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California Institute of Technology

2026 Track and Field Roster

Aurelia Kuester

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Canyon Crest Academy
  • Events Mid-Distance

Biography

Research and STEM Activities

Conducted research into toxicity levels in the Tijuana River Estuary using S. Purpuratus embryo... Participated in prosthetic research at UC San Diego... Designed, built and coded a robotic vision system using Arduino... Participated in FTC robotics... Member of Girls Who Code. 

Prior to Caltech

Academic Honors: National Merit Commended Scholar... AP Scholar with Distinction (2022, 2023).

Athletic Honors: Competed in the GA (Girls Academy League) for club soccer... Nominated for the Surf Select National Team (2021/2022)... Played in the WPSL (Summer 2023) for San Diego Parceiro.... 1 year of Varsity Track... 2 years of Varsity Soccer... HS soccer team representative (senior year - 2023)... All-Academic team member for HS soccer (2023)... Helped lead HS soccer team to 15-5-3 record (best in program history) her senior year; started at forward, playing almost every minute.

Personal

Chose Caltech because of the culture, the tight-knitted community and the unique opportunity to pursue a degree at a strong STEM university while also playing soccer and running track... In free time, enjoys hiking and reading.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024First-Year

    Mid-Distance
    5'5"
  • 2025Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'5"
  • 2026Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'5"