2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kaho Cichon
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Fountain Valley HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
TFRRS Profile
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in the 1500 (4:28.88) ... Set lifetime-bests in the 800 (2:09.51) and 1500 (4:25.15) at the Bryan Clay Invitational from Apr. 16-18 ... Runner-up in the 1500m (4:26.80) and scored in the 800m (2:09.66) during the USC dual meet on May 4 ... Runner-up in the 800m (2:09.71) at the Jim Bush Legends Meet on Mar. 22 ... Ran a lifetime-best mile of 4:50.11 at the UW Invite on Feb. 1 ... Made her season-debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17, finishing runner-up in the 1000m with a PR of 2:56.26 ... Had a best time in the 3000m (10:05.50) at the Beach Opener meet on Mar. 8 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring and winter quarters.
2024 (Cross Country)
Competed in all but one of UCLA's five races for the season ... Top result came at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, Ore., as she placed 50th (21:15.3) ... Also competed at the Big Ten Championships (21:35.1) in Savoy, Ill. and the NCAA West Regionals (21:51.3) in Colfax, Wash. ... Named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
2024 (Track & Field)
Competed in three meets during the outdoor season … Ran three races in the 800m and two races in the 1500m … Competed in the 4x400m relay at the Stanford Invitational … Posted a season-best 2:12.88 in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational in April … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Cross Country)
Competed in five races in her 2023 (Cross Country) campaign … Had a top finish of second-place at the LMU South Bay Twilight, where her 21:06.6 in the 6000-meter race made her the second-fastest Bruin on the day … Was the third scorer for UCLA at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, finishing 37th (6000m, 21:16.5) … Ran a season-best 20:56.10 at the Pac-12 Championships in October … Placed 120th at the NCAA West Regionals, running a 21:31.2.
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran a 4:54.19 in the only indoor mile she competed in at the Dr. Sander Invite … Competed in four outdoor meets … Ran three 800m races and two 1500m races during her freshman campaign … Posted season-bests in both the 800m (2:10.66) and the 1500m (4:32.19) at the Bryan Clay Invitational in mid-April.
2022 (Cross Country)
A top three finisher for the Bruins in two of her four meets … She placed 65th at the Weis-Crockett Invitational (22:00.2), the second-fastest Bruin at the meet … Ran a 20:25.9 at the NCAA West Regional Championships in November to be the number three scorer for UCLA, placing 60th in the West.
High School
Attended Fountain Valley high school for four years ... Was a four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field ... Named MVP of both the cross country and track teams during her sophomore and senior seasons ... Two-time Surf League MVP in cross country (2019, 2021) ... 2021 Surf League Most Valuable Runner for the track and field season ... Earned OC Register Girls Athlete of the Week honors in May 2021 ... Named to the OC Register Girl's track and field Dream Team in 2021 ... Won the CIF Division I Championship in the girl's 800m in 2021 ... School record holder in the 800m (2:08) and 3-mile (16:57).
Personal
Born in Tokyo, Japan to parents Patrick and Miwako Cichon ... Has one younger brother, Shane, and three sisters: Simmone, Cheryl, and Lisa ... Chose UCLA because “when I visited, I fell in love with the team & the campus. The team is so genuine and constantly radiates positive energy. UCLA feels like home and being a part of this team feels like family” ... Describes greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as “being able to give my all in races for my team, coaches, & myself” ... Admires Eluid Kipchoge and Sydney McLaughlin ... Enjoys trying new foods, running, traveling, nature, boba, and hanging out with friends in her free time ... Aspires to represent Japan someday in the Olympics or World Championships ... Majoring in business economics.
