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Track and Field

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Caden Denker

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bellwood, Neb.
  • Highschool David City HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Honors & Awards
• All-Summit League Indoor (2025: DMR)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List (2024-25)
• Summit League Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• 5th in the Distance Medley Relay (10:02.05)

Career Bests

2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors as a part of the Distance Medley relay team that took third with a time of 10:02.05... ran a personal best 49.99 in the 400 at the SDSU Last Chance... had a collegiate best time of 22.48 in the 200 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational... totaled nine top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in two meets… ran on the second place 4x100 relays squad at the South Dakota Challenge, clocking a time of 41.03.

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Started the season with a collegiate best 51.16 in the 400-meters at the SDSU Holiday Open...placed 7th as a part of the 4x400 relay team at the Mark Colligan Memorial.

Outdoor Track & Field
Placed 10th in the 400, running 51.91 at the USD Challenge...set a collegiate best 22.73 in the 200 at the Mount Marty Twilight...recorded a pair of top 10 finishes on the season.

Prep
A multi-sport athlete for the Scouts, participating in football, basketball and track and field ... a six-time placewinner at the Nebraska Class C Track and Field Championships ... took fourth in the 200 meters and eighth in the 100 meters as a senior ... was the state runner-up in the 200 meters as a junior ... three-time All-District selection in football ... three-time all-conference honoree in basketball ... owns personal bests of 10.78 in the 100, 22.00 in the 200 and 50.95 in the 400.

Personal
Son of Chad and Chantel Denker ... kinesiology and sport management major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2025-26Junior

    Sprints