Sha'Keela Saunders

Sha'keela Saunders
Personal information
Born (1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 30)
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventLong jump
College teamUniversity of Kentucky
Turned pro2017
Coached byEdrick Floréal
Achievements and titles
Personal best6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2017 London Long jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 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.

Professional career

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 21st (q) Long jump 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st Long jump 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Long jump 6.54 m (21 ft 5 in)

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National championships

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

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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
2017 Long 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
2016 Long 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
2015 Long 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
2014 Long 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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders". IAAF. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Brusells Belgium final of IAAF Diamond League 2017" (PDF). IAAF. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.[dead link]
  3. ^ Track and Field news Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates
  4. ^ Welcome to Hampton Sha’Keela Saunders as my new Assistant Coach. (UK c/o 2016, 13 x All-American, 2017 Nat’l Champion, 2018 U.S. Champion, Team USA, 2019 World Championships Finalist).⁦ @keela_saunders ⁦⁦@KentuckyTrack @usatf @LHRubama⁦⁦⁦ Maurice Pierce Oct 18, 2022
  5. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders All Athletics profile". IAAF. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "2019 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - Drake Stadium Results" (PDF). FlashResults.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "2017 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) - USA Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "2015 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field - Complete Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field video of the jump". Kentucky Wildcats. 23 January 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field Results". Track and Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders named to the Bowerman Award Watch List". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders on Mid-Outdoor Bowerman Watch List". University of Kentucky. April 21, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 12th grede results". MileSplit. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  19. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 11th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Athlete Spotlight Sha'Keela Saunders". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  21. ^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 9th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  22. ^ "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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