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Pepperdine University Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

Kyle Cajero

Ashley Eagan

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • High School St. Petersburg HS

Biography

Honors & Awards
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Silver) — 2024-25
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention — 2024
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2022-23
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022-23
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2025 (JR): Competed in six outdoor track meets, running the 800-meter dash twice and the 1,500-meter dash three times ... Ran her personal-best 1,500-meter time of 4:50.75 at the Franson Last Chance meet (5/8-10) ... Ran her season-best 800-meter dash time at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17) ... Helped Pepperdine break the 4x800-meter relay school record at the Gaucho Relays (3/1).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2025 (JR): Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Ran the fifth-fastest indoor mile time in program history with her time of 5:16.74 at the MPSF Championships (2/21-22) ... Also ran a leg on Pepperdine's school-record-breaking distance medley relay team at MPSFs ... Ran the fourth-fastest indoor 800-meter dash time in program history with a 2:21.81 at the UW Preview/Mile City meet (1/17).

PEPPERDINE XC 2024 (JR): Competed in all six races, including both postseason races, as a junior ... Peaked late in the season as Pepperdine's fourth runner at WCCs and the Waves' fifth runner at regionals ... Was Pepperdine's third runner at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational and ran a lifetime-best 19:05.0 5K (10/4) ... Ran back-to-back 6K PRs at the Highlander Invitational (10/19) and the WCC Championships (11/2), the latter of which she ran in 23:30.4 ... Was Pepeprdine's fifth runner at the NCAA West Regionals (11/15).

PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (FR): Competed in three of the six races … Had a season-best 5K of 20:32.7 at the UC Riverside Invitational (9/17) … Had a season-best 6K of 25:31.3 at the Bronco Invitational (10/15).
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (FR): Competed in seven of the nine meets … Ran mainly the 800 and 1,500 meters … Had season-best 1,500 meter time of 4:59.86 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15) … Had a season-best 800 meter time of 2:24.82 at the Battle in the OC (4/20).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (FR): Competed in two of the three indoor meets … Ran the 800 meters once (at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational 1/21), the mile once and a part of the 4x400 meter relay team at the Portland Indoor (2/5) … Earned a time in the 800 meter of 2:29.99 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational (1/21) … Ran an indoor mile time of 5:38.40 at the Portland Indoor (2/5).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Petersburg (Fla.) Senior High School in 2022 … Ran four years of varsity track and three years of varsity cross country … Helped the cross country team qualify for the state meet for the first time in eight years in 2020 … Was the North Port Invitational Large School Girls' champion in 2021 … Was also the 2021 St. Petersburg City Champion in cross country … Senior year was a part of the varsity cross country team that became FHSAA 3A District 5 runner-up and state qualifiers … Two-time St. Petersburg High School cross country MVP … Ran personal bests of 19:32.70 in the 5K, 2:35.62 in the 800 and 5:39.52 in the 1,600 meters …  Also lettered in soccer and lacrosse … In soccer, qualified for state in 2019 … Named 2019 Marching Band Rookie of the Year.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology ... Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. … Daughter of Jaime and Rick Eagan … Has a twin sister, Caroline, and older brother Scott … Mom, Jaime, played volleyball at Duke for two years … Chose Pepperdine because “I felt I would be happiest in the location, the academics are prestigious and the team nature feels like family.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys some video games, spending time with her dogs and being around friends … Lists her sports hero as Allyson Felix … Favorites include Molly Seidel and Craig Engels (pro athletes), Union Athletics Club (pro team), The Road by Cormac McCarthy (book), Judas and the Black Messiah (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), 2Pac, Nina Simone, Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator (musical artists), banana bread (food) and basketball and volleyball (sports other than running) … Favorite thing about running is “the people.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2024Junior

    5'9"
  • 2025Senior

    5'9"