Sha'Keela Saunders (born December 18, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. Saunders finished third at the long jump final at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League and 2018 IAAF Diamond League. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and won gold at NACAC Championships.
Professional career In Fall 2022, coach Sha'Keela Saunders joined Hampton University track and field staff.Track and Field news Hampton Pirates and Lady PiratesWelcome 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 2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom21st (q)Long jump2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1stLong jump2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar9thLong jump
National championships 2022USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6thLong jump20222022 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington3rdLong jump2021United States Olympic trialsEugene, Oregon6thLong jump2019USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa3rdLong jump2018USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stLong jump2017USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSacramento, California3rdLong jump2016USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon4thLong jump2015USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5thLong jump2014USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHornet Stadium (Sacramento)7thLong jump
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 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. Sha'Keela Saunders set the University of Kentucky Wildcats school record in the Long jump in in 2017 - a performance thank ranked / placed her in third on the all-time collegiate indoor list.
Sha'Keela Saunders improved on the University of Kentucky Wildcats school record in the Triple jump but in the same meet (2017 SEC Outdoor Championship on ESPNU) her teammate Marie Josée Ebwea Bile improved on that record . Saunders was named to the Bowerman Award watch list in 2017.
Year Conference indoor NCAA indoor Conference Outdoor NCAA Outdoor 2017 Long Jump 1stTriple Jump 7th 4x400 meters 3:36.25 5th Long Jump 1st 13th Long Jump 2ndTriple Jump 13th 4x400 meters 3:35.56 6th Long Jump 5th 4x400 meters 3:40.20 21st 2016 Long Jump 3rdTriple Jump 10th Long Jump 2ndTriple Jump 8th Long Jump 2ndTriple Jump 5th Triple Jump 9th 2015 Long Jump 1stTriple Jump 4th Long Jump 2nd 6th Long Jump 5thTriple Jump 10th Long Jump 3rd 2014 Long Jump 4th 200 meters 24.22 24th 4x400 meters 3:37.69 12th 4x400 meters 3:34.93 4thLong Jump 10thTriple Jump 9th Long Jump 2nd4x400 meters 3:39.09 22nd4x100 meters 45.05 18th
Prep Saunders is a 2012 graduate of Nansemond River High School in Virginia.
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IAAF Diamond League profile