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Born | (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 26) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Education | Texas Tech University '22 Bethune–Cookman University '20 Psychology Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | ||||||||||||||
Agent | Mark Pryor | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
Team | Puma | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Long jump: 6.97m (Lubbock, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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Monae' Nichols OLY (born November 24, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.
Early life
Nichols is from Winter Haven, Florida and ran track at Auburndale High School. She attended Bethune–Cookman University in her home state before transferring to Texas Tech University.
NCAA
She was runner-up to Jasmine Moore at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in March 2022, despite both athletes jumping the same distance of 6.57m, Moore was awarded first place for having the furthest second jump. In May 2022, she jumped a personal best distance of 6.97m in Lubbock. Later that summer she finished fourth in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Professional
She finished seventh at the 2023 US National Outdoor Championships with a jump of 6.49 metres.
In February 2024, she finished third at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a 6.73m distance in the long jump. She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she won a silver medal in the long jump event with a distance of 6.85m. In June 2024, competing at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon she finished third in the long jump with a jump of 6.86 metres. She subsequently placed sixth overall in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
References
- Monae Nichols
- "M.Nichols". World Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- Williams, Don. "Auburndale's Nichols ranked No. 1 in world in long jump at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- Becton, Stan (March 13, 2022). "How one centimeter broke a tie for the 2022 Division I long jump title". NCAA.COM. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Monae' Nichols 1st Place Women's Long Jump – Big 12 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- Williams, Don. "Tech's Nichols takes 4th in long jump at NCAA championships". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Monae' Nichols 4th Place Women's Long Jump – NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. June 10, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Women's Long Jump Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Results: USATF Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "WIC Glasgow 24 preview: long jump". World Athletics. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Women's Long Jump Results – World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- "Athletics Results – Athletics". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- Henderson, Jason (June 30, 2024). "Noah Lyles flies to 200m victory at the US Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- "Women's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
External links
- Monae' Nichols at World Athletics
- 2020 Monae Nichols profile Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
- Monae Nichols results TFRRS
- 2022 Monae Nichols profile Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Monae Nichols Instagram
United States 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships team | ||
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Qualification | 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships via 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- American female long jumpers
- Sportspeople from Winter Haven, Florida
- Track and field athletes from Florida
- African-American track and field athletes
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Bethune–Cookman University alumni
- Texas Tech University alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Bethune–Cookman Wildcats athletes
- Texas Tech Red Raiders women's track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- 21st-century American sportswomen