Shareka Nance Class: Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: Eureka Event: Horizontal Jumps

2004-05: Competed in the triple jump and long jump as a junior ... Won two triple jump titles during the indoor season, inlcuding the Hoosier Hills Invitational with a career-best mark of 36-9.75 ... Improved on that mark during the outdoor schedule with season's best mark of 36-11.5 at the Mike Poehlein Invitational on April 2 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the outdoor long jump with a career-best mark of 18-6.5 at the Mike Poehlein Invite ... Was fifth in the indoor long jump at the Hoosier Hills Invitational on Feb. 18.

2003-04: Earned four top-4 finishes in the triple jump during the indoor season, including a season-best second at the Hoosier Open ... Finished fifth or better three times in the outdoor triple jump, including a personal best mark of 37-5.75 to finish second at the Billy Hayes Invite.

2002-03: Placed among the top nine in triple jump at four events in the spring ... Recorded season-best triple jump mark of 34-2.25 to place fourth at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... Top long jump was 16-2.75 at Butler Twilight ... Redshirted during indoor season ... Member of Conference USA Commissioner's and Fall Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball and ran track at Eureka High School ... Named first team all-metro and all-state in track ... Helped lead team to four conference track championships ... Garnered second team all-conference honors in basketball.

Personal: Born Shareka Nicole Nance on January 15, 1984 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Daughter of Ricky Nance and Sheila Riley ... Majoring in exercise science.