2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Nathan Puletasi

Larissa Giles

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown London, England
  • High School North London Collegiate

Biography

Personal Bests
60m: 7.93
100m: 12.26
200m: 25.68

2024-25: Began indoor season with 200m at Yale Season Opener... Competed in 60m and 200m at both Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia meet and River Hawk Invitational... Finished indoor competition with personal record of 7.93 in 60m at Yale Giegengack Invitational... Earned fourth place in 100m at Bryant Black & Gold Invitational to kick off outdoor track... Set new 100m personal record of 12.26 at UConn Dog Fight and represented Yale in 100m at Harvard-Yale vs. Oxford-Cambridge meet... Ran 25.68 in 200m at Mark Young Invitational, a new personal record... Finished her career at Yale by representing Bulldogs in 100m and 200m at UMass Ken O'Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier.

2023-24: Opened her indoor season with 60m at Yale Season Opener... Placed 10th in 60m at Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia meet... Set personal record of 7.99 in 60m at Giegengack Invitational... Opened her outdoor season at UConn Dog Fight and finished 15th in 100m with personal record of 12.44... Doubled in 100m and 200m at Yale Springtime meet with personal record of 25.94 in 200m... Ended her season with first-place finish in 200m at Yale Twilight meet.

2022-23: Set new personal record in 60m at Yale Season Opener, running time of 8.09s... Came ninth in 60m at Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia meet...Set new collegiate record of 12.76 in 100m at UConn Northeast Challenge... Came seventh in 100m at Yale Springtime Invitational.

2021-22: Opened up season outdoors at UConn Dog fight, placing 13th overall in 100m... Placed fifth in 100m at Harvard-Yale Match.
 
North London Collegiate School: Broke 32 year old 200m school record and broke 300m school record as a freshman... Highest score in English Schools’ Regional Track and Field Cup in school history... Competed in 200m at Canadian Youth Nationals 2018... School athletics captain… Represented school in five varsity sports: track, cross country, swimming, lacrosse and netball. 
 
Notes: President of the Yale Women's Athletic Council 2024-25... Before becoming a sprinter in high school, swam for seven years at a regional level and won British Schools’ Biathlon, placing in top five for four consecutive years… First toured Yale with Bella Hindley ’19, a varsity swimmer, who is an old swim teammate from London… Played cello for 12 years and was awarded ABRSM Grade 8 with Merit ... Community service with special needs children ... Literacy mentor for local primary school ... Enjoys scuba diving and wake surfing. 
 
Why Yale? “I knew Yale track and field was something special when the first person I spoke to on the team told me tYf was the ‘brightest spot’ during her time at Yale. When I visited, I felt an immediate bond with the team and loved Yale’s collaborative spirit in both academics and athletics. It creates an environment where happiness and success go hand in hand and I’m very excited to make my contribution to the Yale community.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Sprints
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2023-24Junior

    Sprints
  • 2024-25Senior

    Sprints