Sha'Keela Saunders

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Sha'keela Saunders
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Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 29)
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
College team University of Kentucky
Turned pro2017
Coached by Edrick Floréal
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
2017 London Long jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Toronto Long jump

Sha'Keela Saunders (born December 18, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. [1] Saunders finished third at the long jump final at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League and 2018 IAAF Diamond League. [2] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and won gold at NACAC Championships.

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Professional career

In Fall 2022, coach Sha'Keela Saunders joined Hampton University track and field staff. [3] [4]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 21st (q)Long jump 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1stLong jump 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9thLong jump 6.54 m (21 ft 5 in)

[5]

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th Long jump 6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
2022 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Spokane, Washington 3rd Long jump 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)
2021 United States Olympic trials Eugene, Oregon 6th Long jump 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd Long jump 6.78 m (22 ft 3 in) [6]
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Long jump 6.54 m (21 ft 5 in) [7]
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd Long jump 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in) [8]
2016 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th Long jump 6.89 m (22 ft 7 in) [9]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th Long jump 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) [10]
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) 7th Long jump 6.42 m (21 ft 1 in) [11]

University of Kentucky

Sha'Keela Saunders is a 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Long jump champion. Sha'Keela Saunders earned 13-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. [12] 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. [13] [14]

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). [15] Saunders was named to the Bowerman Award watch list in 2017. [16] [17]

Year Conference indoor NCAA indoor Conference Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2017Long Jump 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) 1st
Triple Jump 13.32 m (43 ft 8 in) 7th
4x400 meters 3:36.25 5th
Long Jump 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in) 1st
12.80 m (42 ft 0 in) 13th
Long Jump 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) 2nd
Triple Jump 12.15 m (39 ft 10 in) 13th
4x400 meters 3:35.56 6th
Long Jump 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) 5th
4x400 meters 3:40.20 21st
2016Long Jump 6.59 m (21 ft 7 in) 3rd
Triple Jump 12.56 m (41 ft 2 in) 10th
Long Jump 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in) 2nd
Triple Jump 13.01 m (42 ft 8 in) 8th
Long Jump 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) 2nd
Triple Jump 13.19 m (43 ft 3 in) 5th
Triple Jump 13.21 m (43 ft 4 in) 9th
2015Long Jump 6.55 m (21 ft 6 in) 1st
Triple Jump 13.08 m (42 ft 11 in) 4th
Long Jump 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) 2nd
13.08 m (42 ft 11 in) 6th
Long Jump 6.52 m (21 ft 5 in) 5th
Triple Jump 12.48 m (40 ft 11 in) 10th
Long Jump 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) 3rd
2014Long Jump 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
Long Jump 5.96 m (19 ft 7 in) 10th
Triple Jump 12.68 m (41 ft 7 in) 9th
Long Jump 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in) 2nd
4x400 meters 3:39.09 22nd
4x100 meters 45.05 18th

Prep

Saunders is a 2012 graduate of Nansemond River High School in Virginia. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

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