Monae' Nichols

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Monae' Nichols
OLY
Personal information
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 26)
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Home town Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Education Texas Tech University '22
Bethune–Cookman University '20 Psychology Mental Health Counseling/Counselor [1]
AgentMark Pryor
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
Team Puma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 6.97m (Lubbock, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Glasgow Long jump

Monae' Nichols OLY (born November 24, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. [2]

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Early life

Nichols is from Winter Haven, Florida and ran track at Auburndale High School. She attended Bethune–Cookman University in her home state before transferring to Texas Tech University. [3]

NCAA

She was runner-up to Jasmine Moore at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in March 2022, despite both athletes jumping the same distance of 6.57m, Moore was awarded first place for having the furthest second jump. [4] In May 2022, she jumped a personal best distance of 6.97m in Lubbock. [5] Later that summer she finished fourth in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships. [6] [7]

Professional

She finished seventh at the 2023 US National Outdoor Championships with a jump of 6.49 metres. [8]

In February 2024, she finished third at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a 6.73m distance in the long jump. [9] She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow [10] [11] where she won a silver medal in the long jump event with a distance of 6.85m. [12] In June 2024, competing at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon she finished third in the long jump with a jump of 6.86 metres. [13] She subsequently placed sixth overall in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [14]

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References

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  3. Williams, Don. "Auburndale's Nichols ranked No. 1 in world in long jump at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. Becton, Stan (March 13, 2022). "How one centimeter broke a tie for the 2022 Division I long jump title". NCAA.COM. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. "Monae' Nichols 1st Place Women's Long Jump – Big 12 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. Williams, Don. "Tech's Nichols takes 4th in long jump at NCAA championships". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. "Monae' Nichols 4th Place Women's Long Jump – NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. June 10, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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