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Kieley Gayle

  • position Distances
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Union City, Ga.
  • High school Westlake High School
  • position Distances
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Union City, Ga.
  • High school Westlake High School

Kieley Gayle Bio

Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 SEC Community Service Team
2022 Fall SEC Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2022-23

Indoor

Appeared in six meets during the indoor campaign, running the 800m, 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 … Really 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.

Cross Country

Did not compete. 

2021-22

Indoor

Competed in eight indoor meets, making her debut in the 600-meter race at the Clemson Opener on Dec. 3, setting her 600m collegiate PR with a mark of 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 4th at the Orange and Purple Elite on Jan. 8, while her PR in the 400m came in the Carolina Challenge on Jan. 21 with a time of 1:00.51 … Best finish in the 800m was 6th at the UofSC Indoor Open on Feb. 18 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 2nd in the Gamecock Invitational on April 16.

Cross Country

Did not compete.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Was the 6A GHSA State Champion in the 800 meters in 2021 … Won the 6A Region 4 800m and 1600m titles … Was the 2021 Fulton County 800m Champion … Helped her high school place 2nd at the 2021 GHSA 6A Championships … Aided her team to a runner-up finish at the 2018 GHSA 7A Championships … Lettered four times in both cross country and track & field … Owns the Westlake HS school record in the 3,200m and is on the school-record holding 4x800m relay team … Was a member of the Magnet Program … Was an IB/AP Scholar.

Personal

Born to her parents Joseph Gayle and Brenda Haskell on Oct. 29, 2003 … Has two older siblings, Tyrese Haskell and Rashawn Haskell … Plans to major in Retail Management.

Personal Records
Indoor

400m 1:00.51 (1/21/22)
600m 1:39.23 (12/3/21)
800m 2:09.43 (2/4/23)

Outdoor

800m 2:08.57 (4/15/23)