2026-27 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kaylin Suacci

  • Academic Year Freshman
  • Position Throws
  • Hometown Santa Rosa, Calif.
  • Highschool Cardinal Newman

Biography

Talented student-athlete who excelled at a high level academically, athletically and in the community during her high school career … Joins the Villanova throws group in 2026-27 after setting conference and school records in the discus as a scholastic student-athlete … Versatile competitor who also specializes in the shot put and played several sports scholastically.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put 12.25 Meters High School
Discus 46.82 Meters High School
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Cardinal Newman High School: Versatile athlete who earned a total of five varsity letters in track & field, water polo and lacrosse … Also was a two-time JV letterwinner in volleyball and played for her school’s club level beach volleyball team … As both a junior and a senior was a CIF state championships medalist and CIF North Coast section champion in the discus … Finished fourth at the state meet her senior year and was fifth as a junior … Both seasons was named the Press Democrat Girls Field Athlete of the Year … Redwood Empire all-time girls discus record holder with a mark of 46.82 meters set her senior year …  School record holder in both the discus and the shot put (12.25m) … Named her school’s Student Choice Athlete of the Year as a senior and was an Athlete of the Month in April of her junior year … Two-year track & field team captain … Winner of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Spirit of Sport Award in the North Coast Section in Spring 2026 … Senior class vice president … Winner of the Henry F. Trione Outstanding Leadership Award and was named an Oxford Scholar as a senior … Recipient of her school’s Leadership Award as a junior and, as a sophomore, was the Student of the Year in Math and Religion.
 
Personal: One of two children of Tyler and Kelly Suacci … Has a younger brother, Dylan … Chose to attend Villanova because it combined the things she was looking for in both a university and a team … Was drawn to the closeknit community, respected Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience program, strong Catholic values, and the opportunity to compete at the Division I level … Noted that from her first conversations with the coaching staff she felt valued and knew that Villanova was a place she could continue to develop as both an athlete and an individual while pursuing her academic goals … Outside of athletics was a four-year member of Fre To Be, served as a teen speaker and youth leader, and spoke to more than 200 students about confidence, bullying prevention, mental health and healthy social media use … Helped to write grants that secured more than $3,000 for youth programs … Nominated for the Center of Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership Youth Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her service … Worked as a private math tutor and summer camp counselor where she developed a passion for helping young people build confidence, discover their strengths and grow as leaders … Plans to major in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience.