2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Abrille, Ka'Leila

Ka'Leila Abrille
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Riverwood International Charter
- Hometown:
- Woodstock, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Rutgers
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Honors
2025 Outdoor Second Team All-American
2024 Indoor Second Team All-American
2025
Earned Second Team All-America honors after finishing 12th at the Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore ... Cleared a height of 4.24m (13-11) at NCAAs ... Tied for the lead at NCAA West Regionals, clearing a personal-best 4.42m (14-6) to punch her ticket to NCAAs ... Hit a then-PR of 4.41m (14-5.5) to win the pole vault and help UCLA to a dual meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 at Drake Stadium ... Also competed in the shot put during that USC meet ... Also won the pole vault at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 5 with a clearance of 4.21m (13-9.75) ... Scored at both the Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten Championships, placing fourth at Outdoors (4.28m / 14-0.5) and seventh at Indoors (4.26m / 13-11.75) ... Had her highest clearnace of indoor season at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, finishing runner-up at 4.27m (14-0) ... Was also runner-up in the season-opening Spokane Sports Showcase with a clearance of 4.16m (13-7.75) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
2024
Appeared in six indoor and seven outdoor meets โฆ Repeated as the top Bruin pole vaulter โฆ Opened the indoor season with a first-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Invitational (4.12m, 13-06.25) โฆ Collected back-to-back second-place finishes at the New Mexico Team Open and at the Charlie Thomas Invitational โฆ Ranks third all-time on UCLAโs Indoor Top 10 List after posting a 4.40m (14-05.25) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in February โฆ The effort resulted in her second event victory of the indoor season โฆ Named Second Team All-America at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a 13th place finish โฆ Was a scorer for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Claimed fourth place in the Conference with a mark of 4.33m (14-02.50) at the Pac-12 Championships, the fifth highest mark in UCLA outdoor history โฆ Placed 32nd in the region at the NCAA West Rounds to close out the season โฆ Indoor Second Team All-American (Pole Vault) โฆย Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field.
2023
Competed in three indoor and seven outdoor meets for the Bruins in 2023 โฆ Recorded UCLAโs best mark in both indoor (4.06m, 13-03.75) and outdoor (4.15m, 13-07.25) seasons โฆ Consistently a top performer for the Bruins, Abrille opened her indoor season with a third-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther Jr. Invitational by clearing a mark of 4.00m โฆ Finished second at the Dr. Sander Invite and ninth at the Don Kirby Invite ... Claimed the top four marks of the season for the Bruins during the outdoor campaign โฆ Placed second at the Ben Brown Invitational to open the spring campaign (4.05m, 13-03.50) โฆ Finished fifth in the Pac-12 Championships with her season-best mark of 4.15m โฆ Claimed victory at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ranked 20th in the west after clearing 4.12m (13-06.25) at the NCAA west regional meet.
2022 (at Rutgers)
Placed second with a height of 4.15m (13' 7.25") (pole vault) at the Battle in Beantown โฆย Placed second with a height of 4.16m (13' 7.75") (pole vault) at the Clemson Invitational ... Placed first with a height ofย 4.21m (13' 9.75") (pole vault) at the Rutgers Open.
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2021 (at Rutgers)
Set a school record with the height of 3.65m (pole vault) ... Placed second with the height of 3.76 (pole Vault) at the Maryland Invitational ... Set a school record with the height of 3.90m (pole vault) at the Spire Institute Open โฆ Placed second with a height of 3.61m (pole vault) at the Nittany Lion Opener โฆ Placed third with a height of 3.86m (pole vault) at the Penn State Tri Meet โฆ Placed third with a height of 4.20m (pole vault) at the Big Ten Championships.ย
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High School
Lettered three years in track and field at Riverwood International Charter School ... Set a school record in the pole vault (13-0.25) ... Competed club with Pole Vault Atlanta.ย
Personal
Born in Atlanta, GA to parents Chris Abrille and Felisha Midgett โฆ Has two younger brothers, Lincoln and Ledger, and a younger sister Charlie.
Career Honors
2025 Outdoor Second Team All-American
2024 Indoor Second Team All-American
2025
Earned Second Team All-America honors after finishing 12th at the Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore ... Cleared a height of 4.24m (13-11) at NCAAs ... Tied for the lead at NCAA West Regionals, clearing a personal-best 4.42m (14-6) to punch her ticket to NCAAs ... Hit a then-PR of 4.41m (14-5.5) to win the pole vault and help UCLA to a dual meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 at Drake Stadium ... Also competed in the shot put during that USC meet ... Also won the pole vault at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 5 with a clearance of 4.21m (13-9.75) ... Scored at both the Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten Championships, placing fourth at Outdoors (4.28m / 14-0.5) and seventh at Indoors (4.26m / 13-11.75) ... Had her highest clearnace of indoor season at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, finishing runner-up at 4.27m (14-0) ... Was also runner-up in the season-opening Spokane Sports Showcase with a clearance of 4.16m (13-7.75) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
2024
Appeared in six indoor and seven outdoor meets โฆ Repeated as the top Bruin pole vaulter โฆ Opened the indoor season with a first-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Invitational (4.12m, 13-06.25) โฆ Collected back-to-back second-place finishes at the New Mexico Team Open and at the Charlie Thomas Invitational โฆ Ranks third all-time on UCLAโs Indoor Top 10 List after posting a 4.40m (14-05.25) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in February โฆ The effort resulted in her second event victory of the indoor season โฆ Named Second Team All-America at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a 13th place finish โฆ Was a scorer for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Claimed fourth place in the Conference with a mark of 4.33m (14-02.50) at the Pac-12 Championships, the fifth highest mark in UCLA outdoor history โฆ Placed 32nd in the region at the NCAA West Rounds to close out the season โฆ Indoor Second Team All-American (Pole Vault) โฆย Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for indoor track & field.
2023
Competed in three indoor and seven outdoor meets for the Bruins in 2023 โฆ Recorded UCLAโs best mark in both indoor (4.06m, 13-03.75) and outdoor (4.15m, 13-07.25) seasons โฆ Consistently a top performer for the Bruins, Abrille opened her indoor season with a third-place finish at the Dr. Martin Luther Jr. Invitational by clearing a mark of 4.00m โฆ Finished second at the Dr. Sander Invite and ninth at the Don Kirby Invite ... Claimed the top four marks of the season for the Bruins during the outdoor campaign โฆ Placed second at the Ben Brown Invitational to open the spring campaign (4.05m, 13-03.50) โฆ Finished fifth in the Pac-12 Championships with her season-best mark of 4.15m โฆ Claimed victory at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ranked 20th in the west after clearing 4.12m (13-06.25) at the NCAA west regional meet.
2022 (at Rutgers)
Placed second with a height of 4.15m (13' 7.25") (pole vault) at the Battle in Beantown โฆย Placed second with a height of 4.16m (13' 7.75") (pole vault) at the Clemson Invitational ... Placed first with a height ofย 4.21m (13' 9.75") (pole vault) at the Rutgers Open.
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2021 (at Rutgers)
Set a school record with the height of 3.65m (pole vault) ... Placed second with the height of 3.76 (pole Vault) at the Maryland Invitational ... Set a school record with the height of 3.90m (pole vault) at the Spire Institute Open โฆ Placed second with a height of 3.61m (pole vault) at the Nittany Lion Opener โฆ Placed third with a height of 3.86m (pole vault) at the Penn State Tri Meet โฆ Placed third with a height of 4.20m (pole vault) at the Big Ten Championships.ย
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High School
Lettered three years in track and field at Riverwood International Charter School ... Set a school record in the pole vault (13-0.25) ... Competed club with Pole Vault Atlanta.ย
Personal
Born in Atlanta, GA to parents Chris Abrille and Felisha Midgett โฆ Has two younger brothers, Lincoln and Ledger, and a younger sister Charlie.
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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