2024 Cross Country Roster
Ceili McCabe
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- High School:
- Little Flower Academy
2024 (Gr.)
First Team All-American- Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year
- Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year
- All-Mid Atlantic Region honors
- All-Big 12 honors
- U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete
- Competed in five meets including the Louisville Classic, Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Finished first in the women’s 5k at the Louisville Classic with a course, personal and program best time of 16:06.0 on Oct. 5
- Was crowned the Big 12 champion after finishing with a course, personal and program best time of 19:02.6 in the women’s 6k at the conference championship on Nov. 1
- Won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championship for the third time in her career, breaking the Blue and White Courses record with a time of 19:11.2 on Nov. 15
- Finished sixth in the nation after boasting a time of 19:41.2 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23, aiding in her team’s runner up placement
- Became the first Mountaineer in program history to win three Big 12 titles
2023 (Sr.)
- Redshirted
2022 (Jr.)
First Team All-American- Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year
- Big 12 Women's Runner of the Year
- All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Competed in five meets, winning four of them
- Set the 5k course record at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
- Earned the second fastest time in Penn State National Open history
2021 (So.)
First Team All-American- Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year
- Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year
- All-Mid-Atlantic Region
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 19)
- Big 12 Runner of the Week (Oct. 5)
- WVU Student athlete of the Week (Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Nov.15, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6)
- Competed in five meets
- Went undefeated in the regular season
- Finished in first place in four meets
- Opened the season at the Louisville Classic PLACING first in a 5K personal-best time of 16:27.8
- Placed first at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in a time of 19:57.4
- Became the first Mountaineer in program history to win the Big 12 individual title after finishing in a time of 20:44.2 at the 2021 Big 12 Championships
- Recorded a first-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in a time of 20:05.7
- Earned All-American status following a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a personal best time of 19:29.3
- Her NCAA finish was the highest by a Mountaineer at Nationals
2020 (COVID)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Made her season debut at the Big 12 Championship, finishing fourth with a time of 20:55.9
- Finished eighth at the FSU Winter Classic in a time of 20:31.2
- Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships and finished 29th, in a time of 21:01.1
2019 (Fr.)
- Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year
- All-Big 12
- All-Mid-Atlantic Region
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Competed at the Canadian National Cross Country Championships, qualifying for the Canadian U20 team
- Became the second freshman finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, placing 25th with a season-best 6k time of 20:47
- At the Big 12 Championship, she finished in 13th place with a 6k time of 21:03.9, becoming the first rookie to cross the finish line
- Finished 153rd after posting a time of 21:40.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
- At the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, she finished in 21st place, crossing the finish line in 17:14.3
- Made her Mountaineer debut and notched her first career top-five finish after coming in fifth place at the Lock Haven Invitational, posting a time of 21:16.8
High School
- Ran at Little Flower Academy for coach Mark Wilkie
- British Columbia high school steeplechase champion
- Won the silver medal at the 2018 British Columbia Cross Country Championships
- British Columbia Club Champion in the 800 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Won a bronze medal at the 2018 U-18 Canadian National Cross Country Championships
- 2019 U-20 Canadian Championships 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
- Named MVP of high school basketball team
- Was a multi-sport athlete all five years of high school
Personal
- Daughter of Bob and Kate McCabe
- Father, Bob, played rugby at the University of British Columbia
- First name is pronounced KAY-lee
- Has one brother
- Birthday is September 17
- Pursuing her master’s degree in coaching and sport education
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Jack Bicknell Jr. | Aug. 7
Thursday, August 07
Sean Cleary/Ceili McCabe | Nov. 19
Tuesday, November 19
XC: Ceili McCabe Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Friday, November 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
