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Shalonda Solomon

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Shalonda Solomon
Solomon during the2010 USATF Championships
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born(1985-12-19)December 19, 1985(age 38)
Los Angeles,California
Height5 ft6+1⁄2in (1.69 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres,200 metres
Medal record
Women'sathletics
RepresentingUnited States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Split 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Split 100 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Grosseto 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Grosseto 4×100 m relay
NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 2006 Santo Domingo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Santo Domingo 100 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bridgetown 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bridgetown 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay

Shalonda Solomon(born December 19, 1985) is an Americantrack and fieldsprinter.Her greatest international accomplishment is asilver medalin the100 mat the2010 IAAF Continental Cup,while representing the Americas team. She qualified for the2011 World Championships in Athleticsby winning the200 mat theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.Her 22.15 in winning that race was the world-leading time for 2011. While running in the World Championships, she ran far slower than at the National Championships, finishing a fourth-place in the 200 m behind JamaicanVeronica Campbell-Brown,and American teammatesCarmelita Jeterand defending championAllyson Felix.Later in those championships, she won agold medalby serving on the American4 × 100 m relayteam in the preliminary rounds, being replaced by Felix in the final. She has a distinct head bob while running, something noticeable since high school.

Biography

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While atLong Beach Polytechnic High SchoolinLong Beach, California,Solomon was named theGatorade Athlete of the Yearfor the school year 2003–2004.[1]At theCIF California State Meet,as afreshmanin 2001 she finished just 0.02 behind Allyson Felix in the 100 m (and third behind Felix in the 200 m).[2]In 2002 as asophomore,she finished second to Felix in the 100 msee the raceand 200 msee the race,and ran on her team's dominant4 × 100 m relayand4 × 400 m relayvictories, leading her team to the team title.,[3]a feat she and her team duplicated in 2003[4]and in 2004, except after the graduation of Felix, Soloman was beaten byBishop Amat Memorial High Schoolsenior Jasmin Baldwin.[5]

While still in high school, Shalonda Solomon won the USA Junior Outdoor Championship at both 100 m and 200 m. This qualified her to run in the2003 Pan American Junior ChampionshipsinBarbadosfor the United States, where she walked away with three gold medals in the two short sprints as well as the 4 × 100 m relay. Her victory at 200 m in 22.93 was a championship record performance. In her senior season in high school, Solomon finished runner-up in the 100 m and 200 m at the CIF State Meet, losing to a strong double win byJasmine Baldwin,who ran 11.35 at 100 m and 22.86 at 200 m. Solomon did come through victorious in the 4 × 100 m relay and the 4 × 400 m relay, which is why she was voted the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. During the summer of her final season of high school track, she had another great international performance, winning gold in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6]

Solomon moved to the collegiate level at theUniversity of South Carolina,where she ran on their 2005NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship4 × 400 m relay team. The following year she won both theNCAA Indoorand outdoor championship in the 200 m.[7]

Shalonda Solomon finished second behind Felix at theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.In 2006 Solomon was named Women's Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year by theU.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.[8]Her junior year was limited by a strained left quadriceps muscle.

In 2007 Shalonda Solomon announced she would forgo her senior year of eligibility to turn professional after earning 10 NCAA All American honors,[9][10]ultimately signing withReebok.[11]

In 2010, she repeated a second place at the USA National Championships in the 200 m.

In 2011, Solomon beatCarmelita Jeterto win theUSA National Championshipsin the 200 m and qualify for the World Championships.

At the2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field),Solomon finished 12th in the 100 m and 20th in the 200 m representingReebokin 11.29[12]and 24.17[13]respectively.

In 2013, Solomon finished 5th in the 200 m at the2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsin 22.33.[14]

In 2014, Solomon finished 5th in the 100 m and 4th in the 200 m at the2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[15]in 11.40 and 22.54 respectively.

In 2015, Solomon representedadidasfinished 11th in the 200 m at the2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[16]

References

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  1. ^"All-Time Gatorade National Players of the Year"(PDF).gatorade.com. p. 5. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 30, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  2. ^"State Finals - 2001".Dyestatcal.com. Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  3. ^"State Finals - 2002".Dyestatcal.com. Archived fromthe originalon July 10, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  4. ^"State Finals - 2003".Dyestatcal.com. Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  5. ^Jasmin Baldwinalldayeverydayrecords.com July 7, 2011
  6. ^"Shalonda Solomon".Usatf.org. December 19, 1985.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  7. ^"Player Bio: Shalonda Solomon - SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS".Gamecocksonline.cstv.com. December 19, 1985.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  8. ^"South Carolina's Richardson, Auburn's Martin, and Arizona State's Whiting Top USTFCCCA Division I Men's All-Academic Track and Field Teams".ustfccca.org.2011.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  9. ^"Shalonda Solomon Profile - South Carolina Official Athletic Site".www.gamecocksonline.com.Archived fromthe originalon April 28, 2012.
  10. ^"internet home of California track".DyeStatCal. Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  11. ^"Shalonda Solomon".Globalathletics.com. December 19, 1985.RetrievedSeptember 9,2011.
  12. ^2012 Olympic Trials. Resultsusatf.org[dead link]
  13. ^2012 Olympic Trials. Resultsusatf.org[dead link]
  14. ^2013 USA Outdoor Track Field Championships Resultsusatf.org[dead link]
  15. ^"Complete Results: 2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014".USATF.
  16. ^"2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results".USATF.
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