Naiya Edwards

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saratoga, Calif.
High School:
Westmont HS
Prev School:
De Anza College

2024 (Senior)
• Cleared the high jump bar at 1.51 meters (4-11.5) in three of four meets
• Tied for fourth at the Vince O’Boyle Classic

2023 (Junior)
• Competed in seven high jump competitions
• Cleared a personal-record 1.56 meters (5-1.25) at the Battle in the OC
• Also reached 1.55m (5-1) at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational

at DeAnza College
• Tied for 10th in the high jump at the 2022 CCCAA State Championships
• Won the event at the Northern California Championships with a clearance of 5-1
• Took first in the high jump at the Coast Conference Championships to help DeAnza claim the team title
• Also a member of the Lions’ women’s basketball team

High School
• Graduated from Westmont High School in 2020
• Lettered four years in track & field and basketball
• Earned all-league honors in both sports
• Competed in the high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault
• Blossom Valley Athletic League runner-up and CIF Central Coast Section semifinalist in the high jump as a junior
• Senior season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Also played one year of volleyball

Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society

TOP MARKS AT UCI
High Jump = 1.56m / 5-1.25 (2023 Battle in the OC)