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Richardson, Kayla
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Kayla Richardson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Walnut, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Junior Kayla Richardson is in her third season on the USC track and field team, focusing on the 200m, 400m and the 4x400m. She is the Philippines national record-holder in the 400m dash.
2018: Richardson finished third in the 400m dash at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 55.13. She had a season-best time of 54.31 in the 400m to finish fourth at the Sun Angel Classic. She had a best indoor 400m time of 54.96 to finish sixth at the MLK Invitational.
2017: She placed fourth in the 400m and set the Philippines' national record with a time of 53.81 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14. She finished third in the 400m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30 with a time of 53.95. She placed 16th in the 400m with a time of 55.51 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 13 and 40th with a time of 55.20 at the NCAA West Prelims on May 25.
HIGH SCHOOL: Richardson graduated from Walnut HS in 2016. She has bests of 11.65 in the 100m and 23.67 in the 200m. At the 2015 SEA Games, she received gold and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively. She is the 2015 CIF Division I Champion in both the 100m and the 200m. She ran a wind-aided 23.45 (+3.5w) to win the 200m at the 2015 CIF SS Championships.
PERSONAL: Kayla was born on April 17, 1998 in Pomona, Calif....Her parents are Kieyana and Jeffrey Richardson and she has four siblings, Kamarya, Kamille, Kyla, and Kaori...Her twin sister, Kyla, is also a sprinter at USC...Her sister Kamarya and cousin Jay Maico also attended USC…Sports hero is Serena Williams…Lists favorite food as spaghetti and sushi…Likes Reggae music...Hopes to run professionally, become a physical therapist, and start up a foundation for rescuing animals…She is a Lifespan Health major at USC.
CAREER BESTS:  100m – 11.65    200m – 23.67/23.45w
      400m - 53.81  Â
2018: Richardson finished third in the 400m dash at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 55.13. She had a season-best time of 54.31 in the 400m to finish fourth at the Sun Angel Classic. She had a best indoor 400m time of 54.96 to finish sixth at the MLK Invitational.
2017: She placed fourth in the 400m and set the Philippines' national record with a time of 53.81 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14. She finished third in the 400m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30 with a time of 53.95. She placed 16th in the 400m with a time of 55.51 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 13 and 40th with a time of 55.20 at the NCAA West Prelims on May 25.
HIGH SCHOOL: Richardson graduated from Walnut HS in 2016. She has bests of 11.65 in the 100m and 23.67 in the 200m. At the 2015 SEA Games, she received gold and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively. She is the 2015 CIF Division I Champion in both the 100m and the 200m. She ran a wind-aided 23.45 (+3.5w) to win the 200m at the 2015 CIF SS Championships.
PERSONAL: Kayla was born on April 17, 1998 in Pomona, Calif....Her parents are Kieyana and Jeffrey Richardson and she has four siblings, Kamarya, Kamille, Kyla, and Kaori...Her twin sister, Kyla, is also a sprinter at USC...Her sister Kamarya and cousin Jay Maico also attended USC…Sports hero is Serena Williams…Lists favorite food as spaghetti and sushi…Likes Reggae music...Hopes to run professionally, become a physical therapist, and start up a foundation for rescuing animals…She is a Lifespan Health major at USC.
CAREER BESTS:  100m – 11.65    200m – 23.67/23.45w
      400m - 53.81  Â
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