HIGH SCHOOL
2026 graduate of Los Gatos HS in California with honors … AP Scholar with Honor (2025), AP Scholar with Distinction (2026) … Served as President of Hand for Hunger Club (2024-26), Scares for Cares Media Relations (2022-26) … Lettered on varsity in track and field two years, and one year in softball … School records broken include 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4 x 400m relay … Senior season team won SCVAL League and placed third in Central Coast Section … Placed sixth in 400m (54.97, 54.45 prelim) at 2026 CIF State Championship while 4 x 400m relay (3:47.57, 3:44.99 prelim) finished fourth … Won 200m (24.72), 400m (54.47) and 4 x 400m relay (3:50.91) at 2026 CCS meet … Won 400m open section at 2026 Arcadia Invitational with career best 54.37.
Career best marks: 24.56 (200m), 54.37 (400m)
PERSONAL
Kaylee Mary Cross was born in San Jose, California on October 23, 2007 … Daughter of Herb and Lisa Cross … Has a younger sister, Alexa … Grandfather competed in track at University of Montana … Father is CFO of biotech company, mother has two master’s degrees … Majoring in Earth Sciences with possible double major in Marketing and/or Minor in Spanish Language … Life ambition is to run professionally and represent Ireland in the Olympics … Favorite athlete is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone … Person she most admires is her father … Hobbies include surfing in Santa Cruz when she is home … Chose Arkansas for the very strong 400m program with a history of success, wanted to go somewhere that would push her every day to become a better version of herself.
