2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Kayla Richardson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Walnut, Calif.
- High School:
- Walnut HS
- Prev School:
- USC
2021 (Senior)
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 100m
β’ Finished 38th with a personal-record 11.57 at the regional meet
β’ Big West champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
β’ First Anteater to double in the 100m and 200m at the conference meet in 30 years
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Meet for her effort
β’ Also swept the 100m and 200m at the OC Dual
β’ Added a 100m individual victory at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational
β’ Won the 200m in a personal collegiate-best 23.90 at the UCR Sprints Invitational
β’ Leaves UCI ranked second in school history in both the 100m and 200m
β’ Two-time Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Week
β’ Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
at USC
β’ Competed three years on the Trojan track & field team
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 400m as a freshman
β’ Established a Philippine national record with a personal-best 53.81 at the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays
High School
β’ Prepped at Walnut High School
β’ CIF State Championship qualifier in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
β’ Claimed the 2015 CIF-Southern Section Division I titles in the 100m (11.65) and 200m (23.45w)
β’ Also a member of the Mustangs' volleyball team
Personal
β’ Pursuing her master's degree in Social Science - Demographic and Social Analysis
β’ Graduated with her bachelor's degree from USC in May 2020
β’ Competed for the Philippine National Team, winning gold in the women's 100m at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore
β’ Parents are Kieyana and Jeffrey Richardson
β’ 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)
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 100m
β’ Finished 38th with a personal-record 11.57 at the regional meet
β’ Big West champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
β’ First Anteater to double in the 100m and 200m at the conference meet in 30 years
β’ Named the Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Meet for her effort
β’ Also swept the 100m and 200m at the OC Dual
β’ Added a 100m individual victory at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational
β’ Won the 200m in a personal collegiate-best 23.90 at the UCR Sprints Invitational
β’ Leaves UCI ranked second in school history in both the 100m and 200m
β’ Two-time Big West Womenβs Track Athlete of the Week
β’ Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
at USC
β’ Competed three years on the Trojan track & field team
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 400m as a freshman
β’ Established a Philippine national record with a personal-best 53.81 at the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays
High School
β’ Prepped at Walnut High School
β’ CIF State Championship qualifier in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay
β’ Claimed the 2015 CIF-Southern Section Division I titles in the 100m (11.65) and 200m (23.45w)
β’ Also a member of the Mustangs' volleyball team
Personal
β’ Pursuing her master's degree in Social Science - Demographic and Social Analysis
β’ Graduated with her bachelor's degree from USC in May 2020
β’ Competed for the Philippine National Team, winning gold in the women's 100m at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore
β’ Parents are Kieyana and Jeffrey Richardson
β’ 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)
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