Ayla Osterkamp - 2026-27 Track and Field Roster
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Ayla Osterkamp
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hempstead HS
- Hometown:
- Dubuque, Iowa
2025–26 (FRESHMAN): Competed in sprinting and relay events for USC Upstate during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … Helped the Spartans' 4x400-meter relay team earn a fourth-place finish at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 3:54.26 … Recorded a collegiate personal-best time of 58.23 seconds in the 400 meters at the Duke Invitational … Finished 12th in the 400 meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a time of 58.31 seconds … Posted a personal-best time of 26.09 seconds in the 200 meters at the conference outdoor championships … Helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish seventh at the Charlotte 49er Classic with a time of 3:57.62 … Competed at the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 12th in the 400 meters with an indoor personal-best time of 59.04 seconds … Helped the distance medley relay team earn a fifth-place finish at the conference indoor championships with a time of 12:24.85 … Contributed to an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the same meet with a time of 4:04.31 … Earned a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay at the Winter Relays with a time of 12:38.27 … Finished sixth in the 400 meters at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off with a time of 59.85 seconds … Helped the Spartans record a time of 48.00 seconds in the 4x100-meter relay at the Charlotte Invitational.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa … Competed in the 200 meters, 400 meters, long jump and relay events for the Mustangs … Earned First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference recognition during her high school career … Also received Second-Team All-Conference honors … Helped Hempstead capture conference, regional and state team championships, according to her recruiting profile … Qualified for the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships … Competed at the 2025 Drake Relays as a member of Hempstead's 4x400-meter relay team, helping the Mustangs finish 21st with a time of 4:05.32 … Qualified for the 2025 Iowa state championships as a member of Hempstead's 4x400-meter relay team … Recorded high school personal-best times of 26.30 seconds in the 200 meters and 1:00.17 in the 400 meters in documented meet results … Posted an indoor long jump personal best of 16 feet, 1.25 inches … Finished runner-up in the long jump at the 2025 Bobcat-Dubuque County Girls Indoor Meet with a mark of 15 feet, 9 inches … Also competed in varsity wrestling, earning state championship qualifications in 2023 and 2024 … Earned Academic All-State recognition and maintained a 3.98 weighted GPA while taking honors and Advanced Placement courses … Joined USC Upstate following a successful multi-sport high school career.
