2025 Track & Field Roster
Dickerson, Kayla
Kayla Dickerson
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Highland Park
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
Bio
2025: Outdoor – Opened her season with a 23rd-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Yellow Jacket Invite, clocking a time of 18:15.08…Recorded a time of 4:49.12 to place 17th in the 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic.
Indoor – Clocked a time of 10:21.04 in the 3,000m at the Music City Challenge to finish 24th.
2024: Cross Country – Made her collegiate debut at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, posting a 5k time of 20:44.05 for 56th.
High School: Competed on the track and field team all four years and the cross country squad from 10ththrough 12th grade…Captain of the track team as a senior while earning the Lady Scot Award…Personal-best times of 2:14 (800 meters), 5:14 (1600m), 11:16 (3200m) and 18:25 (5K CC)…Highland Park T&F Scottie MVP Award, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star and broke school distance medley record as a junior after running the 1200m leg en route to the team’s time of 12:18…Earned Highland Park Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore…Named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State cross team while garnering Highland Park Newcomer of the Year honors in the sport during her second year…Voted Highland Park T&F Newcomer of the Year as a freshman…Also played volleyball as a freshman…AP Scholar with Distinction, recipient of AP Capstone Diploma, Summa Cum Laude graduate, president of National Honor Society, member of National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and Computer Science Honor Society, vice president of Roots Bible Study Club, named to Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Elite Team and Academic All-District.
Personal: Born Sept. 29, 2005…Daughter of Melinda and John Dickerson…Father, John, has done over 60 triathlons…Uncle, Bob Dickerson, played golf at Texas…Grandfather, Hank Dickerson, played football at Baylor…Intended major of Biology with hopes of attending medical school.
Indoor – Clocked a time of 10:21.04 in the 3,000m at the Music City Challenge to finish 24th.
2024: Cross Country – Made her collegiate debut at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, posting a 5k time of 20:44.05 for 56th.
High School: Competed on the track and field team all four years and the cross country squad from 10ththrough 12th grade…Captain of the track team as a senior while earning the Lady Scot Award…Personal-best times of 2:14 (800 meters), 5:14 (1600m), 11:16 (3200m) and 18:25 (5K CC)…Highland Park T&F Scottie MVP Award, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star and broke school distance medley record as a junior after running the 1200m leg en route to the team’s time of 12:18…Earned Highland Park Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore…Named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State cross team while garnering Highland Park Newcomer of the Year honors in the sport during her second year…Voted Highland Park T&F Newcomer of the Year as a freshman…Also played volleyball as a freshman…AP Scholar with Distinction, recipient of AP Capstone Diploma, Summa Cum Laude graduate, president of National Honor Society, member of National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society and Computer Science Honor Society, vice president of Roots Bible Study Club, named to Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Elite Team and Academic All-District.
Personal: Born Sept. 29, 2005…Daughter of Melinda and John Dickerson…Father, John, has done over 60 triathlons…Uncle, Bob Dickerson, played golf at Texas…Grandfather, Hank Dickerson, played football at Baylor…Intended major of Biology with hopes of attending medical school.
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