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.

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Sha'keela Saunders

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 30) Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
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Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long jump
College team	University of Kentucky
Turned pro	2017
Coached by	Edrick Floréal
Achievements and titles
Personal best	6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States World Championships 2017 London Long jump NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Long jump

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

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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]

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