Kayla Racine
- position Throws
- class Senior
- Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
- Previous School Tennessee
- High school Westwood HS
- position Throws
- class Senior
- Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
- Previous School Tennessee
- High school Westwood HS
Kayla Racine Bio
Academic Honors
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2023
Indoor
Threw the weight throw in two indoor meets before missing significant time due to an injury … Won the Gamecock Opener in her season debut, throwing a season-best distance of 19.36m (63-6.25) … Also finished fifth at the Columbia Challenge before being shut down for the remainder of the season.
Outdoor
Missed the outdoor season due to a lingering injury.
2022
Indoor
Competed in the weight throw in seven meets during the indoor campaign, claiming consecutive titles at the Gamecock Opener (18.98m/62-3.25) and the South Carolina Invitational (17.99m/59-0.25) … Earned five Top-3 finishes in the weight throw during the indoor season and tossed a personal-best distance of 20.08m (65-10.5) at the UofSC Indoor Open when she placed second overall … Threw a distance of 17.63m (57-10.25) in the SEC Indoor Championship … Recorded five marks throwing over 18.00m in the weight throw.
Outdoor
Competed in eight meets during the outdoor campaign, throwing both the hammer and the discus … Picked up a victory in the Weems Baskin in the hammer throw with a distance of 56.64m (185-10) … Finished runner-up in the hammer throw in the UofSC Open on April 23 when she logged a throw of 59.20m (194-2) … Set her outdoor PR in the discus throw in that same meet, throwing 44.37m (145-7) … Had a Penn Relays appearance to remember when she set threw the hammer a personal-best distance of 59.77m (196-1) to finish seventh in the field … Tossed the hammer over 55 meters on six different occasions during the outdoor season … Finished 14th in the SEC Outdoor Championship in the hammer (55.36m) and made an appearance in the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
Previous School(s)
Tennessee
2021
Indoor
Beat her previous personal best again in the women’s weight throw, this time with a mark of 17.79 meters (58-4.5) at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/13) … Recorded a mark of 17.39 meters (57-0.75) in her season opener in the weight throw.
Outdoor
Improved her season-best mark with a throw of 44.21 meters (145-0) in the discus throw at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) … Recorded a season-best mark with a throw of 43.93 meters (144-1) in the women’s discus throw at the Tennessee Relays (4/9).
2020
Indoor
Threw a season-best shot put of 13.56m (44-6) for fourth place at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11) … Competing attached for the first time, finished third in the weight throw at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11) with a season-best mark of 17.23m (56-6.5).
Outdoor
Cancelled.
2019
Indoor
Did not compete in the indoor season.
Outdoor
Competed unattached in the shot put at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) and Tennessee Challenge (5/4) with respective marks of 12.43m and 12.02m.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Competed for Westwood High School in Blythewood, S.C. … 2018 SCHSL Class 4A State Champion in both shot put and discus.
Personal Records
Indoor
| WT | 20.08m/65-10.5 (2/18/22) |
| SP | 13.56m/44-6 (1/11/20) |
Outdoor
| HT | 59.77m/196-1 (4/28/22) |
| DT | 44.37m/145-7 (4/23/22) |
