Ka’Myya Haywood’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)
1x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR AT TENNESSEE)
Delivered a breakthrough performance in the 800-meter invitational at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/18) with a personal best time of 2:01.97, which also ranks 13th in the NCAA this season and is tied for seventh in program history… combined to secure the win in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Invite (4/11) with a time of 3:36.77.
2026 INDOOR (JUNIOR AT TENNESSEE)
Clocked 2:05.26 in her 800-meter season opener at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/30), placing 16th overall… helped the Lady Vols finish first in the DMR at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/16) with a time of 11:18.18… opened her junior season with a victory in the 1,000-meter at the Commodore Winter Challenge (12/6), posting a PR of 2:51.24 that ranked ninth in Lady Vol history.
2025 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT TENNESSEE)
Saw action at seven meets during her junior outdoor season, finishing the year as a Second Team All-American in the 4x400-meter relay… helped the Lady Vols finish 15th in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (6/12) with a time of 3:32.03… set her 800-meter PR of 2:02.85 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/31), finishing 19th in the quarterfinals… qualified for the 800-meter finals at the SEC Championships (5/17) where she placed ninth overall… took third in the 800-meter at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (5/3) with a mark of 2:05.35… competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/16) and placed 11th in the 800-meter with a time of 2:05.18… opened the outdoor season at the USF Alumni Invitational (3/22), finishing 13th in the 400-meter (54.80) and first in the 4x400-meter relay (3:32.87).
2025 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT TENNESSEE)
Competed at seven meets during the 2025 indoor season… scored a point for the Lady Vols after placing eighth in the 800-meter final at the SEC Championships (3/1) with a time of 2:11.41… traveled to Notre Dame and helped the Lady Vol DMR finish ninth with a time of 11:22.30 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22)… set her indoor 600-meter PR at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14), clocking in at 1:28.81… ran her first 800-meter of the season at the Razorback Invitational (1/31), placing seventh in the field with a time of 2:07.41… placed third with an indoor personal-best time of 54.69 in the 400-meter dash at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18)… opened her sophomore season with a win in the 1,000-meter at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite (1/10), clocking a personal best time of 2:52.70.
2024 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE)
Qualified for the World Athletics U20 Championships after finishing second in the 800-meter at the USATF U20 Championships (6/13) with a time of 2:04.59… saw action in five outdoor meets during her first season with the Lady Vols… capped her rookie outdoor season at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23), finishing 29th in the 800-meter with a time of 2:05.97… as the only freshman in the 800-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), set a new PR of 2:03.98 to place seventh… placed fourth in the 800-meter at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 2:05.79… achieved a new personal best time of 54.30 in the 400-meter dash at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/13).
2024 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE)
Finished her first collegiate indoor campaign as Tennessee's freshman record holder in the indoor 800-meter (2:04.21)… scored two points for the Lady Vols at her first SEC Indoor Championships (2/24), placing seventh in 2:06.98… shattered the UT freshman record in the indoor 800-meter with a time of 2:04.21 in prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23)… placed fifth in the 800-meter with a time of 2:05.25 at the Music City Challenge (2/10), beating her personal record achieved a month prior… achieved an indoor personal best in the 400-meter at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3) with a time of 54.74… captured a second-place finish in the 800-meter with a time of 2:08.10 at the Ted Nelson Invite (1/20)… won her second consecutive 600-meter crown with a time of 1:30.77 at the Gamecock Opener (1/13)… made her collegiate debut at the KTCCCA College Opener (12/2) and won the women's 600-meter with a time of 1:31.43.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Bishop Kenny HS
Member of the Bishop Kenny High School track & field team in Jacksonville, Fla… won the 2023 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals title in the 400-meter dash (54.85) and placed second in the 800-meter run (2:12.87)… clocked a high school PR of 54.68 in the 400-meter dash to win the FHSAA 2A District 4 meet, ranking 10th in the state of Florida in 2023… competed at the Florida State University Relays in March of 2023 and turned in a high school personal-best of 2:09.01 in the 800-meter… her 2:09.01 clocking ranked third in the state of Florida and top 50 nationally during the 2023 outdoor season… captured Florida Indoor Championships titles in the 400m (54.94, PR) and 800m (2:10.43) in Feb. 2023… ranked first in the state of Florida and fourth nationally in the indoor 500m in 2023, turning in a time of 1:12.87 at The VA Showcase… ranked second in the state of Florida in the 400m (54.94) and 800m (2:09.40) during the 2023 indoor season, which also ranked 10th and 11th nationally, respectively.
PERSONAL
Born on April 12, 2005, in Jacksonville, Fla… daughter of Marvalous and Patrick Haywood… has seven siblings… plans to purse a master’s degree in Sport Management at LSU.