| Neidra Covington |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Fla.
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| High School:
Boca Ciega High School
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| Height:
5-6
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| Position:
Jumps
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| Experience:
1L
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PHOTO GALLERY
Two-time All-American
2008
Covington closed out the indoor season, earning All-American honors in both the long and triple jump ... The St. Petersburg, Fla., native, soared 6.22m (20-05.00) to place ninth overall in the long jump at nationals ... She followed by leaping 13.04m (42-09.50) in the women's triple jump to finish eighth in her flight and 14th overall in the event in Fayetteville ... Collected all-conference honors in both events after winning the conference championship in both the long and triple jump ... Successfully defended her MWC crown with an NCAA automatic leap of 13.41m (44-00.00) in the triple jump ... By soaring 13.41m (44-00.00), the sophomore broke her own school record in the event and posted the fifth-best mark in MWC women's championship history ... Her leap at that point was tied for the seventh best jump in the NCAA ... At the MWC championships, she won the long jump with an NCAA provisional and personal best leap of 6.26m (20-06.50) ... Was selected as the Mountain West Conference women's indoor track and field athlete of the week on Feb. 19 by finishing first overall in the women's long jump with an NCAA provisional mark of 6.13m (20-01.50) at the Tyson Invitational ... She followed by placing seventh overall in the women's triple jump, leaping to an NCAA provisional mark of 13.11m (43-00.25) in Fayetteville ... Covington's long jump mark at the Tyson Invitational was the second longest in all-time MWC history ... During the outdoor season, the sophomore earned runner-up honors in the championship division of the women's triple jump at the Penn Relays, soaring 43 feet, 3 3/4 inches ... Her regional qualifying mark broke her own school record and was the third-best leap in MWC history ... Covington also led TCU in the long jump at the Penn Relays by leaping 19 feet, 8 inches to place sixth overall in a highly competitive field at Penn ... For her effort in Philadelphia, Covington was named the conference athlete of the week ... At the MWC Outdoor Championships in Fort Worth, Covington broke the former MWC Championships meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 43 feet, 1 3/4 inches to place second overall in the event ... She competed at the Midwest Regional in the women's triple jump.
2007
Earned Female Freshman of the Year honors at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Qualified for the Midwest Regional in the long jump and triple jump ... Won the MWC Indoor title in the triple jump with a leap of 42-09.75 (12.65m) ... Placed fourth in the long jump at the MWC Indoor Championships with a leap of 19-11.75 (6.09m) ... Finished third in the triple jump at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best jump of 42-00.50 (12.81m) ... Won the long jump competition at the Horned Frog Invitational with a leap of 19-04.75 (5.91m) ... Posted personal-record leap of 19-08.25 (6.00m) to finish fourth in the long jump at the TCU Invitational ... Placed second in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational ... Finished second in the triple jump at the TCU Invitational with a jump of 41-01.00 (12.52m).
High School
Attended Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Won the long jump at the USA Junior Track and Field Championships with a jump of 20'.25" ... Placed fifth in the long jump at US Junior Nationals ... Holds school record in long jump with a 20'5.50" and triple jump with a leap of 41'10 ... Conference champion in long jump and triple jump ... Top triple jump of 40'5 in 2006 ranked eighth nationally ... ... Named Pinellas County Student Citizen of the Month ... Coached by Eileen Givens.
Personal
Daughter of Gisela Covington ... Has two siblings, Nigel and Nadia ... Nadia runs track at Florida A&M ... majoring in nursing ... Would like to attend medical school upon graduation ... Lists reading as a hobby.
