Kayla Kamaka

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Major:
Kinesiotherapy
Hometown:
Roseville, Calif.
High School:
Woodcreek HS
Prev School:
Woodcreek HS

Kayla Kamaka Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Pole Vault (13-1 1/2, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Pole Vault (12-6 1/2, 6th)

2014 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2012 All-Big West Performer (Pole Vault)

2014 (Senior)
Outdoor: Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the pole vault ... Qualifying mark came at the Anteater 4-Way Meet where she picked up an individual victory with a career-best 13-1 1/2 ... Became just the third LBSU athlete in program history to clear 13 feet ... Notched first-place finishes at the RCC Quad Meet (12-2) and Big West Challenge (12-7 1/2) ... Tied for second at the Baldy Castillo Invitational and tied for fifth at the Big West Championships ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Competed in three indoor meets ... Established an indoor-record 12-6 1/2 at the Mountain T's Invitational ... Won the Run for the Dream Invitational and placed among the top-20 at the MPSF Championships ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2013 (Redshirt): Did not compete.

2012 (Junior)
Outdoor: An All-Big West performer in the pole vault with a runner-up finish at the conference championships ... Established a season-best 12-6 1/4 ... Won the pole vault at the Big West Challenge (12-5 1/2) ... Tied for third at the Beach Classic and Triton Invitational ... Cleared 12-1 1/2 to take fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Competed in the pole vault during the indoor season ... Finished in a tie for 13th at the MPSF Championships with a season-best 12-4 3/4 ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2011 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Scored in the pole vault at the Big West Championships ... Finished fifth, matching her season best of 11-11 3/4 ... Cleared that same height for a top-10 showing at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Placed third at the Ben Brown Invitational (11-1 3/4) ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Competed in one meet, reaching a height of 10-10 1/4 at the Don Kirby Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2010 (Freshman)
Outdoor: A Big West qualifier in the pole vault ... Finished 15th at the conference championships ... Cleared a season-high 11-9 3/4 for eighth place at the Trojan Invitational ... Won the event at the Big West Challenge (11-7 3/4).

Indoor: Set a season-best 12-1 1/2 at the NAU Invitational.

High School: Lettered three years in track and field at Woodcreek High School ... Sac-Joaquin Division II and Sierra Foothill League champion in the pole vault as a junior ... Placed third in the pole vault and won the 100-meter hurdles at the league championships in 2009 ... Also had top-three finishes in both events at the Sac-Joaquin Section finals as a senior.

Personal: A member of the 49er cross country team in 2011 ... Majoring in Kinesiotherapy.