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Kemba Nelson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Mount Alvernia HS
- Hometown:
- Montego Bay, Jamaica
Bio
Kemba Nelson - TFRRS PROFILE
2020-21: Indoor – NCAA champion (60 meters) … opened the season with a victory over 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30), crossing the finish line in 7.19; qualified for the final with a 7.26 in the prelims … in lone appearance at 200 meters, clocked a time of 23.53 to finish second … secured a second 60-meters win at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) with a time of 7.24 in the final … matched her then-season’s best of 7.19 in the prelims of the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 27) … went on to finish second (7.27) in the final … began the NCAA Championships with a time of 7.13 in the prelims; advanced as the third-fastest qualifier … in the final, stopped the clock in 7.05 to break the collegiate record and win the national title … surpassed the previous record of 7.07 shared by former UO standout Hannah Cunliffe and Aleia Hobbs (LSU) … became the third UO woman to win the NCAA 60-meter title, joining Cunliffe and English Gardner. Outdoor – NCAA qualifier (100m, 4x100m) … Pac-12 champion (4x100m) … Pac-12 Championships runner-up (100m) … recorded a windy 22.79 (+2.5) at the season-opening Aztec Invitational (March 27) … first cracked the UO top 10 with a time of 11.18 (1.0) to win the 100 meters at the West Coast Classic (April 17) … also turned in a runner-up showing of 23.03 (0.4) over 200 meters … running in a loaded field during the USATF Grand Prix (April 24) at Hayward Field, registered a time of 11.08 (+2.4) in the prelims; finished fifth (11.22) in the final … part of winning 4x100-meter relay (42.97) at the Desert Heat Classic … teamed with Jadyn Mays, Jasmin Reed and Danyel White to win the Pac-12 title in the 4x100-meter relay … quartet combined for a winning time of 42.87 … scored an additional 13 points at the conference meet with a runner-up finish in the 100 meters (11.29) and fourth-place effort in the 200 meters (23.14) … clocked an all-conditions best of 10.91 (+2.1) in the opening round of the NCAA West Preliminary … followed up with a wind-legal 10.98 to advance to the national meet … just the fifth UO woman—Nelson, Jasmine Todd, Jenna Prandini, English Gardner, Hannah Cunliffe—with a wind-legal, sub-11 time … also helped the 4x100m post a time of 42.94 to advance to NCAAs … finished fourth in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships with a slightly wind-aided time of 10.90 (+2.2) … tied for the 10th-fastest wind-aided performance in collegiate history … relay quartet posted the second-fastest qualifying time of 42.86 at the NCAA meet; team was disqualified in the final on a bad exchange … time from the prelim was good for No. 5 on the UO all-time list at season’s end … went on to finish in seventh place (11.16) in the 100 meters at the Jamaican Championships … posted times of 11.05 and 11.06 in the first round and semifinals, respectively.
Before Oregon...
Two-time champion at the 2019 Jamaican U20 Championships, sweeping the 100 and 200 meters with personal-best times of 11.49 and 23.57, respectively … 2019 CARIFTA Games champion with the 4x100m … also finished third at the CARIFTA meet over 100 meters … finalists in the 100 meters at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships and Pan American U20 Championships … qualified for the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships with the 4x100m … finished third at the 2018 Jamaican U20 meet in the 100 meters (11.79) … runner-up in the 100 meters (11.72) and fourth in the 200 meters (23.92) at the 2017 Kingston ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships.
2020-21: Indoor – NCAA champion (60 meters) … opened the season with a victory over 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30), crossing the finish line in 7.19; qualified for the final with a 7.26 in the prelims … in lone appearance at 200 meters, clocked a time of 23.53 to finish second … secured a second 60-meters win at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) with a time of 7.24 in the final … matched her then-season’s best of 7.19 in the prelims of the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 27) … went on to finish second (7.27) in the final … began the NCAA Championships with a time of 7.13 in the prelims; advanced as the third-fastest qualifier … in the final, stopped the clock in 7.05 to break the collegiate record and win the national title … surpassed the previous record of 7.07 shared by former UO standout Hannah Cunliffe and Aleia Hobbs (LSU) … became the third UO woman to win the NCAA 60-meter title, joining Cunliffe and English Gardner. Outdoor – NCAA qualifier (100m, 4x100m) … Pac-12 champion (4x100m) … Pac-12 Championships runner-up (100m) … recorded a windy 22.79 (+2.5) at the season-opening Aztec Invitational (March 27) … first cracked the UO top 10 with a time of 11.18 (1.0) to win the 100 meters at the West Coast Classic (April 17) … also turned in a runner-up showing of 23.03 (0.4) over 200 meters … running in a loaded field during the USATF Grand Prix (April 24) at Hayward Field, registered a time of 11.08 (+2.4) in the prelims; finished fifth (11.22) in the final … part of winning 4x100-meter relay (42.97) at the Desert Heat Classic … teamed with Jadyn Mays, Jasmin Reed and Danyel White to win the Pac-12 title in the 4x100-meter relay … quartet combined for a winning time of 42.87 … scored an additional 13 points at the conference meet with a runner-up finish in the 100 meters (11.29) and fourth-place effort in the 200 meters (23.14) … clocked an all-conditions best of 10.91 (+2.1) in the opening round of the NCAA West Preliminary … followed up with a wind-legal 10.98 to advance to the national meet … just the fifth UO woman—Nelson, Jasmine Todd, Jenna Prandini, English Gardner, Hannah Cunliffe—with a wind-legal, sub-11 time … also helped the 4x100m post a time of 42.94 to advance to NCAAs … finished fourth in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships with a slightly wind-aided time of 10.90 (+2.2) … tied for the 10th-fastest wind-aided performance in collegiate history … relay quartet posted the second-fastest qualifying time of 42.86 at the NCAA meet; team was disqualified in the final on a bad exchange … time from the prelim was good for No. 5 on the UO all-time list at season’s end … went on to finish in seventh place (11.16) in the 100 meters at the Jamaican Championships … posted times of 11.05 and 11.06 in the first round and semifinals, respectively.
Before Oregon...
Two-time champion at the 2019 Jamaican U20 Championships, sweeping the 100 and 200 meters with personal-best times of 11.49 and 23.57, respectively … 2019 CARIFTA Games champion with the 4x100m … also finished third at the CARIFTA meet over 100 meters … finalists in the 100 meters at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships and Pan American U20 Championships … qualified for the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships with the 4x100m … finished third at the 2018 Jamaican U20 meet in the 100 meters (11.79) … runner-up in the 100 meters (11.72) and fourth in the 200 meters (23.92) at the 2017 Kingston ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships.
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