned a runner-up result in the 800m at the Carignan Classic, improving her time of 2:11.88…Posted an 800m time of 2:08.92 to finish 23rd at the Husky Classic, moving to sixth in the MSU record books…Ran the second leg on the Bobcats’ distance medley relay in Seattle, guiding the Cats to third place with a time of 11:52.49…Scored five points for the Bobcats at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, clocking a time of 2:11.50 in the prelims and a 2:12.63 in the finals to finish fourth overall...Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Junior): Secured a crucial 10 points for the Bobcats with a pair of fourth-place results at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, clocking a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:24.11 (sixth in program history) and an 800m time of 2:08.51 in Gresham…Broke the school record in the 800-meter run at the Tom Gage Classic, crossing the finish line with a winning time of 2:07.24 (altitude-converted 2:06.54)…Took third place in the 400m hurdles (1:02.61) and fourth in the 1,500m (4:36.67) at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational…Improved her 1,500m time to 4:31.75 to place 14th at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic…Placed fifth in the 800m at the Stanford Invite, crossing the finish line in 2:11.75…Posted times of 2:07.47 in the 800m and 4:27.63 in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Ran a personal-best 400m hurdle time of 1:00.88 in the prelims at the Bengal Invitational, going on to finish second in the finals with a 1:01.53…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
2023-24 Season:
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in four meets for the Bobcats ... Finished as the No. 6 runner for MSU at the Joe Piane Invite, placing 82nd overall ... Was the No. 8 Bobcat across the line at Pre-Nationals in Virginia in her first career 6-kilometer race ... Placed 13th overall at MSU Bobcat Twilight and 22nd at the Montana Invite, the No. 9 MSU runner both times
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats ... Placed fifth in the 800 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, running 2:11.79 and scoring four points as MSU finished runner-up on the team podium ... Won the 800 at the Bobcat Challenge in an altitude-converted time of 2:10.92, the tenth-fastest mark in school history ... Also won the 800 at the Bobcat Performance meet ... Focused on the 800, but also ran the mile and 4x400 meter relay
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in six meets ... Ran the fifth-fastest 800 in school history with an altitude-converted time of 2:09.42 at the Tom Gage Classic in Missoula ... Finished 12th in the 800 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Finished second in the 800 and second in the 4x400 meter relay at the Cat-Griz Dual to help MSU defeat their rival ... Ran a season-best 4:44.27 in the 1500 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic
High School: Attended Plentywood High School in Plentywood, Montana … Collected four top-two finishes in the Class C state cross country meet, including a state championship during her senior season … Won state titles in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, and pole vault during her junior season to lead Plentywood to a team state championship at the outdoor Class C meet … Won state title in the 3,200 meters her sophomore season … Also played basketball, and was an all-conference performer for the Wildcats
Personal: Daughter of Judy and Arlin Kaul … Has two siblings, Ayden and Anderson … Majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science.
