2017 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Pickens, Kayla

Kayla Pickens
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gardena, CA
- High School:
- J Serra HS
Bio
Kayla Pickens TFRRS Page
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: A member of the CSUN 4x400m relay that finished sixth at the Big West Championship…ran a career best 200m time of :25.09 at the Beach Invitational…charted a career-best 400m time of :58.45 during the Desert Heat Classic Apr. 28…posted season best 100m time of :12.53 at the Beach Invitational.
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INDOOR: Ran the 400m for the first time indoors…turned in a 400m quick time of 1:00.06 that occurred during the New Mexico Classic…ran 60m back-to-back weeks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational and UW Invitational and recorded a time of :8.17 on both occasions…participated in two 200m events, running a fast time of :25.90 at the New Mexico Classic.
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2017 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished 21st in the 100m with a time of :12.50 at the Big West Championship...posted a season- best run time of :12.25 in the 100m at the Northridge Invitational...recorded a season best time of :25.34 in the 200m at the Northridge Invitational.Â
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INDOOR: Placed 36th in the 60m with a season best time of :7.85 at the MPSF Championship...finished 43rd in the 200m with a time of :26.33 at the MPSF Championship...posted a season-best run of :25.83 in the 200m at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver.Â
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Junipero Serra High School...played four years of volleyball and track & field for the Cavaliers.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Sherice and Dwight Pickens...has two sisters, Michelle and Sheena and one brother, Andre...father played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers...favorite food is pasta...majoring in Kinesiology...favorites include Allyson Felix, Law & Order SVU, Columbiana, and pasta...her advice to young people is "Live your own life and make your own choices."
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OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: A member of the CSUN 4x400m relay that finished sixth at the Big West Championship…ran a career best 200m time of :25.09 at the Beach Invitational…charted a career-best 400m time of :58.45 during the Desert Heat Classic Apr. 28…posted season best 100m time of :12.53 at the Beach Invitational.
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INDOOR: Ran the 400m for the first time indoors…turned in a 400m quick time of 1:00.06 that occurred during the New Mexico Classic…ran 60m back-to-back weeks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational and UW Invitational and recorded a time of :8.17 on both occasions…participated in two 200m events, running a fast time of :25.90 at the New Mexico Classic.
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2017 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished 21st in the 100m with a time of :12.50 at the Big West Championship...posted a season- best run time of :12.25 in the 100m at the Northridge Invitational...recorded a season best time of :25.34 in the 200m at the Northridge Invitational.Â
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INDOOR: Placed 36th in the 60m with a season best time of :7.85 at the MPSF Championship...finished 43rd in the 200m with a time of :26.33 at the MPSF Championship...posted a season-best run of :25.83 in the 200m at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver.Â
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Junipero Serra High School...played four years of volleyball and track & field for the Cavaliers.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Sherice and Dwight Pickens...has two sisters, Michelle and Sheena and one brother, Andre...father played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers...favorite food is pasta...majoring in Kinesiology...favorites include Allyson Felix, Law & Order SVU, Columbiana, and pasta...her advice to young people is "Live your own life and make your own choices."
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OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
100m | :12.25 | Northridge Invitational | 3/18/17 |
200m | :25.09 | Beach Invitational | 4/21/18 |
400m | :58.45 | Desert Heat Classic | 4/28/18 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
60m | :7.85 | MPSF Championship | 2/24/17 |
200m | :25.83 | New Mexico Cherry & Silver | 1/21/17 |
400m | 1:00.06 | New Mexico Classic | 2/3/18 |
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