2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Perez, Kaitlynn

Kaitlynn Perez
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Merced HS
- Hometown:
- Merced, Calif.
Bio
Last Updated: May 28, 2024
TFRRS Profile
2024 (SENIOR)
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with 4,865 points ... also placed fourth in the high jump clearing 1.68m/5-6 ... set a personal best in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational with 4,868 points while setting PBs in the 200 (26.28) and 800 (2:20.88).
Indoor: Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the Mountain West Championships with a personal best 3,678 points ... total ranks fifth in program history ... also took fourth in the high jump with a PB of 1.71m/5-7.25 ... competed in the pentathlon at the Riverfront Invitational, placing 10th with 3,574.
2023 (JUNIOR)
Outdoor: Placed fifth in the high jump at the Mountain West Championships, clearing a personal best height of 1.68m/5-6 ... also placed 10th in the heptathlon, scoring a personal-best 4,762 points ... finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Aztec Invitational with 4,607 points.
Indoor: Competed in two pentathlons during the winter ... placed 13th at the Mountain West Championships with 3,283 points ... finished 18th at the WSU Open with 3,304 points.
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Outdoor: Scored a personal best 4,578 points in the heptathlon to place 10th at the Mountain West Championships ... recorded career bests in the 100-meter hurdles (15.78), long jump (5.37m/17-7.5) and an outdoor best in the high jump (1.62m/5-3.75) at the meet ... a month earlier, scored 4,362 points in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... placed 11th at Mountain West Championships in first career pentathlon with 3,187 points.
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Outdoor: Posted a season best in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with 4,237 points to place 10th ... recorded season bests in the high jump (1.61m/5-3.25), javelin (29.97m/98-4) and 800m (2:29.74) during the multi-event ... scored 3,985 points in her first collegiate heptathlon at the UNLV Spring Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Merced’s Female Athlete of the Year during senior year … as a multi-event athlete held PRs of 5-4 in the high jump, 2:24 in the 800m, 61 seconds in the 400m, 5:32 in the 1600m and 49 seconds in the 300m hurdles … member of three school-record relay teams: DMR (12:33), 4x800 (9:40), 4x1600 (22:22) … has competed in the high jump, 800m, DMR and 4x800 at the Arcadia Invitational … was an all-conference high jumper in 2019 and cross country runner in 2020 … also a two-time all-conference member in basketball.
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PERSONAL: Born in Merced, Calif. … Daughter of Heather and Alex Perez … has three siblings … Ethan, Sydney and Ryann … mom, Heather, competed in the heptathlon at Stanislaus State … majoring in kinesiology.
TFRRS Profile
2024 (SENIOR)
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with 4,865 points ... also placed fourth in the high jump clearing 1.68m/5-6 ... set a personal best in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational with 4,868 points while setting PBs in the 200 (26.28) and 800 (2:20.88).
Indoor: Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the Mountain West Championships with a personal best 3,678 points ... total ranks fifth in program history ... also took fourth in the high jump with a PB of 1.71m/5-7.25 ... competed in the pentathlon at the Riverfront Invitational, placing 10th with 3,574.
2023 (JUNIOR)
Outdoor: Placed fifth in the high jump at the Mountain West Championships, clearing a personal best height of 1.68m/5-6 ... also placed 10th in the heptathlon, scoring a personal-best 4,762 points ... finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Aztec Invitational with 4,607 points.
Indoor: Competed in two pentathlons during the winter ... placed 13th at the Mountain West Championships with 3,283 points ... finished 18th at the WSU Open with 3,304 points.
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Outdoor: Scored a personal best 4,578 points in the heptathlon to place 10th at the Mountain West Championships ... recorded career bests in the 100-meter hurdles (15.78), long jump (5.37m/17-7.5) and an outdoor best in the high jump (1.62m/5-3.75) at the meet ... a month earlier, scored 4,362 points in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... placed 11th at Mountain West Championships in first career pentathlon with 3,187 points.
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Outdoor: Posted a season best in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with 4,237 points to place 10th ... recorded season bests in the high jump (1.61m/5-3.25), javelin (29.97m/98-4) and 800m (2:29.74) during the multi-event ... scored 3,985 points in her first collegiate heptathlon at the UNLV Spring Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Merced’s Female Athlete of the Year during senior year … as a multi-event athlete held PRs of 5-4 in the high jump, 2:24 in the 800m, 61 seconds in the 400m, 5:32 in the 1600m and 49 seconds in the 300m hurdles … member of three school-record relay teams: DMR (12:33), 4x800 (9:40), 4x1600 (22:22) … has competed in the high jump, 800m, DMR and 4x800 at the Arcadia Invitational … was an all-conference high jumper in 2019 and cross country runner in 2020 … also a two-time all-conference member in basketball.
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PERSONAL: Born in Merced, Calif. … Daughter of Heather and Alex Perez … has three siblings … Ethan, Sydney and Ryann … mom, Heather, competed in the heptathlon at Stanislaus State … majoring in kinesiology.
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