Kayla White

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Kayla White
Personal information
Born (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 27)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Education North Carolina A&T State University
Miami Southridge Senior High School
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprint
College team North Carolina A&T Aggies
Team Nike
Turned pro2019
Coached by Duane Ross
2014–23
Dennis Mitchell
July 2023–present
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.95 (Austin, 2023)
200m: 22.01 (Eugene, 2023)

Kayla White (born 24 September 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. [1]

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Professional career

In April 2023, White beat Sha'Carri Richardson in the 200 meters at the inaugural Botswana Golden Grand Prix with a time of 22.38 seconds. [2]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition. [3] In the 200 metres, White ran a new personal best time of 22.01s to finish third overall. [4] [5] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and qualified for the semi-finals in the 200 metres. [6] [7]

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary9th 200 m 22.34

From 2021 to 2023, Kayla White coached track and field at University of Tennessee in Knoxville. [8]

After 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, White moved back to Florida to be coached by Dennis Mitchell. [9]

NCAA

In 2019 she became the NCAA indoor champion over 200 metres, running in 22.66 seconds in Birmingham, Alabama. She also finished second in the 60m hurdles at the same event. [10] [11]

In 2019, White earned 5 NCAA Division 1 All-American awards and won 5 individual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles [12] at conference championships. [13]

In 2018, White earned 1 NCAA Division 1 All-American award and won 6 individual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles.

In 2017, White earned 2 NCAA Division 1 All-American awards and won 3 individual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles.

In 2016, White won 3 individual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles in the 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay.

At North Carolina A&T, White earned All-MEAC academic awards. [14]

Early life

From Miami, Florida, White was a dancer before trying athletics in High School. [15] She went to Miami Southridge Senior High School before attending North Carolina A&T State University between 2015 and 2019. [16]

White won 2014 FHSAA 4A District 14 Championships and placed 5th in FHSAA Region 4 championships in 100 meters in 12.13w.
White won 2013 FHSAA 4A District 14 Championships 100 meters in 12.83. [17]

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  2. ↑ Williams, Lut (1 May 2023). "Former NC A&T athlete upsets Sha'Carri Richardson". hbcugameday.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Women's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gabby Thomas sets best 200m time of year in US". au.sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's 200m". usatf. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Kayla White – Assistant track and field coach at University of Tennessee University of Tennessee
  9. ↑ Can She Be the Next Olympic Medalist in the 200m Dash? – Athlete Spotlight The Final Leg – Anderson Emerole
  10. ↑ "Kayla White: I still can't describe the feeling of being a national champion". wralsportsfan.com. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aggie Kayla White Brings NCAT It's [sic] First Track & Field NCAA Championship". hbcubuzz.com. March 10, 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ↑ NCAT's Kayla White Records World's Fastest 200 Time of Year Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
  13. ↑ Kayla White NCAT results TFRRS
  14. ↑ MEAC Announces 2019 Commissioner's All-Academic Team MEACsports.com
  15. ↑ Mills, Jeff (May 18, 2019). "A&T's Kayla White uses dancer's precision to create art of speed". Greensboro.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kayla White". ncataggies. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ↑ Kayla White Miami Southridge HS 2015 Athletic.net
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