Monae' Nichols from Texas Tech secured a spot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics with a third-place finish in the women's long jump final at the Olympic Trials. Nichols moved from fifth to third place in the last round, achieving a season-best jump of 22-6 1/4 (6.86 meters) on her final attempt, which was exactly the distance she needed to qualify. This continues a remarkable season for Nichols, who was the U.S. Championships bronze medalist in February and World Championships silver medalist in March. Tara Davis-Woodhall and Jasmine Moore also qualified for Team USA in the long jump, with Davis-Woodhall making her second Olympic appearance.
On her final long jump attempt of Trials, Monae' Nichols needed 6.86 meters to qualify for the Olympics. She jumped exactly 6.86 meters. Her reaction says it all. 👏 #TrackFieldTrials24 https://t.co/aN2ngZVTtl
On her final long jump attempt of the meet, Monae' Nichols needed 6.86 meters to qualify for the Olympics. She jumped exactly 6.86 meters. Her reaction says it all. 👏 #TrackFieldTrials24 https://t.co/OIbuddxoRV
On her final long jump attempt of the meet, Monae' Nichols needed to reach 6.86 meters to qualify for the Olympics. She jumped exactly 6.86 meters. Her reaction says it all. 👏 #TrackFieldTrials24 https://t.co/d7ZDhwAwVG
Long jump queen Tara Davis-Woodhall comes back after a rough start to qualify for Team USA 😤 https://t.co/k3iHJYL3pG
Jumping all the way to Paris! Tara Davis-Woodhall has qualified for her second Olympic Games! #TrackFieldTrials24 https://t.co/UtV1P9lV2z
Tara Davis-Woodhall, Jasmine Moore and Monae' Nichols are Paris bound in the long jump! #TrackFieldTrials24 https://t.co/p50LI6KSMK
Women's long jump has gone final. Looks like Monae' Nichols from Texas Tech will be on Team USA for Paris with third-place finish. Continues a terrific season in which she was U.S. Championships bronze medalist in February and World Championships silver medalist in March. https://t.co/skClVBzewF
In the Olympic Trials women's long jump final, Monae' Nichols from Texas Tech moves from 5th place to 3rd place in the last round, hitting a season-best 22-6 1/4.
Tara Davis-Woodhall getting the crowd fired up for the women's long jump final. #TrackFieldTrials24 📺: NBC & Peacock https://t.co/eTbbTP9l2l
Monae' Nichols third in qualifying for the long jump with mark of 22-5 3/4 (wind: +2.6 mps). Among the 12 advancing to the final at 7:20 p.m. CDT Saturday. Nichols, a Texas Tech senior in 2022, was 3rd at the U.S. indoor in February and 2nd at the World Championships in March.