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 Keilah Tyson
Keilah Tyson

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Norfolk, Va.

High School:
Western Branch High School

Event:
Sprints


05/25/2012

Luis Orta Qualifies for National Championships in Steeplechase

Junior distance runner clocks career-best time en route to earning championships bid

05/24/2012

Dykstra, Evans Qualify for NCAA National Championships

Dykstra (javelin), Evans (discus) advance with eighth-place finishes in respective events

05/23/2012

Wildcats Set to Compete in NCAA East Preliminary

Kentucky track & field student-athletes look to earn spot in NCAA National Championships

05/18/2012

Four Wildcats Named to Track & Field All-SEC Teams

Andrew Evans earns First Team All-SEC honors for his win in men's discus

05/13/2012

Dykstra Finishes Second in Men's Javelin

Dykstra leads UK on final day, Orta paces Kentucky for meet with team-high 12 points earned

High School: National champion in the 4x2 as a junior ... State champion in 2009 and 2011 in the 55-meter dash ... State champion as a junior and senior in the high jump and 100m dash ... Won the state championship in the 200m dash during her senior year ... Won the state championship in the 4x2 as a junior ... Three-time All-American ... State record holder in the 55m dash, long jump, 100m dash, 200m dash ... Finished second in the 100m dash at the Junior Pan American Games in 2011 ... High school was indoor and outdoor southeastern district champions, regional champions and state champions during her junior and senior seasons ... Coached by Claude Toukene.

Personal: Daughter of David Walker and Shanece Tyson.

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