Zaylon Thomas

Height:
6-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
High School:
Centennial

2021
Competed in nine meets in a variety of events for the Bruins … Made his UCLA debut at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor) where he finished third in the high jump (1.95m, 6-04.75) and helped the 4x400m relay squad to a third-place finish (3:14.82) … Won the high jump competition at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, clearing 2.00m (6-06.75) for the victory … Also competed in the long jump at Jim Bush, going a season-best 6.83m (22-05.00) for fifth place overall … Finished third in the 200m at the Rafer/JJK Invite, clocking a season-best time of 22.24 … Doubled in the Bruins’ dual meet against USC, earning the victory in the high jump (2.00m, 6-06.75) and helping the 4x4 squad to a time of 3:14.57 … Finished seventh in the high jump (1.97m, 6-05.50) and 17th in the 400m (49.09) at the Pac-12 Championships.

2020 (College of the Sequoias)
Competed in a pair of meets as a freshman at College of the Sequoias … Opened his season with a victory in the high jump at the Kim Duyst Invitational, going 2.05m (6-08.75) in the win … Helped Sequoias finish third in the 4x4 at the Battle of the Regions (3:27.03).

High School
Competed in track for one season (2018) at Centennial High School in Las Vegas … NIAA 4A State Champion in the high jump … Cleared 6-05-00 in the final to take the State title … Capped a season in which he won eight high jump competitions … Cleared a then-personal best height of 6-06-00 at the Blaine Thompson-Las Vegas Classic, good for second place over all … Has some sprinting experience as well … Owns a 400m personal-best time of 48.77.

Personal
From Sacramento, Calif. … Mother is Wanda McKinney … Has one brother, Xarius McKinney … Decided to attend UCLA because it was one of his dream schools and Coach Allen believed in his potential.

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)

Wednesday, April 17

powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Monday, June 27

Sixteen Individuals, Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Tuesday, July 22

Seven Bruins Earn Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 24

Women Finish Up NCAA Championships With Two More Scorers

Saturday, June 14

Pinckney, Clement II Score for UCLA on Day 3 of NCAAs

Friday, June 13

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Katerina Adamiec

Erika Adler

Sophia Alexander

Artin Allahverdian

Liam Anderson

Shae Anderson

Tyler Asemota

Jesse Audelo

Alyssa Bautista

Deven Brown

Kyle Brown

Nyree Brown

Morgan Calcagnie

Paige Carter

Ilaria Casarotto

Mia Cervantes

Alexandra Chan

Jett Charvet

Christina Chenault

Tierra Crockrell

Gino Cruz

Tate Curran

Matthew DeRoos

Maddy Doane

Carlie Dorostkar

Esther Ekeanyanwu

Aidan Elbettar

Alex Enos

William Frankenfeld

Micah Fulton

Gwyn George

Dayne Gordien

Isabella Grant

Christian Grubb

Jai Gruenwald

Sophia Hartwell

Jaden Haskins

Keaton Heisterman

Eden Henderson

Sam Herenton

Peter Herold

Jaylah Herron

Kenroy Higgins II

Christopher Hill

Jacquelyn Hill

Jade Hinds

Sophia Hoelzel

Seth Holloway

Kate Jendrezak

Ashley Johnson

Kyrah Johnson

Munir Kabbara

Hawa Kamara

DJ Lawson

Sean Lee

Catherine Leger

Aiden Lieb

Lydia Liu

Kira Loren

Saundria Martin

Andrew Martinez

Lauren McFall

Kerrigan McGreevy

Ronan McMahon-Staggs

Kain Medrano

Kaitlyn Menichetti

Kennedy Meyer

Kenyla Miles

Michael Mireles

Myles Misener-Daley

Cristian Moore

Tarika Moses

Marcus Mota

Chinyere Okoro

Lavanya Pandey

Jake Parker

Makenzy Pierre-Webster