Shania Collins (born November 14, 1996) is an American
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
. In February 2019, she won the gold medal in the
60 meters
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...
event at the
2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place from February 22 to February 24 and serves ...
.
Professional
Collins runs professionally for Adidas since 2018.
NCAA Track Major meet results
Collins graduated from
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...
and signed with
Adidas
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in 2018.
Prep
Collins graduated from
Huntingtown High School
Huntingtown High School is located at 4125 North Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, Maryland (MD), United States. Completed and opened in 2004, HHS is currently home to approximately fifteen hundred students from grades 9 to 12. Huntingtown High ...
as a 8-time
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland. Organized after World War II in 1946, the MPSSAA is made up of public high schools fro ...
state champion.
2011 New Balance National Championships results
National Scholastic Indoor Championships
The National Scholastic Indoor Championships or "NSIC" are, along with Nike Indoor Nationals, one of two American high school national championship indoor track and field meets. High school participants from across the country compete for the hono ...
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1996 births
Living people
American female sprinters
African-American track and field athletes
American female track and field athletes
People from Calvert County, Maryland
Track and field athletes from Maryland
Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes
Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field athletes
Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American sportspeople
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
African Games silver medalists for Liberia
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)