2024 Women's Track & Field Roster
Naiya Edwards
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saratoga, Calif.
- High School:
- Westmont HS
- Prev School:
- De Anza College
2024 (Senior)
β’ Cleared the high jump bar at 1.51 meters (4-11.5) in three of four meets
β’ Tied for fourth at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
2023 (Junior)
β’ Competed in seven high jump competitions
β’ Cleared a personal-record 1.56 meters (5-1.25) at the Battle in the OC
β’ Also reached 1.55m (5-1) at UCLAβs Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational
at DeAnza College
β’ Tied for 10th in the high jump at the 2022 CCCAA State Championships
β’ Won the event at the Northern California Championships with a clearance of 5-1
β’ Took first in the high jump at the Coast Conference Championships to help DeAnza claim the team title
β’ Also a member of the Lionsβ womenβs basketball team
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High School
β’ Graduated from Westmont High School in 2020
β’ Lettered four years in track & field and basketball
β’ Earned all-league honors in both sports
β’ Competed in the high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault
β’ Blossom Valley Athletic League runner-up and CIF Central Coast Section semifinalist in the high jump as a junior
β’ Senior season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Also played one year of volleyball
Personal
β’ Majoring in criminology, law & society
TOP MARKS AT UCI
High Jump = 1.56m / 5-1.25 (2023 Battle in the OC)
β’ Cleared the high jump bar at 1.51 meters (4-11.5) in three of four meets
β’ Tied for fourth at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
2023 (Junior)
β’ Competed in seven high jump competitions
β’ Cleared a personal-record 1.56 meters (5-1.25) at the Battle in the OC
β’ Also reached 1.55m (5-1) at UCLAβs Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational
at DeAnza College
β’ Tied for 10th in the high jump at the 2022 CCCAA State Championships
β’ Won the event at the Northern California Championships with a clearance of 5-1
β’ Took first in the high jump at the Coast Conference Championships to help DeAnza claim the team title
β’ Also a member of the Lionsβ womenβs basketball team
Β
High School
β’ Graduated from Westmont High School in 2020
β’ Lettered four years in track & field and basketball
β’ Earned all-league honors in both sports
β’ Competed in the high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault
β’ Blossom Valley Athletic League runner-up and CIF Central Coast Section semifinalist in the high jump as a junior
β’ Senior season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Also played one year of volleyball
Personal
β’ Majoring in criminology, law & society
TOP MARKS AT UCI
High Jump = 1.56m / 5-1.25 (2023 Battle in the OC)
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