Marquis Dendy


Marquis Dendy is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events. He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long jump. His winning jump, of, though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years. He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.
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NCAA

Dendy just had completed his final season at the University of Florida, where he won the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump, defending his 2014 championships in the same events. He accomplished the same double at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, setting the meet record in the triple jump. His first NCAA Championship was the 2013 Indoor Championship in the long jump.
YearChampionshipVenueEventTimePlace
2012Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field ChampionshipsKentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KYLong jump7th
Triple jump1st---
NCAA Indoor track and field ChampionshipsBoise State-Jackson's Track - Nampa, IDLong jump8th-
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsLSU - Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Baton Rouge, LATriple jump6th-
Long jump8th---
NCAA Outdoor track and field ChampionshipsDrake Stadium - Des Moines, IATriple jump20th-
Long jump10th---
2013Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field ChampionshipsArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARLong jump1st
Triple jump3rd---
NCAA Indoor track and field ChampionshipsArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARLong jump1st-
Triple jump4th---
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMissouri - Columbia, MOTriple jump2nd-
Long jump2nd---
NCAA Outdoor track and field ChampionshipsHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump18th-
2014Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field ChampionshipsTexas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station, TXTriple jump11th
Long jump4th---
NCAA Indoor track and field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, NMLong jump16th-
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsKentucky - Lexington, KYTriple jump1st-
Long jump10th---
NCAA Outdoor track and field ChampionshipsHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump1st-
Long jump1st---
2015Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field ChampionshipsKentucky - Nutter Field House - Lexington, KYTriple jump1st
Long jump1st---
NCAA Indoor track and field ChampionshipsArkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, ARTriple jump1st-
Long jump1st---
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMississippi St. - Mississippi State, MSTriple jump1st-
Long jump1st---
NCAA Outdoor track and field ChampionshipsHayward Field - Eugene, ORTriple jump1st-
Long jump1st---

High school

Marquis Dendy competed for Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware where he set the state records in long jump and triple jump. After high school he competed for the US in the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the gold medal in the long jump. He had previously experienced international competition as a 17-year-old in the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics where he finished 8th in the triple jump.

Personal

He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a sprinter at high school while his mother Dionne was a collegiate sprinter. His aunt Terri Dendy was a sprint relay medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. He shared the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's award as Delaware's Outstanding Athlete of 2014.