Ohio State Overview
- Kainnan is a senior who is majoring in communications
- He transferred to Ohio State from Ashland University
- Competed at the 2021 Big Ten Conference indoor championships
- Helped the Buckeyes to a third-place finish by scoring points in the 60 meters with a sixth-place finish
- 2021 NCAA Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (4×100)
- 2022 Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team
- 2022 Outdoor Big Ten 4x100m Relay Champion (39.12)
- Helped set the program record in the sprint medley relay (3:18.19) in 2022
2021-22
Indoor
- Finished seventh in the 60m (6.78) at the Big Ten Championships
- Was the runner-up in the 60m (6.84) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite
- Finished fifth in the 200m (21.85) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite
- Season-best 6.72 in the 60m at the Clemson Tiger Paw
Outdoor
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay at the Raleigh Relays (39.69)
- Ran the 100m at the Big Ten Championships (10.38) and NCAA Regionals (10.52)
- Finished third in the 100m (10.32) and 200m (21.10) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Finished fifth in the 100m (10.24) at the Raleigh Relays
In 2020-21
- Season Bests (I): 6.77 (60 Meters), 21.66 (200 Meters)
- Season Bests (O): 10.51 (100 Meters), 39.72 (4×100 Meter Relay)
More on Kainnan
- Two-time Division II all-region honoree at Ashland (2018-19)
- Part of Ashland’s Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 4×100 relay team in 2019
- Set Thomas Worthington H.S. school record in the 100-meter dash (10.65 seconds)
- Helped Worthington win the 2017 OHSAA state outdoor championship and take runner-up honors indoors in 2017
- Member of state, regional, district and conference title teams in 2017
- Earned All-Ohio honors in the 100 and 200
- Also lettered in soccer
