2024 Track and Field Roster
DeSousa, Tayah
Tayah DeSousa
- Position:
- Multi
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- CDFS Child Development Family Studies
- Hometown:
- St. Thomas, Ontario
- High School:
- Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
- Prev School:
- Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Bio
Tayah DeSousa - Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – 60m Hurdles (8.54aa, 6th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Pentathlon (3,362, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Long Jump (19-10 1/4, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x100m Relay (45.39, 10th)
2024 Canadian Olympic Trials Qualifier
2023 All-Big West Performer (100m Hurdles)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Recorded the ninth longest long jump in school history, 19-10 3/4, at the Big West Championships ... Came away with a fourth-place finish at the league meet, resetting her career-best by over two inches in the event ... Ran a season-best 14.18 in the 100m hurdles during the Big West preliminaries, but did not advance to the finals ... Entered seven 100m hurdles' races, with a season-best seventh coming at the Trojan Invitational (14.54) ... Placed sixth in the long jump (19-6) at the Pacific Coast Invitational and seventh at the Beach Opener (18-3 3/4).
Indoor: Ran the sixth-fastest 60m hurdles time in school history, 8:54aa, during the preliminaries of the NM Collegiate Classic ... Posted a season-best 18-11 1/4 to place sixth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships. ... That mark tied RIley Marks (2017) for the ninth longest in school history ... Was eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.76aa) at the Nevada Invitational.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100m hurdles and the long jump ... Tied with Hailey Fune' for 10th in school history in the long jump as the duo went 19-8 3/4 at the Pacific Coast Invitational to tie for ninth ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Big West Championships (19-7) ... Recorded a season-best fourth in the long jump (18-5 3/4) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Recorded a season-best 13.96 in the 100m hurdles at hte Pacific Coast Invitational ... Her ninth in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Challenge Cup was a season-best finish ... Helped LBSU to win the 4x100m relay at the Big West Challenge Cup.
Indoor: Lone appearance of the season was at the MPSF Championships ... Tied Skylin Harbin (2019) for sixth in school history in the 60m hurdles, running 8.61 during the prelims ... Finished sixth in the finals in a time of 8.64 ... Finished fifth in the long jump (18-8) at the MPSF's.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Earned All-Conference honors by finishing third in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Championships (13.79)… Finished in the top 10 in the long jump (19-2 1/4, 6th) and heptathlon (4,716) at the Big West Championships … Ran a leg in the 4x100m at the Big West Challenge Cup posting a time of 45.39, the ninth fastest in program history.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... Finished fifth in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with 3,362 points, the eighth most in program history … Finished second in the long jump (18-6) and eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.63) at the MPSF's … Posted season bests in both 60m hurdles and pentathlon at the MPSF Championships.
2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Finished sixth in long jump at the Big West Championships … Also ran in the 100m hurdles at the conference championships … Set a season best of 18-10 in long jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Ran a season best 14.56 in the 100m hurdles at the Challenge Cup.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with 3,303 points which was the seventh best in program history at the time … Also finished seventh in the 60m hurdles (9.04) at the MPSF Championships … Ran a personal best 26.51 in the 200m at the New Mexico Classic.
High School: Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles, 100m, and long jump at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute … Won the 100m hurdles Provincial Championship in 2019 … Was a two-time indoor champion, winning the long jump at the U20 level and the 60m Hurdles at the U18 level …Won the 80m Hurdles at the OFSSA Junior Championships … Named Best U18-Athlete in 2019 and Best U20-Athlete in 2020.
Personal: A CDFS Child Development Family Studies
Long Beach State Top 10 – 60m Hurdles (8.54aa, 6th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Pentathlon (3,362, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor Long Jump (19-10 1/4, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x100m Relay (45.39, 10th)
2024 Canadian Olympic Trials Qualifier
2023 All-Big West Performer (100m Hurdles)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Recorded the ninth longest long jump in school history, 19-10 3/4, at the Big West Championships ... Came away with a fourth-place finish at the league meet, resetting her career-best by over two inches in the event ... Ran a season-best 14.18 in the 100m hurdles during the Big West preliminaries, but did not advance to the finals ... Entered seven 100m hurdles' races, with a season-best seventh coming at the Trojan Invitational (14.54) ... Placed sixth in the long jump (19-6) at the Pacific Coast Invitational and seventh at the Beach Opener (18-3 3/4).
Indoor: Ran the sixth-fastest 60m hurdles time in school history, 8:54aa, during the preliminaries of the NM Collegiate Classic ... Posted a season-best 18-11 1/4 to place sixth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships. ... That mark tied RIley Marks (2017) for the ninth longest in school history ... Was eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.76aa) at the Nevada Invitational.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100m hurdles and the long jump ... Tied with Hailey Fune' for 10th in school history in the long jump as the duo went 19-8 3/4 at the Pacific Coast Invitational to tie for ninth ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Big West Championships (19-7) ... Recorded a season-best fourth in the long jump (18-5 3/4) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Recorded a season-best 13.96 in the 100m hurdles at hte Pacific Coast Invitational ... Her ninth in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Challenge Cup was a season-best finish ... Helped LBSU to win the 4x100m relay at the Big West Challenge Cup.
Indoor: Lone appearance of the season was at the MPSF Championships ... Tied Skylin Harbin (2019) for sixth in school history in the 60m hurdles, running 8.61 during the prelims ... Finished sixth in the finals in a time of 8.64 ... Finished fifth in the long jump (18-8) at the MPSF's.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Earned All-Conference honors by finishing third in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Championships (13.79)… Finished in the top 10 in the long jump (19-2 1/4, 6th) and heptathlon (4,716) at the Big West Championships … Ran a leg in the 4x100m at the Big West Challenge Cup posting a time of 45.39, the ninth fastest in program history.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... Finished fifth in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with 3,362 points, the eighth most in program history … Finished second in the long jump (18-6) and eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.63) at the MPSF's … Posted season bests in both 60m hurdles and pentathlon at the MPSF Championships.
2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Finished sixth in long jump at the Big West Championships … Also ran in the 100m hurdles at the conference championships … Set a season best of 18-10 in long jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Ran a season best 14.56 in the 100m hurdles at the Challenge Cup.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with 3,303 points which was the seventh best in program history at the time … Also finished seventh in the 60m hurdles (9.04) at the MPSF Championships … Ran a personal best 26.51 in the 200m at the New Mexico Classic.
High School: Competed primarily in the 100m hurdles, 100m, and long jump at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute … Won the 100m hurdles Provincial Championship in 2019 … Was a two-time indoor champion, winning the long jump at the U20 level and the 60m Hurdles at the U18 level …Won the 80m Hurdles at the OFSSA Junior Championships … Named Best U18-Athlete in 2019 and Best U20-Athlete in 2020.
Personal: A CDFS Child Development Family Studies
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