Monae' Nichols
Monae' Nichols is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.
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.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. In May 2022, she jumped a personal best distance of 6.97m in Lubbock. Later that summer she finished fourth in the 2022 NCAA Division I [Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships].Professional
She finished seventh at the 2023 US National Outdoor Championships with a jump of 6.49 meters.In February 2024, she finished third at the 2024 USA Indoor [Track and Field Championships] with a 6.73m distance in the long jump. She was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she won a silver medal in the 2024 [World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|long jump] event with a distance of 6.85m. In June 2024, competing at the 2024 [United States Olympic trials (track and field)|2024 United States Olympic trials] in Eugene, Oregon she finished third in the long jump with a jump of 6.86 meters. She subsequently placed sixth overall in the long jump at the Athletics at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump|2024 Paris Olympics].
She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.
She jumped 6.58 metres to place seventh overall in the long jump at the 2025 USA [Outdoor Track and Field Championships]. She placed sixth a jump of 6.45 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.
On 24 January 2026, Nichols jumped 6.64m to win the Indoor Grand Prix, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet in Boston.