TFRRS
Tarleton State Career Rankings
- School record holder in 3000 steeplechase (10:44.59)
- School record holder in the indoor 5000 (17:25.51)
- Second in program history in the indoor 3000 (10:08.16)
- Third in school history in the outdoor 5000 (17:28.38)
- 10th in the outdoor 1500 (4:47.26)
Sophomore (2025-26)
Cross Country - Competed in five meets, leading the Texan women in each ... Earned Second Team All-WAC ... Posted best Texan finish at the NCAA D1 South Central Regional in program history crossing in 77th in 22:23.5 ... Posted a 19th place finish at the WAC Cross Country Championships, the best in the D1 era ... Recorded best finish of the season, 7th at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational in 18:01.4 ... Improved her performance at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival jumping 50 places and 15 seconds better than last year.
Indoor Track and Field - Ran in three meets ... Set the school record in both the 3000 (9:53.13) and 5000 (17:15.93) at the WAC Championships ... Placed fifth in the 3000 in her season opener at the Robert Platt Invitational.
Outdoor Track and Field - Competed in six meets ... Placed fifth at the WAC Championships in the 3000 steeplechase in 10:55.87 ... Recorded an 11th place finish at the WAC Championships in the 5000 ... Set the school record int he 3000 steeplechase at the SMU Invitational in 10:44.65 and placed second ... Placed sixth at the Texas Relays in the 3000 Steeplechase ... Ran the eighth fastest time in school history in the 1500 in 4:44.05 to place fifth at the Joe Gillespie Invitational.
Freshman (2024-25)
Cross Country: Raced in all six meets ... Raced as part of Tarleton State's first NCAA Regional Appearance at the South Central Region Cross Country Championships ... Was the top Texan woman to finish in the regional meet, crossing in 84th overall and the 18th freshman in 21:34.5 ... Paced the Texans at the 2024 WAC XC Cross Country Championships finishing in 24th overall and 8th among freshmen in 21:43.0 ... Posted season-best 5k time at Chile Pepper XC Festival clocking in at 18:16.9.
Track and Field: Raced in nine total meets, four indoors and five outdoors ... Competed in the 3000 and 5000 indoors and the 800, 1500, 3000 steeplechase and 5000 in outdoors ... Broke the school record and won silver at the WAC Outdoor Championships in the 3000 Steeplechase in 10:44.59 ... Set school record in 5000 in 17:25.31 at Crimson & Gold Invitational in season opening indoor meet ... Won the 3000 steeplechase in back-to-back meets to start the outdoor slate (Bill Schmidt Invite and Clyde Hart Classic) ... Posted the 10th best time in school history in her 1500 outdoor debut at the SMU Invitational (4:47.26) ... Second Team All-WAC in the indoor 5000 finishing in eighth in 17:50.97.
Clear Falls HS
Ran four years of varsity cross country and three years of varsity track and field ... Four-time state qualifier in cross country ... Three-time regional qualifier in track and field ... Served as team captain for three years ... Named MVP in three seasons in XC and two seasons in track and field ... Her two-mile time of 10:59 ranked in the top 30 in Texas her senior year.
Personal
Born Kaitlyn McKenna Gale on Oct. 6 ... Daughter of Kenni and Joel ... Has one sister, Brooklyn ... Also played softball at Clear Falls HS ... Was named JV Offensive Player of the Year and played one year on the varsity squad ... Intends to major in wildlife sustainability.
