Kayla Tyson

Class:
Senior
High School:
Greenbrier
Hometown:
Augusta, Ga.

2015-16: Competed in the 100m and 200m in both the indoor and outdoor seasons… Placed seventh in the 100m at the Memphis Invitational with a time of 11.85… Took third in the 100m at the USF Bulls Invitational running a time of 11.75… Finished third in the 100m at the Louisville Invitational with a time of 11.62… Placed 10^th at the ACC Championships running a time of 11.75… Placed eighth in the 200m at the WKU Hilltopper Relay with a time of 25.00… Took seventh in the 200m at the Louisville Invitational running a 24.36… Took first in the 200m at the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational with a mark of 24.88.

2014-15: Competed in six different events during the indoor and outdoor season … member of the 4x200 meter relay team that set school record finishing in 1:39.34 at the Alabama Relays … placed fifth at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a career best time of 11.69 in the 100m…earned Outdoor second team All-ACC honors…finished 40th in the 100m preliminaries in the NCAA Division 1 East Preliminary Round…was victorious in the 100m and 200m races at the Louisville Twilight…took fourth in the 200m race at the 2015 UT Challenge with a career best time of 24.16.

2013-14: Competed in two indoor events (60m and 200m) and three outdoor events (100m, 200m and 400m) ... began the indoor season with a seventh-place finish in the 60m at the Hoosier Open ... relay team finished sixth in the 4x4 at the Gene Edmunds Cup, recording a combined time of 4:08.84 ... finished sixth in the 200m at the Border Battle meet ... placed third in the 100m at the Louisville Twilight Invitational, finishing with a time of 12.32 ... relay teams found success at the AAC Outdoor Championships, with the 4x1 finishing in fifth and the 4x4 finishing in ninth.

Prep: Highly decorated sprinter at Greenbrier High under coach Kati Smallwood ... captured six county titles and four region crowns - split between the 100m and 200m events ... in 2011, set a record en route to earning the distinction of Region 3-AAAA Championship Individual High Point honoree ... scored 38 points at the meet ... was a two-time captain and team MVP ... qualified for the state championships in 2011 and 2012 in the 100m and 200m events, as well as the long jump in 2010 ... won the 60m title at the New Balance Indoor Championship ... won the 200m event at the AAU Club Championships while running for Velocity Strides.

Personal: Daughter of Rodney and Angie Tyson ... birthday is Nov. 22 ... has one brother ... majoring in nursing.