Shanieka Thomas
Class: Junior Hometown: St. Andrew, Jamaica High School: Vere Technical Height: 5-11 Event: Sprints/Jumps

* 2012 Jamaican Olympic Trials Participant (Triple Jump)
* 2012 First-Team Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American (Triple Jump)
* 2012 First-Team Indoor USTFCCCA All-American (Triple Jump)
* 2011 Second-Team Indoor USTFCCCA All-American (Triple Jump)
* 2012 MW Outdoor Track and Field Champion (Triple Jump)
* 2012 MW Indoor Track and Field Champion (Triple Jump)
* Two-time all-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (2011-12 Triple Jump)
* Two-time all-MW Indoor Track and Field Team (2011-12Triple Jump)
* Two-time MW Spring All-Academic Team (2011-12)

Collegiate Bests
60 Meters: 7.99 (Jan. 28, 2012 at Air Force Academy Team Challenge - USAFA, Colo.)
200 Meters (Outdoor): 25.09 (April 14, 2012 at ASU Tri-Meet - Tempe, Ariz.)
400 Meters (Outdoor): 55.44 (May 12, 2012 at MW Championships - Colorado Springs, Colo.)
High Jump (Indoor): 5-07.00 (Feb. 26, 2011 at MW Championships - Albuquerque, N.M.)
High Jump (Outdoor): 5-01.00 (March 27, 2011 at Cal/Nevada Championships - Los Angeles, Calif.)
Long Jump (Indoor): 19-09.75 (Jan. 21, 2012 at Bronco Invitational - Nampa, Idaho)
Long Jump (Outdoor): 19-00.75 (April 20, 2012 at Mt. SAC Relays - Walnut, Calif.)
Triple Jump (Indoor): 43-09.25 (Feb. 10, 2012 at Don Kirby Elite - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Triple Jump (Outdoor): 43-11.25 (May 12, 2012 at MW Championships - Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Jamaican Olympic Trials
2012: 3rd (44-09.00 - Triple Jump)

NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 2nd (45-09.75 - Triple Jump)

NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 7th (42-07.50 - Triple Jump)
2011: 9th (42-07.00 - Triple Jump)

NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor)
2012: 2nd (44-08.00 - Triple Jump)
2011: 14th (41-04.25 - Triple Jump)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 1st (43-11.25 - Triple Jump) | 4th (55.44 - 400 Meters) | 4th (18-10.75 - Long Jump) | 7th (52.78 - 4x100-Meter Relay)
2011: 2nd (41-08.00 - Triple Jump) | 6th (18-10.50 - Long Jump) | 6th (49.49 - 100-Meter Relay)

Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 1st (43-01.75 - Triple Jump) | 3rd (19-03.25 - Long Jump)
2011: 2nd (42-02.25 - Triple Jump) | 5th (5-07.00 - High Jump) | 8th (3:55.41 - 4x400-Meter Relay)

2011-12
Outdoor Track and Field: Had another outstanding season, which culminated with a third-place showing in the triple jump (44-09.00) at the Jamaican Olympic Trials on July 1 ... finished runner-up in the triple jump at NCAA Championships on June 9 with a leap of 45-09.75, which would have been a school record had the wind not been too high ... was second at the NCAA West Prelims on March 26 with a wind-aided mark of 44-08.00 ... won the triple jump at the MW Championships on March 12 at 43-11.25 ... also was fourth in the long jump (18-10.75) on May 11 and in the 400 (55.44) on May 12 in her collegiate debut in the event ... ran in two relays at the MW Championships as well, taking fourth in the 4x400 (3:45.96) and seventh in the 4x100 (52.78) ... made her outdoor season debut at the Cal/Nevada Championships on March 31-April 1, winning the triple jump (42-11.00) and taking 13th in the long jump (17-11.75) ... also was a part of the seventh-place showing in the 4x400 in 3:52.92 ... at the ASU Tri-Meet on April 14 was first in the triple jump (42-02.25) and eighth in her only 200 (25.09) of the season ... also was a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay squad (47.71) and third-place 4x400-meter team (3:48.05) ... had a good outing at the Mt. SAC Relays, taking ninth in the open long jump (19-00.75) on April 20 and sixth in the invitational triple jump (43-08.00) a day later.

Indoor Track and Field: Bettered her freshman season by two places at the NCAA Championships, taking seventh in the triple jump in 42-07.50 ... won the triple jump at the Mountain West Championships on Feb. 25 in 43-01.75 after taking third in the long jump the previous day in 19-03.25 ... competed at the Bronco Invitational on Jan. 21, finishing second in the triple jump (43-03.25) ... also was fourth in the long jump in 19-09.75, the fifth-best mark in program history ... won the long jump (19-05.50) and was 19th in the 60 meters (7.99) on Jan. 28 at the AFA Team Challenge ... took second in the triple jump at the Don Kirby Elite (Feb. 10) in 43-09.25, which was the second-best mark in school history.

2010-11
Outdoor Track and Field: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the triple jump and took 14th with a leap if 41-04.25 ... was just two places from going to nationals ... took second at the MW Championships in the triple jump in 41-08.00 and sixth in the long jump (18-10.50) ... was third in the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29 with a leap of 41-10.50 ... was a member of the 400-meter relay team that was third in 46.05 at the UCSD Triton Invitational on April 23 ... took fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 15) in the triple jump with a jump of 42-04.00 ... it was the third-best mark in school history ... was the runner-up finisher in the open triple jump at the Sun Angel Classic on April 9, posting mark of 39-09.25 ... finished second in the triple jump (41-03.25) and 11th in the high jump (5-01.00) at the Cal/Nevada Championships on March 27.

Indoor Track and Field: Had a fantastic first indoor season, which culminated in a ninth-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships ... her leap of 42-07.00 was the third-best mark in school history ... was just one spot away from earning points for SDSU and was the one of just two freshmen that qualified in the event ... earned the qualifying spot after jumping 42-03.50 to win the ISU NCAA Qualifier on March 5 ... was the runner-up finisher in the triple jump (42-02.25) at the MW Championships and fifth in the high jump (5-07.00) ... the high jump mark was tied for the third-best indoor height in school history ... also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that took eighth in 3:55.41 ... captured the triple jump title at the Lumberjack Invitational on Feb. 9 with a leap of 41-09.75 ... at the Don Kirby Invitational on Feb. 11, was fourth in the triple jump (42-01.50) and eighth in the high jump (5-05.00) ... made her Aztec debut at the New Mexico Invitational on Jan. 28-29, taking second in the triple jump (41-07.75), fifth in the high jump (5-06.00) and fifth as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team (3:54.59).

Other Information
Hailing from Clarendon, Jamaica ... finished in fourth place at the Jamaican Boys and Girls Championship in 2010 ... had personal bests of 6-00.75 in the high jump, 41-06.50 in the triple jump and 19-04.00 in the long jump.

Personal
Shanieka Jodiann Thomas was born Feb. 2, 1992 ... daughter of Arlene and Anthony Thomas.