2014: Competed in four meets ... Opened season at Belmont Opener 5K, taking 48th (16:31.43) ... Notched season-best time of 26:56 at Commodore Classic, finishing in top-110 ... In a deep field of nearly 400 runners, finished 195th (26:58.85) at Greater Lousiville Classic ... At Crimson Classic 8K finished 136th (27:22.37).

2013: Participated in four meets ... Recorded a season best 5K time of 16:54.43 at the Belmont Opener ... Finished 78th (26:38.05) at the Vanderbilt Invitational 8K ... Placed 46th in the JV Race (27:17.1) at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Recorded a season-best time of 26:34.59 at the Crimson Classic 8K. 

Prior to Belmont: Three-time Kansas All-State in cross country and two-time Kansas All-State in track at Shawnee Mission NW HS for head coach Van Rose ... Four-time Kansas City All-Metro in cross country ... Two-time Academic All-State ... Placed fourth in the Kansas High School State Cross Country Championship in 2010 and 2011 ... Part of two state championship teams at Shawnee Mission NW in 2010 and 2012 ... Team captain ... Kansas City Sports Radio 610 Scholar-Athlete ... 4 x 800 State Champion in 2013.

Personal: Major is undeclared ... Son of Mark and Wendy Bado ... Born Kirkpatrick Alan Bado on July 1, 1994 ... Has two siblings, Chandler and Lexie ... National Scholastic Press Award ... National Honor Society Secretary ... AP Scholar ... Academic Decathlon Regional Oratory winner ... Commencement speaker ... Summa Cum laude National Latin Exam ... Lists Terry Fox, Reggie Miller, Stephen Curry, Heath Miller and Brian Cardinal as favorite athletes.

Personal Records
800m: 2:00
Mile: 4:30
3200m: 9:44
5K: 15:47 
8K: 26:38