2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Layla Sahaydak
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Year:
- Freshman
- High School:
- William R. Boone High School
Prior to Ohio State
- Fourth in the 4x800 at 2026 state championships and fifth in the event the year prior
- 11th in FHSAA 4a in the 1600m
- 2024 Metro East champion in the 1600m
- Part of four cross country and three track Metro East team championships
- Received Bill Lowry Athletic Leadership Award
- Two-time Most Outstanding Runner award winner and selected for Coaches Award
- Played soccer for Florida Kraze Krush for 10 years
- AP Scholar and earned AP Capstone Diploma; ranked in the top 20 in high school class
- OCPS Super Scholar
- Earned EKG Technician certification
- Parents are Tiffany, who played soccer for North Carolina and professionally for the Carolina Courage and the US Women's National Team (part of the 1999 World Cup winning team), and Timothy, who played for the Tar Heels and professionally for the Columbus Crew and Miami Fusion
- Has a younger sister, Evie
- Mother is the head coach and father is the associate head coach for UCF women's soccer, Layla grew up on the road with the Knights
- Biology major with a minor in astrophysics and wants to pursue a career in research or medicine
- Enjoys camping, hiking, slacklining and cooking
- Worked at the zoo for two years
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