2021 Women's Track & Field Roster

John Fajardo
Robert Huskey
John Fajardo

Kayla Richardson

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Walnut, Calif.
  • Highschool Walnut HS
  • Prev School USC

Biography

2021 (Senior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 100m
• Finished 38th with a personal-record 11.57 at the regional meet
• Big West champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
• First Anteater to double in the 100m and 200m at the conference meet in 30 years
• Named the Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet for her effort
• Also swept the 100m and 200m at the OC Dual
• Added a 100m individual victory at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational
• Won the 200m in a personal collegiate-best 23.90 at the UCR Sprints Invitational
• Leaves UCI ranked second in school history in both the 100m and 200m
• Two-time Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
• Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

at USC
• Competed three years on the Trojan track & field team
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 400m as a freshman
• Established a Philippine national record with a personal-best 53.81 at the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays

High School
• Prepped at Walnut High School
• CIF State Championship qualifier in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
• Claimed the 2015 CIF-Southern Section Division I titles in the 100m (11.65) and 200m (23.45w)
• Also a member of the Mustangs' volleyball team

Personal
• Pursuing her master's degree in Social Science - Demographic and Social Analysis
• Graduated with her bachelor's degree from USC in May 2020
• Competed for the Philippine National Team, winning gold in the women's 100m at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore
• Parents are Kieyana and Jeffrey Richardson
• Has three siblings - Kamille, Kamarya and twin sister Kyla

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 11.57 (2021 NCAA West Preliminary Championships)
200m = 23.90 (2021 UCR Sprints Invitational)
4x100 Relay = 46.26 (2021 Jim Bush Legends Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:49.83 (2021 Big West Championships)