Monae' Nichols

Monae' Nichols
OLY
Nichols in 2024
Personal information
Full nameMonae' Aliya Nichols
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998
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
Event
Long jump
TeamPuma
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump: 6.97m (Lubbock, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 GlasgowLong jump

Monae' Nichols OLY (born November 24, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She was the silver medalist at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[2]

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.[3]

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.[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

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] On 4 July, Nichols placed third at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic with a wind-assisted jump of 7.05 metres (+3.0).[27] On 26 July, Nichols placed second in the long jump at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York. With a best jump of 6.92 metres, she finished behind Alyssa Jones and ahead of defending champion Tara Davis-Woodhall. It was the first long jump defeat for Davis-Woodall since the 2023 World Championships.[28] In August, she placed third in the Diamond League at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland, with 6.95 metres.[29]

References

  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.
  27. ↑ "LILIAN ODIRA BEATS KEELY HODGKINSON OVER 800M AGAIN". Athletics Weekly. July 4, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  28. ↑ "JEFFERSON-WOODEN DOMINANT ON FINAL DAY OF TOYOTA USATF OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf. July 26, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Alekna throws Diamond League record, Dos Santos and Jefferson-Wooden win key clashes in Silesia". World Athletics. August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
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