Sha'Keela Saunders

Sha'keela Saunders
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	December 18, 1993 (age 28); Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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
NACAC Championships

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.

International competitions[]

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[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	Long jump	6.78 m (22 ft 3 in)^[4]
2018	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Long jump	6.54 m (21 ft 5 in)^[5]
2017	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	3rd	Long jump	6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)^[6]
2016	USA Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	4th	Long jump	6.89 m (22 ft 7 in)^[7]
2015	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	5th	Long jump	6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)^[8]
2014	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)	7th	Long jump	6.42 m (21 ft 1 in)^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]^[12]

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 improved on that record 13.39 m (43 ft 11 in).^[13] Saunders was named to the Bowerman Award watch list in 2017.^[14]^[15]

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.^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]

References[]

^ "Sha'Keela Saunders". IAAF. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Brusells Belgium final of IAAF Diamond League 2017" (PDF). IAAF. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders All Athletics profile". IAAF. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "2019 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - Drake Stadium Results" (PDF). FlashResults.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ "2017 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) - USA Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "2015 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "2014 USA Track & Field - Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field video of the jump". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field Results". Track and Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders named to the Bowerman Award Watch List". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders on Mid-Outdoor Bowerman Watch List". University of Kentucky. April 21, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 12th grede results". MileSplit. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 11th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Athlete Spotlight Sha'Keela Saunders". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Sha'Keela Saunders 9th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

External links[]

[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.

[3] "Sha'Keela Saunders All Athletics profile". IAAF. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[4] "2019 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - Drake Stadium Results" (PDF). FlashResults.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[5] "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[6] "2017 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[7] "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) - USA Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[8] "2015 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[9] "2014 USA Track & Field - Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[10] "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field video of the jump". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[11] "Sha'Keela Saunders Kentucky Track and Field Results". Track and Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[12] "Sha'Keela Saunders". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[13] "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[14] "Sha'Keela Saunders named to the Bowerman Award Watch List". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[15] "Sha'Keela Saunders on Mid-Outdoor Bowerman Watch List". University of Kentucky. April 21, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[16] "Sha'Keela Saunders 12th grede results". MileSplit. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[17] "Sha'Keela Saunders 11th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[18] "Athlete Spotlight Sha'Keela Saunders". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[19] "Sha'Keela Saunders 9th grede results". September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[20] "Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Time Records". University of Kentucky. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

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v t US National Championship winners in women's long jump
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: 1924: 1925: 1926: 1927: 1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Babe Didrikson 1932: 1933: 1934: Not held 1935: 1936: 1937–8: Lula Hymes 1939: Stella Walsh (POL) * 1940–41: Stella Walsh (POL) * 1942–45: Stella Walsh (POL) * 1946: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1947: 1948: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1949–50: Mabel Landry 1951: Stella Walsh (POL) * 1952–3: Mabel Landry 1954–5: 1956–9: 1960–2: Willye White 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–6: Willye White 1967: Pat Connolly 1968–70: Willye White 1971: Kim Attlesey 1972: Willye White 1973–75: Martha Watson 1976: Kathy McMillan 1977–8: Jodi Anderson 1979: Kathy McMillan
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–1: Jodi Anderson 1982–3: Carol Lewis 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1985–6: Carol Lewis 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–6^OT: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1997–8: Marion Jones 1999: Dawn Burrell 2000^OT: Marion Jones 2001: Jenny Adams 2002: Brianna Glenn 2003: Grace Upshaw 2004^OT: Marion Jones 2005: Grace Upshaw 2006: Rose Richmond 2007: Grace Upshaw 2008^OT–12^OT: Brittney Reese 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup 2014: Brittney Reese 2015: Tianna Bartoletta 2016^OT: Brittney Reese 2017: Tianna Bartoletta 2018: Sha'Keela Saunders 2019: Brittney Reese 2021^{2020 OT}: Brittney Reese
Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.