2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Caleb McDaniel

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mission Viejo, Calif.

Biography

2024 (Sophomore)
• Competed in all six meets
• Established an 8K personal-record 25:15.6 at the Big West Championships
• Ran in his first NCAA West Regional 10K, recording a time of 33:17.6
• Earned Big West Fall All-Academic honors

2023 (Freshman)
• Made his collegiate debut at the UCR Invitational, clocking an 8K season-best 26:08.0
• Also competed at the Big West Championships

High School
• Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Mission Viejo High School
• 2023 CIF State Championship qualifier
• Finished sixth at the CIF-Southern Section Division Finals
• Also claimed runner-up honors at the Sea View League Cross Country meet
• Three-time South Coast League finalist in the 1600m with a high finish of fifth as a sophomore
• Named the Diablos' Distance Athlete of the Year as a senior
• Ran the 5000m at the 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals

Personal
• Majoring in education sciences

TOP MARKS AT UCI
8K = 25:15.6 (2024 Big West Championships)
10K = 33:17.6 (2024 NCAA West Regional)


Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'11"