2025 Track & Field Roster
Gayle, Kieley
Kieley Gayle
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Westlake
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
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Bio
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2025: Outdoor – Competed in the 800-meter run, opening the outdoor season with a ninth-place finish at the Black and Gold Invite (2:08.65)…Ran a season-best time in the event of 2:08.51 to place 25th at the Florida Relays…Finished fourth at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 2:11.01…Placed 15th at the SEC Championships with a time of 2:09.10…Named to SEC Community Service Team.
Indoor – Opened her season with a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Ted Nelson Invite, crossing the finish line in 2:10.49…Clocked her fastest time of the season at the Tiger Paw Invite, posting a 2:10.00 to finish 18th…Took 19th place at the SEC Championships with a time of 2:11.95.
2024: Cross Country – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
Outdoor – Runner-up in the 800-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 2:11.10…Placed fourth in the 800m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with a time of 2:07.94…Ran the anchor leg on Georgia’s third place 4x400-meter relay team at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3:37.32)…Clocked a time of 2:09.79 to finish 21st in the 800m at the Battle on the Bayou…Posted a time of 2:09.35 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Placed 10th at the LSU Invitational with a 2:09.42…Finished 16th in the 800m prelims at the SEC Championships (2:08.84).
Indoor – Won the 800-meters at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown with a time of 2:13.55…Clocked a season-best time of 2:12.28 in the 800m at the Clemson Invite to finish third.
2023: Cross Country – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
College: South Carolina (2021-23) – 2023: Indoor – Appeared in six meets during the indoor campaign, running the 800 meters, the distance medley relay and the 4x400m relay…Opened the season at the Clemson Opener, finishing third in the 800m with a time of 2:13.60, while also running the second leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth…Won the 800m in the first home event of the indoor season, clocking 2:13.15 at the Gamecock Opener…Set a new indoor 800m personal best at the South Carolina Invitational, running 2:09.43 for the ninth-fastest indoor 800m in Gamecock history…Also ran the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing 17th overall…Ran one DMR event on the season, competing as the third leg for the relay team that finished second at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 11:42.88 for the sixth fastest DMR time in Gamecock history.
Outdoor – Took part in seven meets on the season, running the 800m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and one distance medley relay event…Opened the outdoor season at the Island Relays Bahamas, finishing fifth in the 800m (2:13.91) and running the third leg of the 4x800m relay team that won in the Bahamas with a time of 8:56.91 for the seventh fastest time in program history…Won the Weems Baskin Relays 800m when she ran 2:12.52 and was also part of the 4x400m squad that won after clocking 3:37.57…Set a new PR in the outdoor 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial, running 2:08.57 for the ninth fastest 800m time in Gamecock history…Also ran the 800m at the SEC Outdoor Championship, finishing 21st overall…Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that won the USC Open, running 3:41.23…Shined in the relays, appearing on two more 4x800m relay teams that rank Top-10 in Gamecock history…Was the leadoff leg at the Penn Relays 4x800m team, running 8:40.20 for a new program record…Was also the first leg of the 4x800m relay squad at the Florida Relays that captured the podium with a time of 8:45.92, the third fastest relay time in program history…Ran as the second leg of the DMR team at the Penn Relays that won with a new program-record time of 11:19.09…A CSC Academic All-District selection…Selected to SEC Community Service Team…Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Indoor – Competed in eight indoor meets, making her debut in the 600m race at the Clemson Opener and running a 1:39.23…Ran the 800m four times and the 400m three times over the final seven indoor meets…Her best finish in the 400m was fourth at the Orange and Purple Elite, while her PR in the 400m came in the Carolina Challenge with a time of 1:00.51…Best finish in the 800m was 6th at the UofSC Indoor Open with a PR time of 2:12.65.
Outdoor – Delivered promising marks in the outdoor season in five events, running the 800m in all five events…Finished runner-up twice and third twice throughout the campaign…Her best 800m mark resulted in her outdoor PR with a time of 2:10.92, finishing second in the Gamecock Invitational…Personal-best times of 2:08.57 (outdoor 800m) and 2:09.43 (indoor 800m).
High School: Returned for her senior season after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down her junior season to win the 800 meters title at the county, region and state level…Was one of four on the state runner-up 4x400m relay team at state that helped Westlake win the state championship…Captured the 1600m region championship and ran a leg on the winning 4x400m relay team…Won the region 800m crown and was fifth at the state meet as a sophomore…Also ran a leg on the second-place 4x400m relay team at the state championships in her second year.
Personal: Born Oct. 29, 2003…Daughter of Brenda Haskell and Joseph Gayle…Majoring in Political Science.
2025: Outdoor – Competed in the 800-meter run, opening the outdoor season with a ninth-place finish at the Black and Gold Invite (2:08.65)…Ran a season-best time in the event of 2:08.51 to place 25th at the Florida Relays…Finished fourth at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 2:11.01…Placed 15th at the SEC Championships with a time of 2:09.10…Named to SEC Community Service Team.
Indoor – Opened her season with a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Ted Nelson Invite, crossing the finish line in 2:10.49…Clocked her fastest time of the season at the Tiger Paw Invite, posting a 2:10.00 to finish 18th…Took 19th place at the SEC Championships with a time of 2:11.95.
2024: Cross Country – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
Outdoor – Runner-up in the 800-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 2:11.10…Placed fourth in the 800m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with a time of 2:07.94…Ran the anchor leg on Georgia’s third place 4x400-meter relay team at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3:37.32)…Clocked a time of 2:09.79 to finish 21st in the 800m at the Battle on the Bayou…Posted a time of 2:09.35 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Placed 10th at the LSU Invitational with a 2:09.42…Finished 16th in the 800m prelims at the SEC Championships (2:08.84).
Indoor – Won the 800-meters at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown with a time of 2:13.55…Clocked a season-best time of 2:12.28 in the 800m at the Clemson Invite to finish third.
2023: Cross Country – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
College: South Carolina (2021-23) – 2023: Indoor – Appeared in six meets during the indoor campaign, running the 800 meters, the distance medley relay and the 4x400m relay…Opened the season at the Clemson Opener, finishing third in the 800m with a time of 2:13.60, while also running the second leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth…Won the 800m in the first home event of the indoor season, clocking 2:13.15 at the Gamecock Opener…Set a new indoor 800m personal best at the South Carolina Invitational, running 2:09.43 for the ninth-fastest indoor 800m in Gamecock history…Also ran the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing 17th overall…Ran one DMR event on the season, competing as the third leg for the relay team that finished second at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 11:42.88 for the sixth fastest DMR time in Gamecock history.
Outdoor – Took part in seven meets on the season, running the 800m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and one distance medley relay event…Opened the outdoor season at the Island Relays Bahamas, finishing fifth in the 800m (2:13.91) and running the third leg of the 4x800m relay team that won in the Bahamas with a time of 8:56.91 for the seventh fastest time in program history…Won the Weems Baskin Relays 800m when she ran 2:12.52 and was also part of the 4x400m squad that won after clocking 3:37.57…Set a new PR in the outdoor 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial, running 2:08.57 for the ninth fastest 800m time in Gamecock history…Also ran the 800m at the SEC Outdoor Championship, finishing 21st overall…Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that won the USC Open, running 3:41.23…Shined in the relays, appearing on two more 4x800m relay teams that rank Top-10 in Gamecock history…Was the leadoff leg at the Penn Relays 4x800m team, running 8:40.20 for a new program record…Was also the first leg of the 4x800m relay squad at the Florida Relays that captured the podium with a time of 8:45.92, the third fastest relay time in program history…Ran as the second leg of the DMR team at the Penn Relays that won with a new program-record time of 11:19.09…A CSC Academic All-District selection…Selected to SEC Community Service Team…Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Indoor – Competed in eight indoor meets, making her debut in the 600m race at the Clemson Opener and running a 1:39.23…Ran the 800m four times and the 400m three times over the final seven indoor meets…Her best finish in the 400m was fourth at the Orange and Purple Elite, while her PR in the 400m came in the Carolina Challenge with a time of 1:00.51…Best finish in the 800m was 6th at the UofSC Indoor Open with a PR time of 2:12.65.
Outdoor – Delivered promising marks in the outdoor season in five events, running the 800m in all five events…Finished runner-up twice and third twice throughout the campaign…Her best 800m mark resulted in her outdoor PR with a time of 2:10.92, finishing second in the Gamecock Invitational…Personal-best times of 2:08.57 (outdoor 800m) and 2:09.43 (indoor 800m).
High School: Returned for her senior season after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down her junior season to win the 800 meters title at the county, region and state level…Was one of four on the state runner-up 4x400m relay team at state that helped Westlake win the state championship…Captured the 1600m region championship and ran a leg on the winning 4x400m relay team…Won the region 800m crown and was fifth at the state meet as a sophomore…Also ran a leg on the second-place 4x400m relay team at the state championships in her second year.
Personal: Born Oct. 29, 2003…Daughter of Brenda Haskell and Joseph Gayle…Majoring in Political Science.
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