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Caleb Sayler
Caleb Sayler
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    135
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Lennox, S.D.
  • High School:
    Lennox High School
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Elementary Education/Special Education

Bio

Awards & Honors

CALEB SAYLER STATS

TRACK & FIELD-

Junior Indoor (2023-24):  Ran in eight meets during the indoor season … qualified for the National Championship meet in the 1 mile where he ran a time of 4:31.09 … ran a personal best of 4:16.08, the 2nd fastest time in DWU history, in the mile at the GPAC Championships and 2:31.02 in the 1000m the 2nd fastest time in DWU history, Caleb also ran a personal best in the 3000m earlier in the season with a time of 8:47.39, the 3rd fastest time at DWU, at the Coach Alsup Open. Placed top-5 seven times in the mile, 3000m, 4x400m relay, 1000m, and 5000m races throughout the year … Names All-Conference in the mile.

Sophomore Outdoor (2023): Competed in five meets...had a career-best time of 2:02.56 in the 800m at the Mount Marty Twilight (4/26/23)...recorded fifth fastest all-time mark in the 1500m at the USD Early Bird (4/7-8/23)...had outdoor career-best and third all-time finish of 15:09.57 in the 5000m at the Bobcat Invite (3/30-4/1/23).

Sophomore Indoor (2022-23): Competed in eight meets...qualified for nationals in the 5000m and ran a 15:37.24 (3/2-4/23)...earned All-Conference honors in both the 1000m and mile at the GPAC Indoor Championships (2/17-18/23)...had a second all-time finish of 4:22.94 in the mile at the Dordt Open (1/14/23)...finished with a career-best and fourth all-time time of 8:52.21 in the 3000m at the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi (12/2-3/22)...earned a second all-time finish of 2:32.65 in the 1000m at the DWU Alumni Meet (2/4/23).

Freshman Outdoor (2022): Competed in five meets...had a first place finish in the 5000m with a time of 16:06.99 at the Rittgers Invite (4/15/22)...earned a first place finish in the 5000m with a time of 16:43.41 at the BVU Early Bird Invite (3/26/22).

Freshman Indoor (2021-22): Competed in five meets...had a sixth place finish in the 3000m with a time of 9:35.47 at the Dordt Open (1/15/22)...was on the DMR team that broke the school record with a time of 10:51.38 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/11-12/22).

CROSS COUNTRY-

Sophomore (2022): Competed in seven meets...had a career-best finish in the 8k with a time of 25:47.3 which was fifth all-time at DWU at the NAIA XC Championships (11/18/22)...earned a second place finish in the 8k at the DSU Herb Blakely Invite (9/10/22)...recorded a career-best time of 20:43.0 in the 4M at the Augustana Twilight XC Meet (9/2/22).

Freshman (2021): Competed in five meets...recorded a season-best finish of 27:40.0 in the 8k at the Briar Cliff Charger XC Invite (10/1/21).

High School: Ran track and field and cross country at Lennox High School … earned a sixth-place finish at the regional meet … tallied a 35th-place finish at the state meet in the 5,000 meters … best placing in the 800-meter dash was a third-place finish at the regional meet … also competed on the basketball team … honored as a Champion of Character … a member of the National Honor Society ... personal bests in the 5K (17:11), 1600-meter (4:58), 800-meter (2:06), 400-meter (58). 

Parents: Ethan and Christine Sayler