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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Mikayla Yatsko

Mikayla Yatsko

  • Position:
    Jumps/Multi
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    King of Prussia, Pa.
  • High School:
    Upper Merion
  • Major:
    Interior Design

Summary

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Events: 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 800-meter run, 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw, pentathlon, heptathlon, 4x400-meterrelay

2020-21: Earned Academic Excellence (Fall 2020) and Academic Distinction (Spring 2021) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both semesters. Outdoor: Competed in five of the Chargers meets in a season limited due to the CoVID-19 pandemic … Opened up the season with three top-eight finishes at the Wilton Wright Invitational (Apr. 3) coming in the 100-meter hurdles, the high jump and as member of the 4x400-meter relay … Set a pair of personal bests at the Jack Maloney Invitational (Apr. 30) with a leap of 11.24 meters in the triple jump, which came in third overall, and a toss of 27.79 meters in the javelin throw … Scored in a pair of events at the NE10 Outdoor Championships (May 6-8), earning a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 10.80 meters and a sixth place finish in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 3,204 points … Qualified for the New England Championships in the triple jump … Indoor: 2020-21 indoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20: Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters. Outdoor: 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic. Indoor: Scored 2,561 points in the pentathlon at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships … Set a season-best of 9.35 seconds in the 55m hurdles at the William Sutherland Invitational … Set a personal-best of 8.82 in the 60 meter dash at the Lyons Invitational … Ran a season-best time of 8.15 in the 55m dash at the Elm City Challenge.

2018-19: Named to Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll. Outdoor: Competed in the triple jump at the Northeast-10 Championships … Set a personal-best in the javelin throw (18.53m) at the Silfen Invitational … Placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 10.34 meters at the Mark Young Invitational … Placed second and set personal-best in the triple jump at the Yale Springtime Invitational. Indoor: Competed in the high jump and triple jump NE10 Indoor Championships … Competed in the pentathlon, placing fourth with 2,270 points at the Elm City Challenge … Set season-best in the 200 meter dash (30.37) at the Joe Donahue Games.

High School: Ran Track and Field for four years at Upper Merion High School … Participated in band, orchestra, and choir during her time at Upper Merion … Also played four years of soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Elaine Yatsko … Has a brother, Ryan, and a sister, Kirsten … Majoring in Interior Design.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Jumps/Multis
    5'8"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Jumps/Multi
    5'8"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Jumps/Multi
    5'8"