Courtesy of Bethune Cookman Athletics
PARIS — Making her Paris Olympics debut, former HBCU Track & Field student-athlete Monae’ Nichols of Bethune-Cookman advanced to the finals of the Women’s Long Jump following Tuesday’s semifinals on August 6, at the Stade de France.
Nichols recorded a jump of 6.64 to book a place in the final of the Women’s Long Jump. Similar to her Olympic qualification, it was Nichols’ final jump in the semifinals that saw her through to the final with the eighth-best overall performance in the round.
She will serve as one of 12 participants in the finals.
Before transferring to Texas Tech, Nichols competed for Daytona Beach, FL HBCU Bethune-Cookman from 2018-21, while she would finish her senior season in Lubbock, Texas, with B-CU Athletics suspended for the duration of the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In her time as a Wildcat, Nichols competed in the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Nationals in the long jump, while also competing in the 2019 NCAA East Preliminaries in the 4×100. She was the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion in the long jump during the outdoor season and took home top honors in the MEAC during the 2018 indoor season as well, completing back-to-back individual titles across the campaign.
The finals of the Women’s Long Jump for the Paris 2024 Olympics are scheduled for Thursday, August 8, at 2 p.m. EST.
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Monae’ Nichols at Bethune Cookman (2018-20)
2019 NCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL PARTICIPANT (LONG JUMP, 18TH)
2019 NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY (4X100 RELAY, 24TH)
2019 NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY (LONG JUMP, 8TH)
2019 MEAC INDOOR WOMEN’S LONG JUMP CHAMPION
2018 NCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL PARTICIPANT (4X100, 21ST)
2018 NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY (4×100 RELAY, 12TH)
2018 NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY (LONG JUMP, 14TH)
2018 MEAC OUTDOOR WOMEN’S LONG JUMP CHAMPION