Caitlin McGauley

Class:
Senior
High School:
Mahtomedi
Hometown:
Mahtomedi, Minn.

Personal Bests (as of March 2020):

Indoor-
Mile: 5:02.71
3,000: 9:56.71
5,000: 17:19.11

Outdoor-
1,500: 4:50.10
3,000: 10:35.03
5,000: 17:50.11
10,000: 38:13.82
3,000 Steeplechase: 11:23.00

Cross Country-
5k: 17:41.2
6k: 21:27.0
3.11 M: 18:49.8

TFRRS Profile

Honors & Awards:
BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 1)
All-BIG EAST Cross Country (2019)

2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in six indoor meets during her senior season ... Placed fourth in the mile (5:05) at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) ... Finished fourteenth in the 3000m with a time of 10:02.41 at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 25) ... Set a personal record in the mile (5:02.71) at the Black & Gold Premier (Feb. 1), taking eighth ... Took 11th in the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) in the 5000m (17:23.05) ... Set PR's in the 3000m (9:56.71) and 5000m (17:19.11) in 17th and 12th place finishes at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Cross Country (Sr.): Placed 1st with a time of 19:02.50 (5k) at the Phoenix Open ... Took eighth overall and first among Golden Eagles with a time of 17:59.56 (5k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13) ... Finished 28th overall with a personal best time of 17:41.2 (5k) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5)... Ran a personal best and placed 13th with a time of 21:27.0 (6k) at the Bradley Pink Classic women's red race ... Finished 19^th at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships with a time of 22:41.8 (6k) on her way to All-BIG EAST honors ... First Golden Eagle women's runner to take home all-conference honors since 2017 ... Placed 92nd overall (third on MU) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 22:12.9 (6k).

2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in six meets during her junior indoor season... Set a new personal best in the mile at the Black & Gold Premier on Jan. 26 (5:06.40)... Achieved a personal best in the 2019 Meyo Invitational in the 5000m on Feb. 2 (17:50.73)... Took fourth in the BIG EAST Championships in the DMR (12:01.20)... Placed 13th and set a personal best in the 3000m at the BIG EAST Championships (10:05.14).
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in seven meets during outdoor season at MU... Set a personal best at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic on May 3 in the 1500m (4:43.45), finishing sixth... Took eighth at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m (17:36.97)... Placed seventh in the 3000m steeplechase at the BIG EAST Championships (10:59.52).
Cross Country (Jr.): Competed in six meets during her junior season... Earned a top-10 finish for the second straight year at the Vic Godfrey Open, taking 8th place overall and second among all Golden Eagles... Placed 20th overall and was the third MU runner to cross the finish line at the Badger Classic on Sept. 14 (6k; 23:58.4)... Took 33rd at the 2018 BIG EAST Championships with a time of 22:29.1 (6k)... Made her second-straight NCAA Great Lakes Regional and took 112th (6k; 22:38.4).

2017-18
BIG EAST All-Academic
Cross Country (So.): Came in as Marquette's second finisher and fourth overall at the Lucian Rosa Open with a 6k time of 22:58.7... Finished the BIG EAST Championship 6k course in 22:36.7, placing her 44th overall and seventh for Marquette...Placed in Marquette's top-seven as the seventh runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional 6k race, finishing 135th overall by a time of 23:03.6.
Indoor (So.): Placed eighth in the mile at the John Tierney Classic with a 5:12.99 time ... Placed second in the mile at the Shell Shocker Meet (5:16.40).
Outdoor (So.): Competed in six meets... Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:24.55) and 12th in the 5,000-meter race (18:03.26) at the BIG EAST Championships ... Claimed silver at the Illinois Twilight in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 11:23.00 effort.

2016-17
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in the 3,000-meter and the mile ... Saw her best placement of the season at the UW-Parkside Classic when she finished the mile in 5:24.63 and placed fourth.
Outdoor (Fr.): Brought home gold from the UWW Drake Alternative meet in the 5,000-meter race for a finishing time of 18:52.48 ... During her BIG EAST Championship she placed 10th in the 10,000-meter race for a 38:59.46 time.
Cross Country (Fr.): Placed her highest of 17th twice during her debut season at the Fremont Hill and Bale and at the UW-Parkside Midwest Cross Country Open.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered in cross country, basketball and softball all four years at Mahtomedi High School... Led cross country team to conference titles in 2012, 2014 and 2015... Earned All-Conference honors all four years, including winning back-to-back individual conference championships and being named the league's Runner of the Year in 2014 and 2015... Was named the St. Paul Area Athena Award winner and earned the Mahtomedi High School Outstanding Senior Athlete Award... Served as basketball and softball team captain as a senior, while being named a softball All-Conference honorable mention selection and leading the team to the state tournament.

Personal: McGauley was born in Robbinsdale, Minn. and is the daughter of Kevin McGauley and Carri McGauley... Has four siblings, Erik, Ryan, Calista and Caden... Plans to study biomedical sciences.

Championships History:

BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2020-
3000: 17th (9:56.71, PR)
5000: 12th (17:19.11, PR)
2019-
3000: 13th (10:05.14)
DMR: 4th (12:01.20)
2018-
3000: 14th (10:17.82)
DMR: 7th (12:06.75)

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2019-
5000: 8th (17:36.97)
3000S: 7th (10:59.52)
2018-
5000: 12th (18:03.26)
3000S: 11th (11:24.55)

Cross Country:
BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (6k):
2019-
19th (22:41.8; finished first on MU)
2018-
33rd (22:29.1)
2017-
49th (22:36.6)
2016-
61st (24:10.8)

NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (6k):
2019-
92nd (22:12.9; finished third on MU)
2018-
112th (22:38.4)
2017-
137th (23:03.6)
2016-
Did Not Compete