2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in six meets … ran a season-fast 5000m of 17:56.50 to place 25th at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays (April 26) ... placed second in the 5000m at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) with a time of 18:23.11 ... logged a season-fast 1500m time of 4:25.01 at the Raleigh Relays (March 30) ... started the year with a season-fast 3000m time of 10:23.06 to place ninth at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in five meets … won the 3000m run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a time of 10:40.02 ... recorded a season-fast 3000m time of 10:38.99 at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13) ... her season-best 5000m time of 18:18.38 came in an eighth-place finish at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) ... opened her collegiate track & field career with a season-fast mile of 5:27.31 at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) ... member of the first-place 4x800m relay at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) which clocked in at 9:57.78, while also placing fourth in the 1000m run with a career-fast effort of 3:15.63.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … opened her collegiate career by leading the Cardinals to the finish line at the Butler Open (Sept. 1) with a season-fast 5K time of 18:27.3 ... scored in Ball State's top five in all seven meets she competed in ... finished third on the squad, and 60th among scored runners, at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 28) with a season-fast 6K time of 22:49.5 ... was also Ball State's third-fastest runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, crossing the 6K line in 23:14.4 ... finished second on the team at the RedHawk Rumble (Sept. 23) with a 10th-place 6K time of 23:34.8.
 

HIGH SCHOOL TOP PERFORMANCES:
  PRs: 1600m – 5:01.19  |  3200m – 10:42.72  |  5K (XC) – 17:55.8
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in both cross country and track & field at Northville High School … also played basketball her freshman season.
 
CROSS COUNTRY: Named All-State as a freshman and sophomore … All-Conference all four years … set career best time of 17:55.8 during sophomore year at Coaching Legends Invite … helped guide Northville to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Championship as a freshman, earning her the team’s Best Newcomer award … team MVP as a senior and sophomore … runner of the year her sophomore season after placing 11th at the MHSAA LP D1 State Finals, the best state finish of her career.
 
TRACK AND FIELD: Set personal best 1600m time of 5:01.19 at MHSAA Regional/State meet senior season … set personal best 3200m time of 10:42.72 to place sixth at the MHSAA State Finals as a sophomore … helped team finish as MHSAA Division 1 Runner-Up her freshman campaign to earn newcomer of the year honors … team MVP as a senior … four-time All-Conference in the 3200m run, while earning All-State honors as a freshman and sophomore … three-time all-conference in the 1600m run … three-time All-State in the 4x800m relay.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Amy and Gregory Eckenroth … full name is Cayla Joelaine Eckenroth … majoring in business … born March 17th, 1999 in Ventura, California.

DEGRIO ON ECKENROTH: "We are incredibly excited for Cayla to be joining the Ball State track & field and cross country programs. She comes from one of the top high school programs in the country and brings a very accomplished resume with her to Ball State. As one of the top seniors in the state of Michigan and having competed well at the national level, her presence will be immediately felt both on the cross country course and in the longer distance races on the track. In addition to being a great athlete, Cayla is an outstanding young woman who will continue building a positive team culture within our program."