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UC San Diego

2023 Track & Field Roster

Caitlin Billman

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Murrieta Valley HS
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.
  • Major Structural Engineering

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Spring Big West All-Academic Team.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Big West All-Academic ... Took first place in the 3000 (10:19.68) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/11) ... Set a personal best of 4:44.87 in the 1500 at the Aztec Invitational (3/26) ... Crossed the line in third with a personal-best time of 10:15.82 in the 3000 at the Triton Invitational (4/9) ... Set the seventh-best 10K time in UC San Diego history (37:06.66) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15) ... Finished the 5000 in a personal-best time of 17:51.63 at the Occidental Invitational (5/7).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Big West All-Academic ... Finished fifth overall with a personal record in the 10K (37:35.55) to improve to No. 8 all-time in the record books at the APU Last Chance Twilight (5/15) ... Came in ninth in the 5000 (17:59.04) at the UC Riverside Distance Invite (4/29) ... Took first place overall in the 1500 (4:47.76) at the Matador Invite (4/23) ... Crossed the finish line in 10:33.67 in the 3000 at the Chris Rinne Twilight (4/2). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Came in sixth overall in the 3000 (10:23.41) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta ... Named the team MVP three consecutive seasons (2016-18) ... Earned the Coaches Choice Award in 2018 ... Named to the First Team All-League 2016-18 ... Riverside County Champion her junior and senior year ... Part of the team that broke the 4x1600 meter school record at the Mt. SAC relays in 2018 ... Personal best marks in the 800 (2:23.10), 1600 (5:11.16) and the 3200 (11:09.87) ... Helped her team finish third in the Southwestern League Finals in 2016 to get to CIF-State for the first time in over eight years. 

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 9 in Murrieta ... Daughter of Patrick and Christine ... Has a younger brother Ryan ... Structural engineering major at Warren College ... Aspires to pursue a career working with aerospace structures to help design robots that will collect data from other planets ... Most memorable moment competing in cross country is winning the team title at the 2019 Triton Classic ... Favorite UC San Diego moment was the trip to Mammoth her freshman year, getting to know the team and establishing a family dynamic ... Enjoys horseback riding and hiking ... Loves eating ice cream.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2021Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2022Junior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2023Senior

    Distance
    5'6"

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