2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Medrano, Kain

Kain Medrano
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pueblo, Colo.
- High School:
- Pueblo East HS
Bio
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in the throws in four meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Made his season debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, going 48.94m (160-7) in the discus for fifth place overall โฆ Doubled at the Bob Larsen Track Meet at Drake Stadium, finishing third in the javelin (55.10m, 180-9) and fourth in the discus (50.11m, 164-5).
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2020 (Football)
Saw action in 5 games ... posted a season-high 2 stops against Stanford ... also credited with tackles at Colorado and at Arizona State ... registered 2 pass break ups.
2020 (Track & Field)
Threw in three meets in his debut season with the track team โฆ Indoor: Finished his season with a personal-best launch of 15.01m (49-03.00) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for eighth place overall โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he took 10th place with a throw of 14.87m (48-09.50).
2019 (Football)
Saw action on special teams in the final game of the season against Cal.
High School (Football/Track & Field)
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN.com โฆ No. 10 recruit in the state of Colorado according to Rivals.com โฆ No. 13 prospect in the state according to ESPN.com โฆ As a senior, he caught 66 passes for 1,211 yards and 21 touchdowns โฆ On defense, he made 80 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six interceptions โฆ In his junior season, he made 37 receptions for 721 yards and nine touchdowns ... Team won the 3A State championship in his sophomore and junior seasons ... Named All-State follwing his junior and senior years ... Steinmark Award winner in 2019 as the top male student-athlete in Colorado ... Also lettered in basketball and track and field (shot put, discus, relays) ... Won the discus and relays as a senior and captured the shot and discus events at the state meet as a junior.
Personal
Parents: Alexa and Mark Medrano โฆ Has one younger sister โฆ His biggest thrill was winning state championships as a sophomore and junior โฆ Lists the NFL's Odell Beckham Jr. as the famous athlete he most admires ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022, Fall 2019.
Competed in the throws in four meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Made his season debut at the Ben Brown Invitational, going 48.94m (160-7) in the discus for fifth place overall โฆ Doubled at the Bob Larsen Track Meet at Drake Stadium, finishing third in the javelin (55.10m, 180-9) and fourth in the discus (50.11m, 164-5).
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2020 (Football)
Saw action in 5 games ... posted a season-high 2 stops against Stanford ... also credited with tackles at Colorado and at Arizona State ... registered 2 pass break ups.
2020 (Track & Field)
Threw in three meets in his debut season with the track team โฆ Indoor: Finished his season with a personal-best launch of 15.01m (49-03.00) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for eighth place overall โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he took 10th place with a throw of 14.87m (48-09.50).
2019 (Football)
Saw action on special teams in the final game of the season against Cal.
High School (Football/Track & Field)
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN.com โฆ No. 10 recruit in the state of Colorado according to Rivals.com โฆ No. 13 prospect in the state according to ESPN.com โฆ As a senior, he caught 66 passes for 1,211 yards and 21 touchdowns โฆ On defense, he made 80 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six interceptions โฆ In his junior season, he made 37 receptions for 721 yards and nine touchdowns ... Team won the 3A State championship in his sophomore and junior seasons ... Named All-State follwing his junior and senior years ... Steinmark Award winner in 2019 as the top male student-athlete in Colorado ... Also lettered in basketball and track and field (shot put, discus, relays) ... Won the discus and relays as a senior and captured the shot and discus events at the state meet as a junior.
Personal
Parents: Alexa and Mark Medrano โฆ Has one younger sister โฆ His biggest thrill was winning state championships as a sophomore and junior โฆ Lists the NFL's Odell Beckham Jr. as the famous athlete he most admires ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022, Fall 2019.
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