Hawaii Pacific University Athletics

Caelan De Vera is a distance runner from Pinole, California. She graduated from Pinole Valley High School, where she competed in cross country and basketball. During her prep career, she earned Second Team All-League honors in both cross country and basketball while competing under head coach Jerrod Nodar.

Before joining HPU, De Vera attended San José State University and City College of San Francisco, where she played basketball as a point guard. She earned Second Team All-Conference honors while competing under head coach Derek Lau.

De Vera enjoys reading, hiking, running, and working out. Her favorite foods include Filipino food, poke, pasta, and ramen. De Vera chose HPU because she used to live in Hawai'i and was drawn to the opportunity to return to the island, continue running cross country at the collegiate level and study nursing. She was born in Martinez, California, and is the daughter of Alan and Camille, with stepparents Ramil and Joy. She has siblings Amanda, Jeremy, Ashley, Caeleb and Caeden.