2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Tyler Asemota
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles
- High School:
- Notre Dame
2021
Did not compete.
2020
Did not compete in races this season for the Bruins.
2019
Saw action in two outdoor meets … Outdoor: Made his season debut at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, competing in the 100m and 4x100m … PR’ed in the 100m with a time of 10.95m, placing 13th … Raced in the 100m later that season vs. USC, taking 10th with a time of 10.99.
2018
Competed in a pair of indoor meets ... Made his NCAA debut at the Don Kirby Elite meet from Feb. 9-10 ... Finished the 60m dash in 6.99 (16th place) and the 200m in 22.34 (57th) ... Raced in both those events for the MPSF Championships, recording top-30 finishes in both.
High School
Earned three varsity letters in track and two in football at Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles … Ran personal bests of 10.40 (100m) and 21.53 (200m) in high school … Was named Most Valuable Sprinter three times … 2015-16 CIF Southern Section Division III Champions in track and field.
Personal
Son of Darlyn and Elliot Asemota … Has seven siblings, including a twin brother, Dolce … Decided to attend UCLA because he viewed the Bruins as an elite group of highly-talented and hardworking student-athletes … Also dreamed of being an athlete at UCLA during his childhood in Los Angeles … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as being underestimated or counted out and performing to the best of his abilities … Enjoys traveling out of the country, fashion, and spending time with his siblings … Plans to be an International Development Studies Major with aspirations to become a creative designer or director.
