KeAndre Bates
KeAndre Bates (born May 24, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump with a personal record of 17.16 m (56 ft 3 1⁄2 in) and Long jump 8.32 m (27 ft 3 1⁄2 in). Bates is a 3-time NCAA champion, 14-time NCAA Division 1 All-American and 3-time SEC champion. Bates represented United States at 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships, and 2018 NACAC Championships.
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Nationality | United States |
Born | Temple, Texas | May 24, 1996
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Sport | Track and field |
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College team | University of Florida |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Coached by | Nic Petersen |
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Career
Bates earned his place among World's top triple jumpers before graduation from Florida. Bates earned fourteen NCAA Division 1 All-American as a college student-athlete. He earned an athletic scholarship to attended University of Florida and competed for the Florida Gators men's track and field.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing United States | ||||||
2018 | 2018 NACAC Championships | Toronto Canada | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.58 m (54 ft 5 in) (Wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[1] | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.16 m (56 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.0 m/s) | ||
9th | Long jump | 7.71 m (25 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.2 m/s) | ||||
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.63 m (54 ft 7 in) (Wind: -0.0 m/s) | ||
7th | Long jump | 7.86 m (25 ft 9 in) (Wind: +0.5 m/s) | ||||
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Tennessee | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.23 m (53 ft 3 in) (Wind: +1.3 m/s) | ||
4th | Long jump | 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) (Wind: +3.5 m/s) | ||||
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.67 m (54 ft 8 in) | ||
6th | Long jump | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) | ||||
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.82 m (51 ft 11 in) | ||
7th | Long jump | 7.61 m (25 ft 0 in) | ||||
2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[2] | Sacramento, California | 17th | Triple jump | 14.64 m (48 ft 0 in) (Wind: +2.7 m/s) | |
6th | Long jump | 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) (Wind: +2.9 m/s) | ||||
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships[3] | University of Oregon | 1st | Triple jump | 16.76 m (55 ft 0 in) (Wind: +2.4 m/s) | ||
1st | Long jump | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) (Wind: -1.1 m/s) | ||||
11th | 4x100 meter relay | 39.07 | ||||
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Missouri | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m (54 ft 7 in) (Wind: +2.3 m/s) | ||
2nd | Long jump | 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.0 m/s) | ||||
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.62 m (54 ft 6 in) | ||
1st | Long jump | 8.04 m (26 ft 5 in) | ||||
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Vanderbilt University | 1st | Triple jump | 16.81 m (55 ft 2 in) | ||
1st | Long jump | 8.01 m (26 ft 3 in) | ||||
2016 | 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics[4] | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Long jump | 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in) (Wind: +3.6 m/s) | |
USA Olympic Trials[5] | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | Triple jump | 16.50 m (54 ft 2 in) (Wind: +1.2 m/s) | ||
6th | Long jump | 8.32 m (27 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.6 m/s) | ||||
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.73 m (54 ft 11 in) (Wind: +3.2 m/s) | ||
3rd | Long jump | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) (Wind: -0.7 m/s) | ||||
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | 7th | Triple jump | 15.72 m (51 ft 7 in) (Wind: -0.5 m/s) | ||
3rd | Long jump | 7.78 m (25 ft 6 in) (Wind: 0.6 m/s) | ||||
2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 4th | Long jump | 7.73 m (25 ft 4 in) | ||
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 7th | Triple jump | 15.66 m (51 ft 5 in) | ||
8th | Long jump | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) | ||||
2015 | 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 3rd | Long jump | 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (Wind: +1.6 m/s) | |
US Junior U 20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships[6] | University of Oregon | 5th | Triple jump | 15.07 m (49 ft 5 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | ||
1st | Long jump | 7.73 m (25 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.4 m/s) | ||||
SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi State University | 8th | Triple jump | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in) (Wind: +2.7 m/s) | ||
3rd | Long jump | 7.97 m (26 ft 2 in) (Wind: -3.0 m/s) | ||||
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 7th | Triple jump | 16.42 m (53 ft 10 in) | ||
3rd | Long jump | 8.02 m (26 ft 4 in) | ||||
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Kentucky | 5th | Triple jump | 16.06 m (52 ft 8 in) | ||
5th | Long jump | 7.58 m (24 ft 10 in) | ||||
2014 | 2014 USA U 20 Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.38 m (50 ft 6 in) (Wind: +1.3 m/s) | |
8th | Long jump | 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in) (Wind: +2.0 m/s) | ||||
New Balance Nationals Outdoor | North Carolina A&T State University | 1st | Triple jump | 15.34 m (50 ft 4 in) (Wind: +2.2 m/s) | ||
5th | Long jump | 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | ||||
Texas Relays | University of Texas at Austin | 1st | Triple jump | 15.34 m (50 ft 4 in) (Wind: +2.2 m/s) | ||
4th | Long jump | 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | ||||
8th | High jump | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
New Balance Nationals Indoor | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.28 m (50 ft 2 in) | ||
7th | Long jump | 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in) | ||||
9th | High jump | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
2013 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships[7] | North Carolina A&T State University | 1st | Triple jump | 15.31 m (50 ft 3 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
3rd | Long jump | 7.12 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +0.5 m/s) | ||||
19th | 400 metres hurdles | 55.82 | ||||
2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics | Donetsk, Ukraine | 9th | Triple jump | 15.45 m (50 ft 8 in) (Wind: +1.4 m/s) | ||
USA World Youth Trials | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 4th | Long jump | 6.93 m (22 ft 9 in) (Wind: +2.1 m/s) | ||
1st | Triple jump | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) (Wind: +1.9 m/s) | ||||
2012 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | Baltimore, Maryland | 1st | Triple jump | 14.47 m (47 ft 6 in) (Wind: +1.4 m/s)[8] | |
USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bloomington, Indiana | 17th | Triple jump | 14.32 m (47 ft 0 in) (Wind: +0.4 m/s)[9] |
Personal Biography
KeAndre Bates was born in Temple, Texas, United States, and attended Burges High School'14 as a University Interscholastic League Texas 4A two sport athlete (football and Track and Field) before committing to Florida Gators track and field.
References
- "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2018 to 6/25/2018 Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2017 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento Results". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/07 - June 10, 2017 - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR". Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2016 IX NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/15/2016 to 7/17/2016 San Salvador, El Salvador Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez National Stadium - Men Long Jump Results". NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2015 US Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2013 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field National Championship Results - North Carolina A&T University". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Men's Triple Jump Results". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Men's Triple Jump Results". usatf.org. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2018 University of Florida (track and field) Men's KeAndre Bates Results". Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) Florida Gators track and field. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2018 University of Florida (track and field) Men's KeAndre Bates Profile". Florida Gators track and field. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2014 Burges High School KeAndre Bates Track and Field Profile and results". DyeStat. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "2014 Burges High School KeAndre Bates Football Profile and stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
External links
- KeAndre Bates at World Athletics
- KeAndre Bates on Twitter
- 2018 KeAndre Bates Interview after 3rd Place Men's Triple Jump - USATF Outdoor Championships - University of Florida (track and field) USATF.tv
- 98.1 FM 850 AM WRUF Florida Radio coverage ESPN ESPN Radio
- 2018 KeAndre Bates Interview before 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships after NCAA Outdoor Championships University of Florida