Pacific University Athletics

Honors

• 2015-16 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete
• 2014-15 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete
• 2013-14 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete

2015-16 - Junior

Outdoor Track & Field

• Competed in six outdoor events for the Boxers
• 13th-place finisher in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships

Indoor Track & Field

• Competed in one meet and helped set the school record (11:27.25) in the distance medley relay

Cross Country

• Competed in six meets for Pacific in 2015
• Finished 72nd at the Northwest Conference Championships

2014-15 - Sophomore

Outdoor Track & Field

• Competed in nine outdoor events for the Boxers
• Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Rich Allen Invitational
• Finished second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open and the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker
• Placed third at the Pacific Luau Invite in the 3,000m steeplechase
• Fourth-place finisher in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships

Indoor Track & Field

• Finished 21st in the indoor mile at the WSU Cougar Indoor

Cross Country

• Competed in three meets for Pacific in 2014
• Finished 76th at the Northwest Conference Championships

2013-14 - Freshman

Outdoor Track & Field

• Competed in eight outdoor events for the Boxers
• Placed 13th in the steeplechase at the NWC Championships

Indoor Track & Field

• Ran in two indoor events for the Boxers
• Won the 800m at the Pilot Indoor
• Finished second at the Pilot Indoor for the 1,000m
• Placed fifth in the 1,000m at the Ed Jacoby Invite

Cross Country

• Competed in six races for the Boxers
• Top finish was a 20th-place finish at the Puget Sound Cross Country Invitational

High School

• Ran for Les Loeber and Larson Anderson at Grangeville High School
• Finished sixth at the state cross country championships in 2012
• Central Idaho League champion in track for the 1,600m relay and distance medley relay
• Central Idaho League champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m

Personal

• Son of Laree and Shaun Bass
• Double major in exercise science and studio art
• Career Ambition: Physical therapist

Getting to Know Kaleb

• Favorite Movie: Prefontaine
• Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
• Favorite Book: Once A Runner (John L. Parker)
• Favorite Athlete: Jim Ryun
• Favorite Quote: "A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence" - Jim Watkins

Personal Bests

Outdoor Track & Field
800m: 2:02.00 - Linfield Open (5/9/15)
1,500m: 4:12.62 - Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational (4/14/15)
5,000m: 16:49.81 - Pacific Twilight Meet (5/2/15)
3,000m steeple: 9:46.12 - NWC Championships (4/25/15)
 

Indoor Track & Field
800m: 2:12.18 - Pilot Indoor (2/23/14)
1,000m: 2:43.26 - Pilot Indoor (2/23/14)
Mile: 4:39.38 - Cougar Indoor (2/7/15)
3,000m: 10:21.19 - Cougar Indoor (2/3/17)

Cross Country
4-Mile Run: 25:09.7 - Westmoreland Season Opener (9/1/15)
8K: 27:59.9 - Sundodger Invitational (9/17/16)