Track & Field Signs Middle-Distance Transfer Ka’Myya Haywood

June 29, 2026 - 10:31 AM +0 BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU women’s track and field program signed middle-distance runner Ka’Myya Haywood, Head Coach Dennis Shaver announced on Monday. Haywood will arrive in Baton Rouge after three seasons with the Volunteers at Tennessee-Knoxville. The incoming senior arrives with an 800-meter personal-best time of 2:01.97, which she recorded this past season at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational. She was a second-team All-American for the Vols a year ago outdoors as part of their 4×400-meter relay that finished 15th at the national meet. In four out of five SEC Championships she...