Biography
2023-24: 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... selected as WSU's women's track and field Field Athlete of the Year. INDOOR: Named to the Academic All-GLIAC Excellence Team ... competed in two regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished second at GLIACs in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 10.96m and 10th in the long jump (4.81m) ... posted a season-best distance of 5.18m in the long jump at the SVSU Holiday Open. OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships and Last Chance meets at Hillsdale and Baldwin Wallace (Harrison Dillard Twilight) ... competed in four events at GLIACs winning the triple jump (season-best distance of 11.40m), finishing sixth in the high jump (season-best mark of 1.58m), seventh in the long jump (season-best distance of 5.34m) and 13th in the javelin (25.93m) ... posted a career-best javelin throw of 31.15m at the Oakland Golden Grizzly Invite.
2022-23: 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... selected as WSU women's track & field Field MVP. INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished second in the triple jump (11.51m), sixth in the high jump (1.57m) and eighth in the long jump (5.31) to score 12 points at GLIACs ... recorded a season-best mark of 1.63n for the high jump at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/20) ... notched season-best distances of 5.38m for the long jump and 11.61m for the triple jump at the Wildcat-Cardinal-Warrior meet (2/4) in Marquette. OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the triple jump ... competed in five regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... won the triple jump at GLIACs with a best mark of 11.83m ... placed third at GLIACs in the long jump with a season-best mark of 5.63m, and ninth in the high jump (1.51m) ... posted a season-best mark of 1.59m for the high jump at the Davenport Tune-Up ... recorded a season-best mark of 11.92m for the triple jump at the Oakland Elaine Leigh Invite.
2021-22: Selected WSU's Field Athlete of the Year ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in all seven regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... won the triple jump at GLIACs with a mark of 11.22m ... finished fifth in the long jump (5.31m) and 11th in the high jump (1.48m) ... posted a season-best mark in the long jump of 5.49m at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/11) ... recorded a season-best height of 1.54m for the high jump at the SVSU Classic (1/14). OUTDOOR: Received USTFCCCA All-Region honors for having one of the top five triple jump marks in the Midwest Region ... competed in seven meets (five regular season, plus the GLIAC Championships and the Baldwin Wallace Twilight) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... won the long jump competition on day one at the GLIAC Championships with a season-best distance of 5.52m (18-01.50), then claimed the triple jump the next day with a school-record mark of 11.80m ... earned an additional 3.5 points tying for fifth in the high jump at 1.53m ... posted a season-best height of 1.60m for the high jump at the Golden Grizzlies Invite ... selected GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week (5/3) for her performances at the Ashland Alumni Open.
2020-21: Selected as the squad's Field Athlete of the Year ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee. INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in two regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... scored in three events at GLIACs - finished third in the long jump (5.34m), fourth in the triple jump (season-best mark of 11.07m) and sixth in the high jump (matched season-best mark of 1.59m) ... posted a season-best mark of 5.36m for the long jump at the Indiana Tech Classic (2/13) ... recorded a season-best high jump mark of 1.59m at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/19). OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned the squad's field athlete of the year award ... competed in two regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships and two Last Chance meets ... placed fifth at GLIACs in the long jump (5.46m) and 10th in the high jump (1.53) ... fouled on each attempt in the triple jump at GLIACs ... posted WSU season-best marks in both the long jump (5.56m-wind aided/5.47m) and triple jump (11.69m) at the Hillsdale Last Chance Classic (5/13) ... notched a WSU season-best mark in the high jump (1.56m) at the Oakland Mini Meet (4/30) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: INDOOR: Selected as the squad's Field Athlete of the Year ... participated in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished third in the triple jump (10.95m) and fifth in the long jump (5.40m) at GLIACs ... posted a season-best mark of 11.10m in the triple jump at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/17) ... best distance in the long jump (5.43m) occurred at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/25) ... ran the 200m dash twice, recording a season-best time of 28.37 at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6). OUTDOOR: Canceled due to COVID-19.
High School: A 2019 graduate of St. Charles High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs ... won the long jump (17-02) at the 2019 MHSAA Division 3 state meet, and placed fifth in both the high jump (4-11) and pole vault (9-06) ... totaled 17.5 points in helping SCHS to a runner-up team finish (37.5 points) ... finished second in the long jump (17-00.75) in 2018, and anchored the champion 4x100m relay (49.57), which set a Division 3 record ... garnered 12.5 points at the 2018 state meet helping the Bulldogs tie for the state title ... placed seventh in the long jump (16-07) at the 2017 state meet ... competed at the state meet in multiple events all four years ... was coached by her father ... also played volleyball for SCHS ... earned First Team All-Tri Valley West Division honors for volleyball in 2018.
Personal: Full name -- Mikayla B. Williams ... born on May 4, 2001, in Saginaw ... daughter of Andre and Julie Williams ... has two older brothers, AJ and Tre, and an older sister, Kelsie ... is majoring in Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021 (4.00), Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2019.
