2017
In her lone meet of the 2017 season, she placed 41st at the LSU Invitational (5k), recording a time of 21:18.06.
2016
Placed 60th in her collegiate debut at the Rice Invitational with a time of 16 minutes, 28.50 seconds on the 4k course at the Rice Intramural Fields … Followed with a finish of 30th place at the LSU Invitaitonal where she ran a time of 20:08.98 on the 5k course at Highland Road Park in Baton Rouge.
PRIOR TO LSU
A highly-decorated runner out of Warren Central High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi … A member of the MHSAA Class 6A All-State Cross Country team in 2013 … Also was on the MHSAA Class 6A All-State Track and Field team in 2015 … Set school records in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters in her senior season … Set school record for the 5k run for the cross country team with a time of 21 minutes, 8.3 seconds in her senior campaign … In her sophomore year, she set a school record in the 4k cross country event with a time of 16:03.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kailyn Faith McCarley … Born on Sept. 27, 1997 … Parents are Tim and Cindy McCarley … Has one younger sister named Julia … Was a member of National Honor Society in high school … Finished in the Top 20 of her graduating class … Plans to major in mass communication at LSU.