Kaysha Love

Kaysha Love (born September 24, 1997) is an American bobsledder and former collegiate sprinter. She attended and competed in track and field at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where she was a two-time Second Team All-American (2017–2018). She was Utah’s 2016 Gatorade State Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year in high school. She represented the United States at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.

Early life Love was born to parents Stephanie and Kevin, in West Jordan, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. She has two sisters, Makya and Jasmyne. At age 5, she began gymnastics, ultimately achieving Level 10 status. However, she was forced to end her gymnastics career when she entered high school after being sidelined for extended periods due to a broken toe and pulled hamstring, coupled with ongoing chronic knee pain.

She attended Herriman High School in Herriman, Utah. As a sprinter on Herriman’s track and field team, she helped the Mustangs win four straight state titles and earned 16 state titles in individual and team relay events. She specifically competed in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, and high jump.

As a freshman, she won the 4A state titles in the 100m (11.94) and 200m (24.13). Her 4x100m relay team placed second (49.13). She finished fourth in the high jump (1.55m). As a sophomore, she won the 5A state titles in the 100m (11.90), 200m (24.31), and 4x100m relay (47.74, team time). As a junior, she won the 5A state titles in the 100m (12.03), 200m (24.72), and 4x100m relay (48.92, team time). She finished third in the high jump (1.60m).

As a senior, she won the 5A state titles in the 100m (12.13), 200m (24.46), and 4x100m relay (48.51, team time, Love ran anchor). She tied for second in the 5A high jump (1.60m) at the Utah UHSAA State Track & Field Championships. She also won the 100m (11.77) and 200m (24.28) in the seeded section at the Arcadia Invitational meet. She was the 2016 Gatorade State Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year in Utah following her senior performance. She finished her high school career with the following personal bests: 60m (7.53), 100m (11.63w/11.68), 200m (24.11), and high jump (1.73m). Shortly after that, she was invited to compete in the North American Cup Circuit, then on the U.S. World Cup Team.

On November 28, 2021, she made her International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup debut in Innsbruck, Austria, competing with pilot Elana Meyers Taylor in the two-woman bobsled, in which they placed fifth. On December 5, 2021, she and pilot Kaillie Humphries finished in first place at the IBSF World Cup competition, Love’s second career World Cup event, in Altenberg, Germany. She finished sixth or better in each of her six career bobsled races before the 2022 Winter Olympics.

On January 17, 2022, after competing in just six bobsled races in her career, Love was named to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. She was the first Utah native to become an Olympic bobsledder since Steven Holcomb, at one time the most decorated bobsledder in U.S. history. On February 18, 2022, less than 18 months after the commencement of her bobsled career, she made her Olympic debut in the two-women bobsled competition as she competed as the brakewoman alongside her teammate pilot, Kaillie Humphries.

Love represented the United States at the IBSF World Championships 2025 and won a gold medal in the monobob with a time of 3:57.82. She defeated two-time defending IBSF World Champion Laura Nolte by 0.44 seconds.

She was named in the United States team for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Love finished seventh in the monobob and fifth in two-woman.

Personal life In high school, she maintained at least a 3.75 GPA all four years and graduated in the top 100 students of Herriman’s class of 2016. She also earned Herriman’s Outstanding Mustang Award.

Love comes from a family of athletes. Her mother, father, and sister, Jasmyne, all played sports collegiately. Her mother (maiden name Johnston) played basketball at Salt Lake Community College. Her father played basketball at Utah Valley University. Jasmyne played volleyball at Salt Lake Community College and Cal State-East Bay.