Sharon Day

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Sharon Day
Personal information
Born (1985-06-09) June 9, 1985
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Heptathlon
Coached by Jack Hoyt
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold 2003 Bridgetown High jump
Updated on 6 October 2012.

Sharon Day (born June 9, 1985) is an American heptathlete. She is the 2011 national champion,[1] which qualified her for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, where she finished 18th. Previously she had qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in both the high jump (17th) and the heptathlon (10th-the top American finisher).

Biography

Day originally excelled in the high jump. While at Costa Mesa High School she was the CIF California State Meet champion two years in a row, and was coached in the high jump by her father, Eugene Day. Day's mother, Yolanda Day, was an elite high jumper, and her sister, Jasmin Day, competed in the high jump for the University of Arizona.[2] While winning during her junior year, she defeated senior Chaunte Howard,[3] who has gone on to become the current American record holder.

In 2003, she won the high jump at the Pan American Junior Championships in the high jump, again defeating Howard. In 2004, she won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships, which she qualified for by winning the USA National Junior Championships.[4]

Day attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she won the 2005 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship while setting the school record in the high jump. She since improved upon the record and also holds the school record in the heptathlon, which she attempted at the end of her college career, after also being a standout soccer player in the fall. Day also suffered a plant foot fracture in 2005 that required two surgeries and a year of rehabilitation. All of the heptathlon events except the high jump were taught to Day by her coach, Jack Hoyt. Day had not competed in the long jump, hurdles, shot put, javelin, 200 meters, or 800 meters prior to Spring 2007. She trained for these events after her soccer season. [5]

While winning the Sam Adams Multi-Event meet at Westmont College in Montecito, California, Day achieved the "A" standard for the 2012 Olympics.

Day has been signed with ASICS since she graduated college in 2008, for competition in both the high jump and heptathlon. She currently trains at UCLA with her coach, Jack Hoyt, and is a volunteer assistant with the UCLA team. She is married to Dan Monroe, a Cal Poly alum and basketball coach. Day is 5' 9" tall.

Day finished 6th in the Heptathlon at the 2013 World Championship scoring 6407 points.

MARK align=right WIND M/S align=right Points
13.51 -0.2 1049 points
1.83 1016 points
14.35 817 points
24.28 0.0 954 points
5.79 +0.9 786 points
47.17 805 points
2:08.94 980 points

Personal bests (outdoor)

Event Performance Location Date
Heptathlon 6337 Montecito 04-02-2012[6]
200 metres 24.27 (0.3 m/s) Montecito 04-01-2012
800 metres 2:12.63 Montecito04-02-2012
100 metres hurdles 13.57 (0.0 m/s) Montecito 04-01-2012
High jump 1.95 Northridge 05-17-2008
Long jump 6.06 (0.3 m/s) Montecito 04-02-2012
Javelin throw 45.19 Northridge 05-16-2008
Shot put 14.40 Montecito 04-01-2012

Last updated 2 April 2012.

2012 London Olympics

Day placed 16th. Former Cal Poly standout finished 16th in the heptathlon at 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with 6232 points. Jessica Ennis of Great Briton won the gold with 6955 points followed by Lilli Schwarzkopf of Germany with the silver (6649 points) and Russia's Tatyana Chernova with the bronze (6628 points).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/women/wHep.asp
  2. ↑ http://archive.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2003/stat_res.htm
  3. ↑ http://archive.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2002/statmeet.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAJuniorOutdoorTF/women/wHJ.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.gopoly.com/sports/track/CPTop10.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.gopoly.com/sports/track/2011-12/files/sam12.pdf

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