KeAndre Bates (born May 24, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump with a personal record of and Long jump . Bates is a 3-time NCAA champion, 14-time NCAA Division I All-American and 3-time SEC champion. Bates represented at 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships, and 2018 NACAC Championships.
Career Bates earned his place among World's top triple jumpers before graduation from Florida. Bates earned fourteen NCAA Division I All-American as a college student-athlete. He earned an athletic scholarship to attended University of Florida and competed for the Florida Gators men's track and field. Representing 20182018 NACAC ChampionshipsToronto Canada3rdTriple jump(Wind: -0.2 m/s)USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa3rdTriple jump(Wind: +1.0 m/s)9thLong jump(Wind: +3.2 m/s)2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon3rdTriple jump(Wind: -0.0 m/s)7thLong jump(Wind: +0.5 m/s)SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Tennessee3rdTriple jump(Wind: +1.3 m/s)4thLong jump(Wind: +3.5 m/s)2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University2ndTriple jump6thLong jumpSEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University3rdTriple jump7thLong jump2017USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSacramento, California17thTriple jump(Wind: +2.7 m/s)6thLong jump(Wind: +2.9 m/s)2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon1stTriple jump(Wind: +2.4 m/s)1stLong jump(Wind: -1.1 m/s)11th4 × 100 meter relay39.07SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Missouri1stTriple jump(Wind: +2.3 m/s)2ndLong jump(Wind: +1.0 m/s)2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTexas A&M University2ndTriple jump1stLong jumpSEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsVanderbilt University1stTriple jump1stLong jump20162016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in AthleticsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rdLong jump(Wind: +3.6 m/s)USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon9thTriple jump(Wind: +1.2 m/s)6thLong jump(Wind: +3.6 m/s)2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon2ndTriple jump(Wind: +3.2 m/s)3rdLong jump(Wind: -0.7 m/s)SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa7thTriple jump(Wind: -0.5 m/s)3rdLong jump(Wind: 0.6 m/s)2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham4thLong jumpSEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas7thTriple jump8thLong jump20152015 Pan American Junior Athletics ChampionshipsEdmonton, Alberta3rdLong jump(Wind: +1.6 m/s)US Junior U 20 Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon5thTriple jump(Wind: +1.5 m/s)1stLong jump(Wind: +3.4 m/s)SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMississippi State University8thTriple jump(Wind: +2.7 m/s)3rdLong jump(Wind: -3.0 m/s)2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas7thTriple jump3rdLong jumpSEC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Kentucky5thTriple jump5thLong jump20142014 USA U 20 Junior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon3rdTriple jump(Wind: +1.3 m/s)8thLong jump(Wind: +2.0 m/s)New Balance Nationals OutdoorNorth Carolina A&T State University1stTriple jump(Wind: +2.2 m/s)5thLong jump(Wind: +1.5 m/s)Texas RelaysUniversity of Texas at Austin1stTriple jump(Wind: +2.2 m/s)4thLong jump(Wind: +1.5 m/s)8thHigh jumpNew Balance Nationals IndoorFort Washington Avenue Armory2ndTriple jump7thLong jump9thHigh jump2013USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field ChampionshipsNorth Carolina A&T State University1stTriple jump(Wind: +1.5 m/s)3rdLong jump(Wind: +0.5 m/s)19th400 metres hurdles55.822013 World Youth Championships in AthleticsDonetsk, Ukraine9thTriple jump(Wind: +1.4 m/s)USA World Youth TrialsSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville4thLong jump(Wind: +2.1 m/s)1stTriple jump(Wind: +1.9 m/s)2012USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field ChampionshipsBaltimore, Maryland1stTriple jump(Wind: +1.4 m/s)USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBloomington, Indiana17thTriple jump(Wind: +0.4 m/s)
Personal Biography KeAndre Bates was born in Temple, Texas, United States, and attended Burges High School'14 as a University Interscholastic League Texas 4A two sport athlete (football and Track and Field) before committing to Florida Gators track and field.
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2018 KeAndre Bates Interview after 3rd Place Men's Triple Jump - USATF Outdoor Championships - University of Florida (track and field) USATF.tv 98.1 FM 850 AM WRUF Florida Radio coverage ESPN ESPN Radio 2018 KeAndre Bates Interview before 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships after NCAA Outdoor Championships University of Florida