Kaylee Mitchell

Kaylee Mitchell

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 25) Germany
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 4:06.39 (2025) Mile: 4:27.34 (2025) 3000m: 8:51.06 (2023) 5000m: 15:15.80 (2025) 3000m Steeplechase: 9:08.66 (2025)

Kaylee Mitchell (born 22 October 1999) is an American steeplechaser. She placed third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^[1]

Early life

She was born in Germany into a military family and has dual-citizenship with the United States. She attended Astoria High School in Oregon and Sprague High School in Salem, Oregon. She competed at the collegiate level for Seattle Pacific University before transferring to Oregon State University where she studied nutrition. She won all-American honours ten times, a programme record for the Oregon State Beavers. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Career

She won the 1500 metres at the Oregon Twilight meet in May 2023 in 4:14.76. ^[6] She placed sixth at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase. ^[3]

In March 2024, Mitchell signed a professional contract with Nike and joined the Bowerman Track Club under coach Jerry Schumacher. ^[3] She ran to an eighth place finish with a personal best time of 9:21.00 seconds at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in the 3000 m steeplechase. ^{[2] [7]} She won her qualifying heat at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, before placing fifth in the final in a new personal best time of 9:14.05. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

She ran a personal best time of 9:08.66 for the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^[11] Later that month, she ran a new 1500 metres personal best of 4:06.39 in Portland, Oregon. ^[12] She reached the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing third in the final behind Lexy Halladay-Lowry and Angelina Napoleon in a time of 9:11.36. ^[13] She was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[14]

References

1. "Kaylee Mitchell". World Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
2. Denney, Jarrid. "Former Sprague, OSU standout Kaylee Mitchell runs steeplechase PR at Pre Classic". Statesmanjournal.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
3. Merber, Kyle (March 27, 2024). "Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell Joins The Nike Bowerman Track Club". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
4. "Former Oregon State star Kaylee Mitchell wins steeplechase heat at Olympic trials". Oregon.live. June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
5. Denney, Jarrid (June 23, 2024). "How Kaylee Mitchell went from Sprague High standout to Olympic trials contender". Statesman Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
6. Herrera, Hayden (May 6, 2023). "Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell wins women's 1500m at Oregon Twilight". kcby.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
7. "Prefontaine Classic". World Athletics. May 25, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
8. Herrera, Hayden (June 27, 2024). "Former Oregon State star Kaylee Mitchell competing in Olympic Trials steeplechase final". nbc16.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
9. "US Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. June 27, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
10. Denney, Jarrid (June 28, 2024). "Kaylee Mitchell runs massive personal-best in steeplechase final at U.S. Olympic Trials". Statesman Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
11. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
12. "RILEY CHAMBERLAIN, THOMAS RATCLIFFE MAKE GOOD USE OF STUMPTOWN TWILIGHT WITH WINS AND PRS". Runnerspace. July 20, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
13. "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
14. "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.