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Track and Field

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Kiah Pieters

Carsen Staehr

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Aurora, Neb.
  • Highschool Aurora HS
  • Major Pre-Business

Biography

Career Honors & Awards 
  • All-Summit League Indoor (2024: triple jump)
  • All-Summit League Outdoor (2024: triple jump, long jump) 
Career Bests

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the triple jump with a mark of 48-10 ¾ to place second...member of the Summit League Championships title-winning Coyote team...placed fifth in the long jump (23-6 ¾) at the Championships...won the triple jump (48-4 ¾) at the USD Alumni...totaled nine top 10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the triple jump (48-10 ¼) and long jump (23-7 ½)...set a personal best 50-6 ¾ (15.41m) in the triple jump to win the event at the USD Challenge...the week prior, he set a personal best 24-1 ½ (7.35m) in the long jump to place third at the USD Early Bird...Competed at NCAA West First Rounds...totaled eight top-10's during the season.

Prep
A six-time state medalist ... swept the triple and long jumps at the 2023 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships ... owns three golds in all, going back-to-back in the triple jump with a victorious leap of 47-9 ¾ (14.75m) this spring to defend the title ... the winning long jump mark was 23-0 ¼ (7.02m) ... a starter on Aurora’s football team, helping the Huskies finish runner-up at the Nebraska State Championships twice ... an all-state first team selection as a senior and a two-time all-district selection ... also garnered honorable mention all-conference honors on the basketball court ... an honor roll student ... member of the National Honor Society ... an academic all-state honoree ... an officer and national qualifier for the Future Business Leaders of America.

Personal
Son of Jay and Kim Staehr ... pre-business major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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