Mikayla Gallagher

Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos

Class:
Senior
Events:
5000m / 10,000m
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
Height:
5-3
High School:
Brebeuf Jesuit
Squadron:
17 Stalag 17

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020-21: Competed in the 5000-meter run at the Spank Blasing Invitational…did not compete during the indoor season…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019-20: Debuted in 10th on the Academy’s all-time standings of the 5000-meter run during indoor debut...clocked a career-best time of 17:03.64 at the Iowa State Classic...competed in the 3000-meter run at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, posting a time of 9:48.90 (adjusted for altitude)...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018-19: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award...impacted the program’s all-time standings during three of four outdoor races...set a new Freshman Class Record in the 10,000-meter run, clocking the fifth-fastest time in Academy history (34:36.91) during a scoring finish at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships...clocked the program’s ninth-fastest 3000-meter time (10:02.82, adjusted for altitude) in collegiate debut at the Jerry Quiller Classic...recorded the 10th-fastest 5000-meter time in Academy history (16:55.33) during a runner-up performance at the Mt. SAC Relays...also competed at that distance at the Stanford Invitational...did not competed during the indoor season...MW Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the record-setting cross country team that finished eighth at the 2019 NCAA Championships...also ran on the squad that finished second at the conference meet and third at the regional meet that year...helped team to the highest national women’s ranking (12th) in Academy history...claimed all-conference second-team honors at the 2019 Mountain West Championships...was the Falcons’ top finisher at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 2019, finishing sixth out of 141 runners...also placed 29th out of 243 runners at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational that year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Brebeuf Jesuit High School...eight-time letterwinner...member of the cross country team that finished fourth at the state championship meet...ran on the 4x800-meter relay that finished third at the state meet...six-time qualifier to the state championship meet...four-time team captain...graduated with an unweighted 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Mikayla Elizabeth Gallagher...daughter of Tom and Karen Gallagher...mother competed in gymnastics at Ball State University...has one younger sister...earning a double major in astronautical engineering and applied mathematics...future plans include becoming an astro engineer in the Space Force…has served as Q/I Superintendent and Operations Flight Commander...named to the Commandant’s List and Athletic Director’s List...earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2019...hobbies include watching Chopped Junior...loves to learn about nutrition...played baseball all through high school…completed a Cadet Summer Research Project in Maui over the summer...member of Cadet Squadron 17.