Chantae McMillan
Athletics | |
Event(s) | Heptathlon, pentathlon, Javelin |
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Turned pro | 2011 |
Coached by | Kibwe 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
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
McMillan then went to the
Professional
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
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
Television
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
- ^ University of Nebraska Track & Field bio
- ^ 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Women's Heptathlon DATE: 06/09 - 06/12/10 at Hayward Field - Eugene, OR
- ^ 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Women's Pentathlon 03/11 - 03/12/11 University of Texas A&M -Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium
- ^ 2011 USA Championships Results - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR June 23-26, 2011 - Women's Heptathlon Senior
- ^ 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.
- ^ "USATF 2012 Trials Results – Women's Heptathlon". Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ 2015 Capital Cup Results – Women’s Heptathlon
- ^ Chantae McMillan cover image
- ^ "Chantae McMillan coached at University of Dayton in 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) results". Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "The Titan Games". IMDb. 3 January 2019.
- ^ The Titan Games
External links
- Chantae McMillan on Twitter
- Chantae McMillan at World Athletics
- Chantae McMillan at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Chantae McMillan at Team USA (archived)
- Chantae McMillan at Olympics.com
- Chantae McMillan at Olympedia
- Chantae McMillan Athlete Business profile
- Chantae McMillan – University of Nebraska profile at TFRRS
- Chantae McMillan professional track and field results
- Chantae McMillan professional track and field All-Athletics profile