2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Yeast, Kiyah
Kiyah Yeast
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Center Grove
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
Bio
Kiyah Yeast TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, 4x100m Relay (2023)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, 200m (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, 100m (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, 100m (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, 200m (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, 60m (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, 200m (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, 200m (2023)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 100m (2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 200m (2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 4x100m Relay (2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2023, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed at six meets in the 60m, 200m, 300m and 4x400m relay
• Earned Second Team All-ACC distinction in two events with a pair of fourth-place finishes at the ACC Indoor Championships, setting a new school record in the 200m with a time of 23.30 while moving to second in program history in the 60m with a personal-best time of 7.32
• Dominated the short sprints at the Windy City Invitational, winning the elite section of the 200m in 23.64 and finishing as the 60m runner-up with a time of 7.35
• Won the 200m at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 23.83 while placing fourth in the 60m at the same meet in 7.43
• Set a new program record of 38.19 in the 300m at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational
• Began her season at the Louisville Opener with a runner-up finish in the 60m, clocking a time of 7.37
Outdoor:
• Competed at seven meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay
• Scored 14 points individually at the ACC Outdoor Championships to help lead the team to a runner-up finish, earning the silver medal in the 200m with a time of 22.73 (+3.7) and claiming the bronze in the 100m with a time of 11.24 (+2.8), while also acting as the second leg on the 4x100m relay that placed sixth in 44.83
• Set a pair of program records in the 100m and 200m in the preliminary round at the ACC Outdoor Championships, recording a 100m time of 11.35 and a 200m time of 23.08
• Earned the first two individual qualifications to the NCAA East Regional of her career, where she finished 21st in the 200m and 40th in the 100m
• Picked up event victories in both the 100m and 200m at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational, clocking times of 11.16 (+2.1) in the 100m and 23.09 in the 200m
• Helped the 4x400m relay to a program-record time of 3:38.99 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Recorded the seven fastest times in program history throughout the season, lowering the previous school record of 23.48 that she set in 2023 by four-tenths of a second
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay
• Became the first Cardinal in school history to score points in each of the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Clocked a personal-best time of 7.42 in the 60m preliminaries at the ACC Indoor Championships before finishing eighth in the finals
• Placed sixth in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships for the second straight year to earn Second Team All-ACC honors after recording a season-best time of 23.67 in the preliminaries
• Led the 4x400m relay team to a time of 3:42.76 and a sixth-place finish at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Helped move the 4x400m relay team to #3 on the all-time board with a time of 3:42.07 at the Eagle Elite Invitational
Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events
2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay
• Earned second team All-ACC honors in the 200m after running a personal-best time of 23.47 to take sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Also earned a season-best time of 7.44 in the 60m at the ACC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay
• Earned honorable mention All-American honors as a member of the 4x100m relay team after helping set a new school record of 44.10 at the NCAA East Region Preliminaries
• Broke the previous school record in the 200m, clocking a time of 23.48 to place fifth and earn second team All-ACC honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Also helped set a new program record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:40.99 at the Clark Wood Invitational
2021-22
Indoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay
• Ran a season-best 60m time of 7.59 at the Louisville Cardinal Classic
• Clocked a season-best 200m time of 24.05 in the prelims of the ACC Indoor Championships, finished eighth with a time of 24.22 in the finals
• Helped Louisville’s 4x400m relay team to a runner-up finish at the Louisville Cardinal Classic
Outdoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay
• Ran an outdoor season-best 100m time of 11.97 to finish third at the Louisville Invitational
• Clocked a season-best 200m time of 24.06 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 4x100m relay
2020-21
Indoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay during the regular season
• Amassed two wins and three additional top-three finishes
• Placed second in the 200m with a season-best time of 24:55 in the 200m at the Hokie Invitational
• Won the 200m with a time of 24.74 and placed second in the 60m (7.69) at the Notre Dame Invitational
• Turned in a season-best time of 7.62 in the 60m prelims at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite
• Member of the 4x400m relay teams which won the Lenny Lyles Invitational and placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m during the regular season
• Tallied one win and two additional top-three finishes
• Opened her collegiate outdoor career with a 200m win (23.92w) at the Louisville Invitational
• Also finished second in the 100m (11.76w) and was a member of the third-place 4x400m relay team
• Earned a season-best 100m time of 12.02 at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 200m at the Clark Wood Invitational with a time of 24.20
Prep/High School Honors:
• 2019 60m indoor state champion
• 2019 third place finish in 100m state championship
• Secured third place 200m and 5th place 60m in 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals (Emerging Elite)
• 2018 USATF Junior Olympic All-American
• Earned a total of six All-State accolades
Personal:
• Full name is Kiyah Yeast
• Birthdate is April 9, 2002
• Daughter of Craig and Tori Yeast
• Her brother, Russ, played football for UofL
• Her dad, Craig, played football in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, the New York Jets and collegiately at the University of Kentucky – he is currently the head football coach at Kentucky Wesleyan
• Her mom, Tori, played basketball at the University of Kentucky
CAREER HONORS
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, 4x100m Relay (2023)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, 200m (2025)
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, 100m (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, 100m (2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, 200m (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, 60m (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, 200m (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, 200m (2023)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 100m (2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 200m (2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 4x100m Relay (2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2023, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed at six meets in the 60m, 200m, 300m and 4x400m relay
• Earned Second Team All-ACC distinction in two events with a pair of fourth-place finishes at the ACC Indoor Championships, setting a new school record in the 200m with a time of 23.30 while moving to second in program history in the 60m with a personal-best time of 7.32
• Dominated the short sprints at the Windy City Invitational, winning the elite section of the 200m in 23.64 and finishing as the 60m runner-up with a time of 7.35
• Won the 200m at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 23.83 while placing fourth in the 60m at the same meet in 7.43
• Set a new program record of 38.19 in the 300m at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational
• Began her season at the Louisville Opener with a runner-up finish in the 60m, clocking a time of 7.37
Outdoor:
• Competed at seven meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay
• Scored 14 points individually at the ACC Outdoor Championships to help lead the team to a runner-up finish, earning the silver medal in the 200m with a time of 22.73 (+3.7) and claiming the bronze in the 100m with a time of 11.24 (+2.8), while also acting as the second leg on the 4x100m relay that placed sixth in 44.83
• Set a pair of program records in the 100m and 200m in the preliminary round at the ACC Outdoor Championships, recording a 100m time of 11.35 and a 200m time of 23.08
• Earned the first two individual qualifications to the NCAA East Regional of her career, where she finished 21st in the 200m and 40th in the 100m
• Picked up event victories in both the 100m and 200m at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational, clocking times of 11.16 (+2.1) in the 100m and 23.09 in the 200m
• Helped the 4x400m relay to a program-record time of 3:38.99 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Recorded the seven fastest times in program history throughout the season, lowering the previous school record of 23.48 that she set in 2023 by four-tenths of a second
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay
• Became the first Cardinal in school history to score points in each of the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Clocked a personal-best time of 7.42 in the 60m preliminaries at the ACC Indoor Championships before finishing eighth in the finals
• Placed sixth in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships for the second straight year to earn Second Team All-ACC honors after recording a season-best time of 23.67 in the preliminaries
• Led the 4x400m relay team to a time of 3:42.76 and a sixth-place finish at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Helped move the 4x400m relay team to #3 on the all-time board with a time of 3:42.07 at the Eagle Elite Invitational
Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events
2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay
• Earned second team All-ACC honors in the 200m after running a personal-best time of 23.47 to take sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Also earned a season-best time of 7.44 in the 60m at the ACC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay
• Earned honorable mention All-American honors as a member of the 4x100m relay team after helping set a new school record of 44.10 at the NCAA East Region Preliminaries
• Broke the previous school record in the 200m, clocking a time of 23.48 to place fifth and earn second team All-ACC honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Also helped set a new program record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:40.99 at the Clark Wood Invitational
2021-22
Indoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay
• Ran a season-best 60m time of 7.59 at the Louisville Cardinal Classic
• Clocked a season-best 200m time of 24.05 in the prelims of the ACC Indoor Championships, finished eighth with a time of 24.22 in the finals
• Helped Louisville’s 4x400m relay team to a runner-up finish at the Louisville Cardinal Classic
Outdoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay
• Ran an outdoor season-best 100m time of 11.97 to finish third at the Louisville Invitational
• Clocked a season-best 200m time of 24.06 at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 4x100m relay
2020-21
Indoor:
• Competed in five meets in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay during the regular season
• Amassed two wins and three additional top-three finishes
• Placed second in the 200m with a season-best time of 24:55 in the 200m at the Hokie Invitational
• Won the 200m with a time of 24.74 and placed second in the 60m (7.69) at the Notre Dame Invitational
• Turned in a season-best time of 7.62 in the 60m prelims at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite
• Member of the 4x400m relay teams which won the Lenny Lyles Invitational and placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m during the regular season
• Tallied one win and two additional top-three finishes
• Opened her collegiate outdoor career with a 200m win (23.92w) at the Louisville Invitational
• Also finished second in the 100m (11.76w) and was a member of the third-place 4x400m relay team
• Earned a season-best 100m time of 12.02 at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 200m at the Clark Wood Invitational with a time of 24.20
Prep/High School Honors:
• 2019 60m indoor state champion
• 2019 third place finish in 100m state championship
• Secured third place 200m and 5th place 60m in 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals (Emerging Elite)
• 2018 USATF Junior Olympic All-American
• Earned a total of six All-State accolades
Personal:
• Full name is Kiyah Yeast
• Birthdate is April 9, 2002
• Daughter of Craig and Tori Yeast
• Her brother, Russ, played football for UofL
• Her dad, Craig, played football in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, the New York Jets and collegiately at the University of Kentucky – he is currently the head football coach at Kentucky Wesleyan
• Her mom, Tori, played basketball at the University of Kentucky
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