Ball State University Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Kaitlyn Kauppila
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Rochester Adams HS
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Mich.
Kaitlyn Kauppila TFFRS Results and Statistics
Before Ball State: Ran cross country and track at Rochester Adams High School … earned first-team and second-team all-state honors … Oakland County champion in the 800 meters … served as team captain for cross country and track as a senior … named team MVP for track as a senior … helped lead her cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the state finals … posted notable times of 2:14 in the 800 meters, 4:59 in the 1,600 meters and 18:49 in the 5K.
Personal: Daughter of Cindy Stein … has three older siblings, one brother and two sisters … brother, Ryan, played golf at Davenport … was born with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a rare heart condition not diagnosed until her sophomore year of high school … enjoys baking … favorite book is The Hunger Games.
Before Ball State: Ran cross country and track at Rochester Adams High School … earned first-team and second-team all-state honors … Oakland County champion in the 800 meters … served as team captain for cross country and track as a senior … named team MVP for track as a senior … helped lead her cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the state finals … posted notable times of 2:14 in the 800 meters, 4:59 in the 1,600 meters and 18:49 in the 5K.
Personal: Daughter of Cindy Stein … has three older siblings, one brother and two sisters … brother, Ryan, played golf at Davenport … was born with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a rare heart condition not diagnosed until her sophomore year of high school … enjoys baking … favorite book is The Hunger Games.
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