2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Tayla Crenshaw
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
- High School:
- Costa Mesa HS
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ All-Big West performer with a runner-up finish in the shot put at the conference championships
β’ Registered a lifetime-best 44-07.5, which ranks sixth in program history
β’ Scored in the discus with a fifth-place showing (151-03)
β’ Took second in the discus on three occasions, including at the Beach Invitational where she unleashed a personal-record 164-02
β’ Added a personal-best 173-11 in the hammer at the OC Dual
β’ Finished the season ranked among UCIβs all-time top-10 in the shot put, discus (5th) and hammer (6th)
2020
β’ Competed in three events at the Beach Opener before the remainder of the season was canceled
β’ Finished seventh in the hammer with a then personal-record 169-11
β’ Added a top-10 showing in the shot put (40-02)
β’ Came in 11th out of 40 in the discus (137-05)
2019 (Freshman)
β’Β Scored in the discus with an eighth-place showing at the Big West Championships
β’Β Established a season-best 145-11
β’ Had seven top-10 finishes in the shot put
β’ Came in sixth at the Steve Scott Invitational with a season-best 41-10.5
β’ Also took sixth in the hammer at the Ben Brown Invitational (158-02)
High School
β’ Four-year letterwinnerΒ in track & field at Costa Mesa High School
β’ Qualified for the CIF State Championships in the discus as a junior and senior (10th)
β’ Claimed the 2018 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 discus title and placed second in the shot put
β’ Went on to claim runner-up honors in the discus at the CIF-SS Masters Meet
β’ Double champion at the Orange Coast League meet, winning both the shot put and discus
β’ Earned all-county honors in the discus
β’ Also a member of the Mustangs' basketball and golf teams
Personal
β’ Majoring in education sciences
β’ Parents are Lilia Mora and Oronde Crenshaw
β’ Has a twin sister, Felicia, who is a member of the San Diego State track & field team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 44-07.5 (2021 Big West Championships)
Discus = 164-02 (2021 Beach Invitational)
Hammer = 173-11 (2021 OC Dual)
β’ All-Big West performer with a runner-up finish in the shot put at the conference championships
β’ Registered a lifetime-best 44-07.5, which ranks sixth in program history
β’ Scored in the discus with a fifth-place showing (151-03)
β’ Took second in the discus on three occasions, including at the Beach Invitational where she unleashed a personal-record 164-02
β’ Added a personal-best 173-11 in the hammer at the OC Dual
β’ Finished the season ranked among UCIβs all-time top-10 in the shot put, discus (5th) and hammer (6th)
2020
β’ Competed in three events at the Beach Opener before the remainder of the season was canceled
β’ Finished seventh in the hammer with a then personal-record 169-11
β’ Added a top-10 showing in the shot put (40-02)
β’ Came in 11th out of 40 in the discus (137-05)
2019 (Freshman)
β’Β Scored in the discus with an eighth-place showing at the Big West Championships
β’Β Established a season-best 145-11
β’ Had seven top-10 finishes in the shot put
β’ Came in sixth at the Steve Scott Invitational with a season-best 41-10.5
β’ Also took sixth in the hammer at the Ben Brown Invitational (158-02)
High School
β’ Four-year letterwinnerΒ in track & field at Costa Mesa High School
β’ Qualified for the CIF State Championships in the discus as a junior and senior (10th)
β’ Claimed the 2018 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 discus title and placed second in the shot put
β’ Went on to claim runner-up honors in the discus at the CIF-SS Masters Meet
β’ Double champion at the Orange Coast League meet, winning both the shot put and discus
β’ Earned all-county honors in the discus
β’ Also a member of the Mustangs' basketball and golf teams
Personal
β’ Majoring in education sciences
β’ Parents are Lilia Mora and Oronde Crenshaw
β’ Has a twin sister, Felicia, who is a member of the San Diego State track & field team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 44-07.5 (2021 Big West Championships)
Discus = 164-02 (2021 Beach Invitational)
Hammer = 173-11 (2021 OC Dual)
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