Caisja Chandler

Caisja Chandler

Personal information
Nationality	USA
Born	June 18, 2000 (2000-06-18) (age 26)
Home town	Cleveland, Ohio
Education	Central Middle School Euclid High School University of Cincinnati University of Southern California
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sport of athletics
Events	100 metres 200 metres
College team	Cincinnati Bearcats USC Trojans
Coached by	Carmelita Jeter
Now coaching	UNLV Rebels
Achievements and titles
National finals	2019 USA U20s  • 100 m, 4th  • 200 m, 3rd 2023 NCAA Indoors  • 200 m, 4th 2023 NCAAs  • 200 m, 6th  • 4 × 100 m, 9th  • 4 × 400 m, 4th
Personal bests	100 m: 10.99 (+1.1) (2023) 200 m: 22.37 (+0.8) (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Pan American U20 Championships 2019 San José 4 × 100 m relay
Updated on April 4, 2024

Caisja Chandler (born June 18, 2000) is an American sprinter. She won the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships representing the United States. In 2023, she set the Loker Stadium facility record for 100 metres with a 10.99-second time.

Career

Chandler started running at Central Middle School in Euclid, Ohio. In 2017, she placed 5th at the AAU Junior Olympics in the 200 metres. At Euclid High School, she was an OHSAA state champion in the 200 m, setting the state record in that event her senior year. Chandler first represented the U.S. at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, where she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Running for the Cincinnati Bearcats track and field program, Chandler set various school records. She was injured her senior year of college, but she recovered to win her conference meet. Chandler did not qualify for an NCAA championship final until 2023, after she had transferred to the USC Trojans track and field program for her final year of eligibility. Chandler set the Loker Stadium facility record for 100 m with a 10.99-second clocking in 2023. Her best NCAA championship finish was 4th, at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 m.

Personal life

Chandler is from Cleveland, Ohio. She originally studied at the University of Cincinnati and then transferred to the University of Southern California where she mastered digital media. In 2021, Chandler became the first USC athlete to sign a name, image, and likeness endorsement deal. The deal was from a local marketplace for student-athletes. She was coached by Carmelita Jeter for her last year of collegiate competition. In December 2023, Chandler became a coach for the UNLV Rebels track and field program.

Statistics

Personal best progression

100 m progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	12.20 (+0.7 m/s)	4th (Heat 1-HS)	Ohio OHSAA Outdoor State Championships Division I	Columbus, OH	June 3, 2016
2	12.01 (−0.7 m/s)	4th	AAU Olympic Games	Ypsilanti, MI	August 1, 2017
3	11.53 (+1.4 m/s)		Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational	Louisville, KY	April 26, 2019
4	11.48 (+0.2 m/s)	(Heat 4)	The American Athletic Conference Championships	Wichita, KS	May 10, 2019
5	11.43 (+0.7 m/s)	(Heat 3)	NCAA East Preliminary Round	Jacksonville, FL	May 22, 2019
6	11.33 (+2.0 m/s)	4th	USATF U20 Championships	Miramar, FL	June 21, 2019
7	11.28 (+2.0 m/s)		The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Tampa, FL	May 15, 2021
8	11.26 (±0.0 m/s)	4th (Qualification 2)	NCAA Preliminary East Round	Jacksonville, FL	May 28, 2021
9	10.99 (+1.1 m/s)		Trojan Invite	Los Angeles, California	April 7, 2023

200 m progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	24.24 (+1.8 m/s)	(Heat 2-HS)	Ohio OHSAA Outdoor State Championships Division I	Columbus, OH	June 3, 2016
2	23.89 (−1.2 m/s)	(Heat -HS)	OHSAA D1 Region 1, Austintown Fitch HS	Austintown, OH	May 24, 2018
3	23.59 (+1.8 m/s)		OHSAA D1 Region 1, Austintown Fitch HS	Austintown, OH	May 24, 2018
4	23.24 (+0.3 m/s)		OHSAA D1 State Championships, Jesse Owens Stadium – Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	May 31, 2018
5	23.18 (+1.9 m/s)	(Round D)		Knoxville, TN	April 12, 2019
6	23.15 (+1.3 m/s)		The American Conference Championships	Wichita, KS	May 11, 2019
7	23.04 (+0.7 m/s)	(Heat 1)	NCAA East Preliminary Round	Jacksonville, FL	May 23, 2019
8	22.97 (+1.0 m/s)	(Qualification 1)	NCAA East Preliminary Round	Jacksonville, FL	May 24, 2019
9	22.92 (+0.4 m/s)		War Eagle Invitational 2021	Auburn, AL	April 16, 2021
10	22.85 (+2.0 m/s)		The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Tampa, FL	May 15, 2021
11	22.79 (+0.5 m/s)	(Qualification 3)	NCAA Preliminary East Round	Jacksonville, FL	May 28, 2021
12	22.70A	(Heat 3)	NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, NM	March 9, 2023
13	22.67 (+1.5 m/s)		Annual Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, CA	April 14, 2023
14	22.38 (+1.9 m/s)		Pac-12 Track & Field Championships	Walnut, CA	May 13, 2023
15	22.37 (+0.8 m/s)	(Semi-final 3)	NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Austin, TX	June 7, 2023

References

External links

• Caisja Chandler at World Athletics