2021 Women's Track & Field Roster

Tayla Crenshaw

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.
  • Highschool Costa Mesa HS

Biography

2021 (Sophomore)
• All-Big West performer with a runner-up finish in the shot put at the conference championships
• Registered a lifetime-best 44-07.5, which ranks sixth in program history
• Scored in the discus with a fifth-place showing (151-03)
• Took second in the discus on three occasions, including at the Beach Invitational where she unleashed a personal-record 164-02
• Added a personal-best 173-11 in the hammer at the OC Dual
• Finished the season ranked among UCI’s all-time top-10 in the shot put, discus (5th) and hammer (6th)

2020
• Competed in three events at the Beach Opener before the remainder of the season was canceled
• Finished seventh in the hammer with a then personal-record 169-11
• Added a top-10 showing in the shot put (40-02)
• Came in 11th out of 40 in the discus (137-05)

2019 (Freshman)
• Scored in the discus with an eighth-place showing at the Big West Championships
• Established a season-best 145-11
• Had seven top-10 finishes in the shot put
• Came in sixth at the Steve Scott Invitational with a season-best 41-10.5
• Also took sixth in the hammer at the Ben Brown Invitational (158-02)

High School
• Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Costa Mesa High School
• Qualified for the CIF State Championships in the discus as a junior and senior (10th)
• Claimed the 2018 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 discus title and placed second in the shot put
• Went on to claim runner-up honors in the discus at the CIF-SS Masters Meet
• Double champion at the Orange Coast League meet, winning both the shot put and discus
• Earned all-county honors in the discus
• Also a member of the Mustangs' basketball and golf teams

Personal
• Majoring in education sciences
• Parents are Lilia Mora and Oronde Crenshaw
• 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)

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2021Sophomore

    Throws
    5'5"