2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kayla Ewing
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- Morristown
- Hometown:
- Morris Plains, N.J.
- School:
- Columbia College
Prior to Columbia:
A hurdler from Morris Plains, New Jersey ... Competed in indoor and outdoor track & field at Morristown High School from 2022-26 ... Four-time MVP for Morristown High School girls track & field and also earned MVP honors at Mendham High School ... Named NJAC Athlete of the Year and earned First Team All-Morris County and First Team NJAC Conference honors ... NJAC Conference Champion in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles ... Four-time NJSIAA New Jersey Meet of Champions podium finisher, including fourth-place finishes in the 55-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles and a seventh-place finish in the high jump ... Captured NJ North 1 Group 4 Sectional titles in the 55-meter hurdles in 2025 and 2026 and the 100-meter hurdles in 2026 ... Holds Morristown High School records in the 55-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and 200 meters, as well as Morris County records in the 55-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles ... Posted personal bests of 13.91 in the 100-meter hurdles and 7.97 in the 55-meter hurdles.
Personal:
Plans to study economics at Columbia College ... Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society ... Earned NJ Science League Outstanding Achievement honors, Presidential Scholar Award recognition and was ranked in the top 10 percent of the Morristown High School Class of 2026 ... Recipient of the NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award and NJAC All-Academic honors ... Volunteered with the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life, TOPSoccer/Buddy Connect, Peer Group Connection, National Society of Black Engineers and peer tutoring programs ... Competed in dance for 12 years from ages 3-15 ... Enjoys playing double bass, reading, listening to and reviewing music, collecting vinyl records and dance.
