Sha'Keela Saunders

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Sha'keela Saunders
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 31)
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Residence Suffolk, Virginia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website http://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/ShaKeela-Saunders
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
College team University of Kentucky
Turned pro 2017
Coached by Edrick Floréal
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2017 London Long jump

Sha'Keela Saunders (born December 18, 1993) is an indoor and outdoor Long jump champion.[1] Saunders finished third at the championship long jump final at IAAF Diamond League 2017 6.64 m (21 ft 9 in) in Brussels.[2]

Competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 21st Long jump 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)

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US Track and field Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd Long jump 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)[4]
2016 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th Long jump 6.89 m (22 ft 7 in)[5]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th Long jump 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)[6]
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) 7th Long jump 6.42 m (21 ft 1 in)[7]


University of Kentucky

Sha'Keela Saunders is a 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Long jump champion. Sha'Keela Saunders earned 12-time NCAA Division I All-America honors. Sha'Keela Saunders first broke the University of Kentucky Wildcats school record in the long jump for the first time 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) en route to a first-place finish at the 2015 University of Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet at Southeastern Conference for Women's Indoor Track and Field.[8] Sha'Keela Saunders set the University of Kentucky Wildcats school record in the Long jump in 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in) in 2017 - a performance thank ranked / placed her in third on the all-time collegiate indoor list.[9] [10]

Sha'Keela Saunders improved on the University of Kentucky Wildcats school record in the Triple jump 13.32 m (43 ft 8 in) but in the same meet (2017 SEC Outdoor Championship on ESPNU) her teammate Marie Josée Ebwea Bile improved on that record 13.39 m (43 ft 11 in).[11] Saunders was named to the Bowerman Award watch list in 2017.[12] [13]

Year Conference indoor NCAA indoor Conference Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2017 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) 1st
13.32 m (43 ft 8 in) 7th
4x400 meters 3:36.25 5th		 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in) 1st
12.80 m (42 ft 0 in) 13th		 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) 2nd
12.15 m (39 ft 10 in) 13th
4x400 meters 3:35.56 6th		 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) 5th
4x400 meters 3:40.20 21st
2016 6.59 m (21 ft 7 in) 3rd
12.56 m (41 ft 2 in) 10th		 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in) 2nd
13.01 m (42 ft 8 in) 8th		 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) 2nd
13.19 m (43 ft 3 in) 5th		 13.21 m (43 ft 4 in) 9th
2015 6.55 m (21 ft 6 in) 1st
13.08 m (42 ft 11 in) 4th		 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) 2nd
13.08 m (42 ft 11 in) 6th		 6.52 m (21 ft 5 in) 5th
12.48 m (40 ft 11 in) 10th		 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) 3rd
2014 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) 4th
200 meters 24.22 24th		 4x400 meters 3:37.69 12th 4x400 meters 3:34.93 4th
5.96 m (19 ft 7 in) 10th
12.68 m (41 ft 7 in) 9th		 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in) 2nd

Prep

Saunders is a 2012 graduate of Nansemond River High School in Virginia.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

External links

References

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