2021 Track & Field Roster
Kayla Myers
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Poway HS
- Hometown:
- Poway, CA
2020 -- Indoor Season: Improved her pole vault height at three straight meets during the winter: went from 11 feet, 11.75 inches at the Bronco Invite hosted by Boise State on Jan. 18 to 12’ 3.25” at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 7, up to 12’ 3.5” at the Arkansas Qualifier Feb. 21. Outdoor T&F: Spring season was canceled due to COVID-19; however, retains year of NCAA eligibility moving forward ... meanwhile, made the Big West All-Academic Team in addition to garnering Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.
2019 -- Began sophomore year with an indoor pole vault clearance of 12 feet & 2 inches at the UW Invitational in Seattle on Jan. 26, good for 10th place inside Dempsey Stadium ... top outdoor clearance, 11’ 11.75”, took fourth place at the 37th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational on March 23, qualifying for the Big West Championship Meet ... additionally, earned Conference All-Academic Team accolades, as well as BWC Commissioner’s Honors for academics.
2018 -- Made the All-Conference Team as a freshman, as she took third place in the pole vault at the Big West Championships with a clearance of 12 feet, 7.5 inches on May 11 ... her performance at the Finals hosted by CSUN tied her season-best height from two weeks prior, when she also jumped 12’ 7.5” — tying for No. 10 in school history — at the Blue-Green Rivalry Dual Meet vs. UC Santa Barbara on April 28 ... also in debut season, exceeded 12-foot clearances at back-to-back regular-season meets on March 31 & April 14, first taking seventh place at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Challenge before finishing fifth at the UCLA Invitational in Drake Stadium.
Prep -- As a senior for Poway High School, finished fourth at the CIF State Championship prelims for the pole vault, clearing a career-best height of 12 feet, 6 inches ... also won the 2017 Palomar League title with a clearance of 12’ 4”, en route to a San Diego Section crown, which followed a 5-1 dual season ... was a back-to-back overall state championship qualifier for the Titans, as well as Team MVP ... also vaulted 12’ 0” at the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays, earning third place ... earned San Diego Union-Tribune Scholar-Athlete accolades, and participated in YoungLife and National Charity League.
Personal -- In addition to the track program, chose Cal Poly because “everyone is so happy and welcoming” ... majors in Business Administration.
