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Monae' Nichols

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Monae' Nichols
OLY
Nichols in 2024
Personal information
Full nameMonae' Aliya Nichols
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 27)
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Home townWinter Haven, Florida, U.S.
EducationTexas Tech University '22
Bethune–Cookman University '20 Psychology Mental Health Counseling/Counselor[1]
AgentMario Bassani
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
TeamPuma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 6.97m (Lubbock, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow Long jump

Monae' Nichols OLY (born November 24, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.[2]

Early life

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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.[3]

NCAA

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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.[4] In May 2022, she jumped a personal best distance of 6.97m in Lubbock.[5] Later that summer she finished fourth in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[6][7]

Professional

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Nichols finished seventh at the 2023 US National Outdoor Championships with a jump of 6.49 meters.[8]

In February 2024, she finished third at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a 6.73m distance in the long jump.[9] She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow[10][11] where she won a silver medal in the long jump event with a distance of 6.85m.[12] 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 meters.[13] She subsequently placed sixth overall in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[14]

Nichols won the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a jump of 6.73 metres.[15] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, placing eighth overall with a best jump of 6.49 metres.[16][17]

She jumped 6.58 metres to place seventh overall in the long jump at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[18] She placed sixth a jump of 6.45 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[19]

On 24 January 2026, Nichols jumped 6.64m to win the Indoor Grand Prix, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet in Boston.[20] In February 2026, she was runner-up to Jasmine Moore in the long jump at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a best jump of 6.72 metres.[21] She placed eighth representing the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[22][23] In May, Nichols won the women’s long jump with 6.89 metres at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League.[24] Later that month, she had another international at the JBL Jump Fest in Košice, Slovakia, winning with 6.69 metres before setting a meeting record 6.88 metres to win at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on 3 June.[25][26]

References

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  1. ^ "Monae Nichols". bcuathletics.com.
  2. ^ "M.Nichols". World Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Williams, Don. "Auburndale's Nichols ranked No. 1 in world in long jump at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Monae' Nichols 1st Place Women's Long Jump – Big 12 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Williams, Don. "Tech's Nichols takes 4th in long jump at NCAA championships". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "Monae' Nichols 4th Place Women's Long Jump – NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2022". Runnerspace. June 10, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Results: USATF Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "WIC Glasgow 24 preview: long jump". World Athletics. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results – World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Athletics Results – Athletics". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Henderson, Jason (June 30, 2024). "Noah Lyles flies to 200m victory at the US Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Women's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  16. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 21, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  17. ^ Hall, Dan (March 14, 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  18. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". World Athletics. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  19. ^ Collett, Jasmine (August 28, 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Hoey breaks world 800m short track record with 1:42.50 in Boston". World Athletics. January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  21. ^ "2026 TRIO OF AMERICAN RECORDS ON FIRST DAY OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  22. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  23. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  24. ^ "Schilder breaks Diamond League record with 21.09m in Shanghai". World Athletics. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  25. ^ Broadbent, Chris (May 28, 2026). "Guerra and Delgado blast to home wins in Tenerife sun". European Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  26. ^ "CAMRYN ROGERS BREAKS 80 METRES AGAIN AS BRITS IMPRESS IN TURKU". Athletics Weekly. June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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