| Sheena Gordon |
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Junior Year:
Earned All-America honors in the indoor high jump, outdoor jump and outdoor triple jump • Finished fourth in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships • Finished seventh in the high jump and ninth in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Became the second-best high jumper, both indoors and outdoors, in Carolina history, clearing 6-1 ½ indoors and 6-3 ¼ outdoors • ACC runner-up in both the indoor and outdoor high jump • Finished third in both the triple jump and high jump at the Penn Relays • Qualified for USA Nationals in the high jump and triple jump.
At UCLA:
2004 NCAA West Regional High Jump Champion • Runner-up in the high jump at the 2003 NCAA West Regional • Also finished fifth in the triple jump at the 2003 NCAA West Regional • 2004 NCAA Championships qualifier in the high jump • 2003 NCAA Championships qualifier in the long jump and high jump • Scored at the 2003 Pac-10 Outdoor Championships in the triple jump (second) and the high jump (third).
Prep:
Ran track all four years, competing in the triple jump, high jump, long jump and 100-meter hurdles • All-America and all-state in triple and high jump from 2000-2002 • In 2001 and 2003, was the Indoor National Nike Champion in the high jump and triple jump • Set an indoor national record in these two events in 2002 • Member of the track state championship team in 2001 • Middle hitter in volleyball • On the City Volleyball All-Star team.
Personal:
Majoring in exercise and sport science • Plans to go into sports administration for a professional team • Hobbies include baking and cooking • Biggest sports thrill was setting a PR at the ACC outdoor meet • Lists her family as the people who have had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Favorite food is macaroni and cheese • Favorite movie is "Drumline" • Favorite TV shows is "America's Next Top Model" • Sheena Gordon is the daughter of Beverly and John Gordon • Born September 26, 1983 in Erie, Pa.
