Chantae McMillan

Chantae McMillan
McMillan competing at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-05-01) May 1, 1988 (age 36)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon, pentathlon, Javelin
Turned pro2011
Coached byKibwe Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon:
6326 points
Eugene (USA)
July 10, 2016
Pentathlon:
4396 points
College Station (USA)
March 11, 2011

Chantae McMillan (born May 1, 1988) is an American heptathlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Prep career

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Chantae McMillan attended Rolla High School in Rolla, Missouri, where she competed in the long jump and graduated in 2006. McMillan earned High School All-America accolades by finishing third in the long jump with a leap of 19 ft 4ins at the 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals.

McMillan placed at the long jump at the Missouri State High School Activities Association outdoor Class 4 state track and field meet all four years. McMillan finished second to Leandra McGruder and earned a silver medal in the long jump as a senior in 2006 (18-9), winning titles as a junior in 2005 (19-5 1/2) and as a sophomore in 2004 (18-11) and earned a silver medal in the long jump as a freshman in 2003 (18-2 1/2).

McMillan won her only triple jump appearance at the state meet as a junior (38-7).

NCAA

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McMillan then went to the University of Nebraska. In summer 2007, she became a competitor in combined events (pentathlon and heptathlon).[1] She compiled 4 Big XII Championships and set two school records, graduating as the most accomplished heptathlete in Nebraska Cornhuskers history. McMillan placed fourth in Heptathlon at 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships scoring 5583 points.[2] She placed second in the Pentathlon as a senior at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships behind Brianne Theisen-Eaton.[3]

Professional

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Chantae McMillan placed third scoring 6003 points at 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships behind Sharon Day 6058 points and Ryann Krais 6030 points.[4]

McMillan qualified for the 2012 London Olympics at the U.S. Olympic trials on June 30, 2012.[5] She placed third at the trials with a score of 6188 points.[6] At the trials, McMillan set personal bests in 100 meter hurdles, 200 meters, shot put, javelin, and 800 meters and achieved the Olympic A standard.[5] At the 2012 Olympics, she finished in 28th place.

On June 20, 2015, McMillan scored 5601 points to place fifth overall in women's heptathlon at the Pan American Combined Events Cup.[7]

McMillan is one of six athletes to be featured on the 2015 cover of ESPN's famous Body Issue.[8]

In the 2015–2016 school year, McMillan trained and coached at University of Dayton in preparation for U.S. Olympic trials on July 10, 2016.[9] McMillan placed fifth scoring a personal best 6326 points at the U.S. Olympic trials on July 10, 2016.[10]

Television

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Chantae McMillan competed on the NBC television series The Titan Games,[11][12][circular reference] and progressed through the competition to become a Titan by beating two-time Olympic gold medallist Claressa Shields. McMillian defended her Titan win against episode competitors once, before being dethroned by Dani Speegle.

References

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  1. ^ University of Nebraska Track & Field bio
  2. ^ 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Women's Heptathlon DATE: 06/09 - 06/12/10 at Hayward Field - Eugene, OR
  3. ^ 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Women's Pentathlon 03/11 - 03/12/11 University of Texas A&M -Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium
  4. ^ 2011 USA Championships Results - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR June 23-26, 2011 - Women's Heptathlon Senior
  5. ^ a b Roberts, Dave (2012-07-01). "Rolla native McMillan qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team". The Rolla Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  6. ^ "USATF 2012 Trials Results – Women's Heptathlon". Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  7. ^ 2015 Capital Cup Results – Women’s Heptathlon
  8. ^ Chantae McMillan cover image
  9. ^ "Chantae McMillan coached at University of Dayton in 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  10. ^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) results". Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  11. ^ "The Titan Games". IMDb. 3 January 2019.
  12. ^ The Titan Games
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