Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus Beehive Invitational on September 12, 2025 at W: 10:00 AM / M: 10:45 AM
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McKaylie Caesar
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lindsay, Calif.
- High School:
- Lindsay HS
- Prev School:
- CSU Fullerton
- Major:
- Post Baccalaureate
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:29.9
6K (XC): 19:36.0
Mile (Indoors): 4:43.45
3000 (Indoors): 9:36.46
5000 (Indoor): 16:14.27
1500 (Outdoor): 4:30.06
5000 (Outdoors): 16:14.81
10000 (Outdoors): 33:05.56
Academic Honors:
2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
2025 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 Big 12 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 USTFCCCA XC All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2023 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
2022 Big West Fall Academic All-Conference
2022 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
2021 Big West Fall Academic All-Conference
2021 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
Athletic Honors:
2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track All-American Honorable Mention (10000m)
2024 All-Big 12 (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2023 Pac-12 Second-Team (XC)
2023 Outdoor All-Big West (5000m)
2023 Outdoor All-Big West (10000m)
2022 Outdoor All-Big West (5000m)
2022 Outdoor All-Big West (10000m)
2022 All-Big West Team (XC)
Big West Cross Country Athlete of the Week (9/6/22)
School Records:
2nd all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:21.30)
4th all-time in 10000m outdoors (33:05.56)
8th all-time in mile indoors (4:43.45)
8th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:14.27)
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Opened outdoor season with a 10k PR run of 33:05.56
• Followed up with a new PB in the 5000m race at the Oregon Team Invite, finishing seventh (16:14.81)
• Helped 4x1600m relay team take third at the Drake Relays
• Placed 12th-overall in the 5000m race at Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a time of 34:15.26
• Came in seventh at the NCAA West Regionals with a run of 34:15.26
• Was 20th-overall in the 10k behind a run of 33:34.36 at her first NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn honorable mention accolades
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off the indoor season with a PR in the 3000m (9:36.46)
• Posted a PR time in the mile at the Husky Classic with a mark of 4:43.45
• Ran in the mile at Big 12 Indoor Championships, finishing at 4:46.76 (prelims)
2024 Cross Country:
• Placed 21st-overall (20:34.7) to help Utah take second as a team at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Helped Utah win the Bill Dellinger Invitational for the second time in four years with a third-place individual finish (19:58.0)
• Was Utah’s second finisher at the Big 12 Championships with a run of 19:58.96 for 11th-overall
• Finished 27th-overall (20:27.6) to help Utah finish fourth as a team at the NCAA Mountain Regionals
• Closed out her cross country career with a time of 20:40.3 (120th) at the NCAA Championships as Utah’s third scorer
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Redshirted
2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Made her Utah indoor debut with a PR run in the 3000m at the UW Invitational with a mark of 9:36.52
• Competed in the 5000m at the Husky Classic, posting a run of 16:27.34
• Ran a new personal best at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite with a time of 16:14.27 in the 5000m
2023 Cross Country:
• Made her Utah debut with a fifth-place finish to help Utah take second behind a time of 20:59.7 at the Roy Griak Invitational as the team's second scorer
• Was Utah’s second scorer to help Utes finish 15th at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 20:54.9
• Led the Utes with a ninth-place finish at her first Pac-12 Championships thanks to a PR run of 19:36.0
• Was 1-of-3 Utes to finish in the top-20 at NCAA Mountain Regionals with an 18th-place finish (20:04.6)
• Placed 26th-overall as Utah’s top finisher at the NCAA Championships with a time of 19:56.7 as Utah recorded its second-best finish at the championships ever
• Became just 1-of-4 Utes in program history with a sub-20 time at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Anna Peters as the first pair of Utes to earn All-America honors as an NCAA member
2023 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Opened the outdoor season finishing sixth in the 5000m at the Ben Brow Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic
• Took fifth in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 16:23.76
• Posted a 10k PR time of 34:12.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational for 21st overall
• Followed up with a 5000m PR at the Steve Scott Invitational (16:16.72)
• Took fourth in the 10000m (34:22.58) and fifth in the 5000m (16:46.66) at the Big West Championships
2022-23 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Saw action in two indoor meets with top-10 finishes in both
• Placed seventh in the mile at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
• Was a runner-up in the mile (4:49.73) while taking fourth in the 3000m (9:44.79) at the MPSF Championships behind PR marks in both races
2022 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Opened the season winning the Mark Covert Classic with a 5k PR time of 17:29.9
• Took third at the Dellinger Invitational with a run of 19:58.8 to help CSUF finish third as a team
• Posted a new 6k PR time of 19:52.8 to finish second at the Highlander Invitational while CSUF came in second
• CSUF’s top finisher at the Big West Championships with a time of 20:05.3 for eighth overall
• Was the top finisher for the Titans at the NCAA West Regionals checking in at 48th
2022 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Came in fourth at the Stanford Invitational with a 5000m time of 16:36.53
• Placed 15th-overall in a stacked 10000m field at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Ran a PR time of 4:30.06 in the 1500m race at the Fresno State Invitational
• Took second in the 10000m (35:29.12) and third in the 5000m (16:48.17) races at the Big West Championships
2021-22 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Helped DMR squad take third at the WSU Invitational to open the indoor season
• Finished eighth in the mile (5:06.24) at the WSU Open
• Took seventh in the 5000m (17:23.37) and 16th overall in the mile at the MPSF Championships
2021 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Started the season with a runner-up finish in the Mark Covert Classic 5k (18:12.8)
• Was CSU Fullerton’s second runner to cross the finish line at a stacked Dellinger Invitational
• Helped the Titans claim the Highlander Invitational title with a sixth-place finish (20:51.7)
• Placed 11th (20:53.5) to help CSUF get second as a team at the Big West Championships
• Was the third scorer for the Titans at the NCAA West Regionals (65th)
2021 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Kicked off the season with a fifth-place finish in the 5000m at the Tri-Meet (CSUF, UCD, UCSB)
• Won the 1500m race with a mark of 4:43.08 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Placed sixth in the 5000m race (17:44.31) at the Anteater Distance Twilight
• Came in seventh with a run of 4:42.22 in the 1500m at the Fullerton Spring Invite
• Posted a new 1500m PR (4:42.15) at the UCR Distance Invite
• Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in the 5000m (ninth) and 10000m (seventh) races at the Big West Championships
2020-21 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2019-20 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Redshirted
2019 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Made her collegiate debut with an eighth-place finish at the Mark Covert Classic (5k) to help CSUF win the race
• Helped CSUF take second at the USD Invite with a seventh-place finish
• Was the fifth scorer (39th) for CSU Fullerton in its gold division victory at the Joe Piane Invitational
High School:
• Was a five-sport letter winner at Lindsay High School competing in cross country and track (2016-19) for three years and two years with basketball, golf and swimming (2015-17)
• Selected team captain her junior and senior years (2017-19)
• Named The Recorder’s Orange Belt League Cross Country Runner of the Year back-to-back years (2017-18)
• Was a three-time East Sequoia League Cross Country Championship (2016-18)
• Three-time CIF State Championships qualifier in cross country (2016-19)
• Two-time CIF State Championship qualifier in track (2018-19)
• Competed in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the CIF State Championships three-straight years (2016-19)
• Member of the California Scholarship Federation
• Member of the Spanish National Honor Society
• Earned Lindsay Chamber of Commerce Youth of the Year
• Named Lindsay High School Student-Athlete of the Year
Personal:
• Parents are Kristy and John Caesar
• Has an older brother, Leif, and an older sister, Maddie
• Graduated from CSU Fullerton in the Spring of 2023 with a degree in child and adolescent development
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:29.9
6K (XC): 19:36.0
Mile (Indoors): 4:43.45
3000 (Indoors): 9:36.46
5000 (Indoor): 16:14.27
1500 (Outdoor): 4:30.06
5000 (Outdoors): 16:14.81
10000 (Outdoors): 33:05.56
Academic Honors:
2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
2025 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 Big 12 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 USTFCCCA XC All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2023 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
2022 Big West Fall Academic All-Conference
2022 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
2021 Big West Fall Academic All-Conference
2021 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
Athletic Honors:
2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track All-American Honorable Mention (10000m)
2024 All-Big 12 (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2023 Pac-12 Second-Team (XC)
2023 Outdoor All-Big West (5000m)
2023 Outdoor All-Big West (10000m)
2022 Outdoor All-Big West (5000m)
2022 Outdoor All-Big West (10000m)
2022 All-Big West Team (XC)
Big West Cross Country Athlete of the Week (9/6/22)
School Records:
2nd all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:21.30)
4th all-time in 10000m outdoors (33:05.56)
8th all-time in mile indoors (4:43.45)
8th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:14.27)
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Opened outdoor season with a 10k PR run of 33:05.56
• Followed up with a new PB in the 5000m race at the Oregon Team Invite, finishing seventh (16:14.81)
• Helped 4x1600m relay team take third at the Drake Relays
• Placed 12th-overall in the 5000m race at Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a time of 34:15.26
• Came in seventh at the NCAA West Regionals with a run of 34:15.26
• Was 20th-overall in the 10k behind a run of 33:34.36 at her first NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn honorable mention accolades
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off the indoor season with a PR in the 3000m (9:36.46)
• Posted a PR time in the mile at the Husky Classic with a mark of 4:43.45
• Ran in the mile at Big 12 Indoor Championships, finishing at 4:46.76 (prelims)
2024 Cross Country:
• Placed 21st-overall (20:34.7) to help Utah take second as a team at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Helped Utah win the Bill Dellinger Invitational for the second time in four years with a third-place individual finish (19:58.0)
• Was Utah’s second finisher at the Big 12 Championships with a run of 19:58.96 for 11th-overall
• Finished 27th-overall (20:27.6) to help Utah finish fourth as a team at the NCAA Mountain Regionals
• Closed out her cross country career with a time of 20:40.3 (120th) at the NCAA Championships as Utah’s third scorer
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Redshirted
2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Made her Utah indoor debut with a PR run in the 3000m at the UW Invitational with a mark of 9:36.52
• Competed in the 5000m at the Husky Classic, posting a run of 16:27.34
• Ran a new personal best at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite with a time of 16:14.27 in the 5000m
2023 Cross Country:
• Made her Utah debut with a fifth-place finish to help Utah take second behind a time of 20:59.7 at the Roy Griak Invitational as the team's second scorer
• Was Utah’s second scorer to help Utes finish 15th at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 20:54.9
• Led the Utes with a ninth-place finish at her first Pac-12 Championships thanks to a PR run of 19:36.0
• Was 1-of-3 Utes to finish in the top-20 at NCAA Mountain Regionals with an 18th-place finish (20:04.6)
• Placed 26th-overall as Utah’s top finisher at the NCAA Championships with a time of 19:56.7 as Utah recorded its second-best finish at the championships ever
• Became just 1-of-4 Utes in program history with a sub-20 time at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Anna Peters as the first pair of Utes to earn All-America honors as an NCAA member
2023 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Opened the outdoor season finishing sixth in the 5000m at the Ben Brow Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic
• Took fifth in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 16:23.76
• Posted a 10k PR time of 34:12.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational for 21st overall
• Followed up with a 5000m PR at the Steve Scott Invitational (16:16.72)
• Took fourth in the 10000m (34:22.58) and fifth in the 5000m (16:46.66) at the Big West Championships
2022-23 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Saw action in two indoor meets with top-10 finishes in both
• Placed seventh in the mile at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
• Was a runner-up in the mile (4:49.73) while taking fourth in the 3000m (9:44.79) at the MPSF Championships behind PR marks in both races
2022 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Opened the season winning the Mark Covert Classic with a 5k PR time of 17:29.9
• Took third at the Dellinger Invitational with a run of 19:58.8 to help CSUF finish third as a team
• Posted a new 6k PR time of 19:52.8 to finish second at the Highlander Invitational while CSUF came in second
• CSUF’s top finisher at the Big West Championships with a time of 20:05.3 for eighth overall
• Was the top finisher for the Titans at the NCAA West Regionals checking in at 48th
2022 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Came in fourth at the Stanford Invitational with a 5000m time of 16:36.53
• Placed 15th-overall in a stacked 10000m field at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Ran a PR time of 4:30.06 in the 1500m race at the Fresno State Invitational
• Took second in the 10000m (35:29.12) and third in the 5000m (16:48.17) races at the Big West Championships
2021-22 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Helped DMR squad take third at the WSU Invitational to open the indoor season
• Finished eighth in the mile (5:06.24) at the WSU Open
• Took seventh in the 5000m (17:23.37) and 16th overall in the mile at the MPSF Championships
2021 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Started the season with a runner-up finish in the Mark Covert Classic 5k (18:12.8)
• Was CSU Fullerton’s second runner to cross the finish line at a stacked Dellinger Invitational
• Helped the Titans claim the Highlander Invitational title with a sixth-place finish (20:51.7)
• Placed 11th (20:53.5) to help CSUF get second as a team at the Big West Championships
• Was the third scorer for the Titans at the NCAA West Regionals (65th)
2021 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Kicked off the season with a fifth-place finish in the 5000m at the Tri-Meet (CSUF, UCD, UCSB)
• Won the 1500m race with a mark of 4:43.08 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Placed sixth in the 5000m race (17:44.31) at the Anteater Distance Twilight
• Came in seventh with a run of 4:42.22 in the 1500m at the Fullerton Spring Invite
• Posted a new 1500m PR (4:42.15) at the UCR Distance Invite
• Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in the 5000m (ninth) and 10000m (seventh) races at the Big West Championships
2020-21 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Outdoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Canceled due to COVID-19
2019-20 Indoor Track (CSU Fullerton):
• Redshirted
2019 Cross Country (CSU Fullerton):
• Made her collegiate debut with an eighth-place finish at the Mark Covert Classic (5k) to help CSUF win the race
• Helped CSUF take second at the USD Invite with a seventh-place finish
• Was the fifth scorer (39th) for CSU Fullerton in its gold division victory at the Joe Piane Invitational
High School:
• Was a five-sport letter winner at Lindsay High School competing in cross country and track (2016-19) for three years and two years with basketball, golf and swimming (2015-17)
• Selected team captain her junior and senior years (2017-19)
• Named The Recorder’s Orange Belt League Cross Country Runner of the Year back-to-back years (2017-18)
• Was a three-time East Sequoia League Cross Country Championship (2016-18)
• Three-time CIF State Championships qualifier in cross country (2016-19)
• Two-time CIF State Championship qualifier in track (2018-19)
• Competed in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the CIF State Championships three-straight years (2016-19)
• Member of the California Scholarship Federation
• Member of the Spanish National Honor Society
• Earned Lindsay Chamber of Commerce Youth of the Year
• Named Lindsay High School Student-Athlete of the Year
Personal:
• Parents are Kristy and John Caesar
• Has an older brother, Leif, and an older sister, Maddie
• Graduated from CSU Fullerton in the Spring of 2023 with a degree in child and adolescent development
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