Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Kaila English has had a stellar career as a student-athlete at Rutgers-Camden, earning letters for indoor and outdoor track, helping to set a program record and earning numerous academic honors.
 
Program records (through 2019-20): Indoor Track – 4x200 (1:53.39) at the ECAC Championships (March 6, 2020) with Imani Johnson-Young, Lizette Abah and Kayana Clue.
 
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2019-20 and 2021-22 scholastic years…Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, 2018 Fall, 2019 Spring, 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring semesters…Dean’s List every semester…One of 47 athletes on the 171-member 2020 Spring AD Honor Roll to post a perfect 4.0 GPA… One of only 26 athletes on the 142-member 2021 Fall AD Honor Roll to post a perfect 4.0 GPA…One of only 26 athletes on the 119-member 2022 Spring AD Honor Roll to notch a 4.0 GPA.
 
Outdoor Track 2022: Competed in one meet, the season-opening Stockton Invitational (March 26)…Ran the 100-meter dash (14.92, finishing 20th of 28) and the 200-meter dash (37th of 49, 30.98).
 
Indoor Track 2021-22: Competed in one meet, running the 60-meter dash at the Fastrack Last Chance event (Feb. 25) and finishing 23rd of 24 (9.06).
 
Outdoor Track 2020: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Indoor Track 2019-20: Competed in seven meets, competing in six different events…In the Fastrack Season Opener (Dec. 6), finished 52nd of 63 in the 60-meter dash (8.55) and 47th of 55 in the 200-meter dash (a PR 29.67)…Competed in three events at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 13), finishing 27th of 50 in the 60-meter dash (8.54), 32nd of 46 in the 300-meter dash (a PR of 48.47) and ninth of 11 with the sprint medley team (a PR of 4:54.19)…Ran 12th of 59 in the 60-meter dash preliminaries (8.45) to qualify for the finals, where she finished 10th of 12 (8.45) at the Collegeville Classic (Jan. 25)…Also finished 31st of 57 in the 200-meter dash (30.14) at the Collegeville Classic…At the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 8), finished 24th of 43 in the 60-meter dash preliminaries (8.54) and 17th of 19 in the 4x200 (2:11.45)…Placed seventh of eight in the 4x200 (2:02.09) at the Susquehanna Invitational (Feb. 15)…Set a PR of 8.38 in the 60-meter dash (19th of 24) at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 24), while also helping the 4x200 team finish sixth of eight (1:56.08) and the 4x400 team place ninth of nine (4:57.07)…Helped the 4x200 relay team finish fifth of seven in a program-record 1:53.39 time at the ECAC Championships (March 6)…The next day at the ECAC meet, set a PR with the 4x400 team (4:44.24) while placing fourth of five. Indoor Track 2018-19: Competed in three invitationals…Made her collegiate debut at the Moravian Invitational (Jan. 26), finishing 30th of 44 in the 60-meter dash (8.85) and 40th of 45 in the 200-meter dash (31.06)…Set a PR in both the 60-meter dash (8.79, finishing 34th of 50) and with the 4x200 relay (2:02.50, 11th of 13) at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 2)…Ran the 200-meter dash at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 18), setting a PR of 30.54 while finishing 25th of 26.
 
High School: Captured 13 varsity letters in the sports of cheerleading, dance and indoor and outdoor track and field…Earned All-Conference Second Team and Most Valuable Performer honors as a junior in outdoor track…As a senior, received the Coach’s Award for indoor track…Academic Honor Roll from freshman through senior year…Graduated in 2018.
 
Personal: Born December 17, 1999…Hobbies and interests include cheerleading and running…Social Work major at Rutgers-Camden with a Psychology minor...Plans to attend graduate school and obtain her Master’s Degree in social work, planning to become a Medical Social Worker…Kaila is the daughter of Janet and Jermaine English of Pine Hill.