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2012-13 Women's Track and Field Roster

Shayna McCarver

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Scottsboro HS
  • Hometown Scottsboro, Ala.

Biography

2013: (Outdoor) Finished runner-up in the triple jump (11.75m) and fourth in the long jump (5.38m) at the Jaguar Opener...Won the triple jump (12.22m) and tied for third in the long jump (5.54m) at the Samford Invitational...Took third place in the triple jump (11.90) at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays...Tied for the top spot in the triple jump (12.19m) and placed fourth in the long jump (5.57m) at the Jaguar Invitational...Placed fifth in the triple jump (12.21m) at the Tiger Classic...Won the long jump (5.64m) and placed third in the triple jump (11.94m) at the USA Invitational...Claimed a pair of sixth-place finishes in the long jump (5.65m) and triple jump (12.04m) at the War Eagle Invitational...At the Coach "O" Invitational helped lead the 4x100-meter relay team to victory while also finishing fourth in both the triple jump (12.35m) and the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.06)...At the SBC Championships, won all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the long jump (6.16m), marking the second-best leap in school history; she additionally placed fourth in the triple jump (12.54), also the second-best effort in Jag history, and placed eighth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.89) with the fifth-fastest time in USA history...Advanced to the East Region preliminary round of the NCAA Championships in both the long jump (23rd seed) and triple jump (39th seed), where she finished 42nd (5.67m) and 32nd (12.14m), respectively.

2013: (Indoor) Placed 10th in the triple jump (11.24m) at the Panther Ice Breaker...Finished third in the triple jump (11.58m) at the Arkansas State Invitational...Took eighth place in the triple jump (11.73m) at the Samford Invitational...At the SBC Championships, finished sixth in the triple jump with an 11.86m mark.

2012: (Outdoor) Finished ninth in the triple jump at the FSU Relays...Took fourth in the long jump at the Jag Invite...Recorded a third-place finish in the triple jump at the USA Invitational with a personal-best 12.01m...Runner-up in the triple at Troy's Coach "O" Invitational.

2012: (Indoor) Finished fifth in the triple jump (11.39m) at the Birmingham Ice Breaker.

2011: (Indoor) Took fifth in the triple jump on a 11.30-meter mark at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Took fourth in the women's triple jump (11.50m/37-08.75) at the USA Invitational...Claimed a fourth-place finish in the triple jump (11.56m/37-11.25) at the Coach O Invitational...Took third in the women's triple jump on a mark of 11.64m (38-02.25) at the USA Quad Meet...

High School:  Lettered in track and field five years, volleyball three years and cheerleading one year for the Wildcats ... Helped track and field team to state runner-up finishes in 2007-09 ... Holds high school records in triple jump (38-09) and as a member of the 4x100m relay team (48.20) ... Achieved personal bests in the long jump (18-04) and 300m hurdles (45.60).

Personal:  Born April 25, 1991, in Scottsboro, Ala. ...Daughter of Dale and Joanie McCarver...Has one older sister, Shasta, 31...Favorite book is Tuesdays With Morrie... Favorite athlete is Shawn Johnson...Lists gymnastics and volleyball as favorite hobbies.

Major: Excercise Science 

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'1"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Jumps: Triple and Long
    5'1"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Jumps: Triple and Long
    5'1"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Jumps
    5'1"