In 2019, McCabe enrolled at West Virginia University in order to compete for the Mountaineers cross country and track and field teams.

At the postponed 2020 NCAA cross country championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Ceili placed 42nd as the top WVU runner.

During the 2021 outdoor season, McCabe qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3000 m steeplechase after running 6 second personal best at the East Preliminary Round.

Unfortunately for McCabe, that win streak snapped at her fifth race of the season, the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed third, just 4 seconds behind winner Whittni Orton.

On December 4, 2021, McCabe ran an indoor 3000 m personal best of 8:52.52 at Boston University, setting a Canadian U23 record in the process.

Two weeks later, competing at the Canadian Championships, McCabe won her first senior level national title, running another personal best of 9:30.69 and beating Regan Yee who finished runner-up in a time of 9:31.77.

On December 3, 2022, McCabe ran an indoor 3000 m personal best of 8:50.44 at Boston University, breaking her own Canadian U23 record in the process.

At the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, McCabe chose to the contest the mile where she finished sixth in personal best of 4:29.26.