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Celera Barnes

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Celera Barnes
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 25)
Ventura, California
EducationUniversity of Southern California '22 Masters in Medical Sciences
University of Kentucky '21 Kinesiology
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
TeamAdidas
2022-Present
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.09 (Albuquerque, 2024)
100m: 10.94 (Eugene, 2022)
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  United States
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4x100 m relay

Celera Barnes (born 2 December 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

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She attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California.[2] She graduated from the University of Kentucky before transferring to the University of Southern California for grad school.[3][4]

Career

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In August 2022, at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas she won the silver medal in the 100 meters in 11.10s behind the Jamaican Shericka Jackson, and won a gold medal in the 4x100m relay.[5] That year, she ran a wind assisted 10.82 100m at the Texas Relays.[6] She also finished third behind Sha'Carri Richardson and Elaine Thompson-Herah in Luzerne, in 11.40 seconds for the 100 metres.[7]

Barnes finished third at the American National indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico in February 2024.[8] She was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland and qualified for the semi-finals.[9]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] In May 2024, she finished third in the 100 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Celera Barnes". World Athletics. 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (14 May 2016). "TRACK AND FIELD: Area stars part of select group who get full-ride offers in track". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ Becton, Stan (22 April 2022). "Here are 2022's top newcomers in women's track and field — so far". ncaa. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ Barnes UCLA results
  5. ^ Foster, Anthony (August 21, 2022). "Miller-Uibo ends season in victory; Jamaica takes both 100m NACAC Crowns". Track Alerts. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Thomas, Harrison and Barnes fly to speedy wind-assisted times at Texas Relays". World Athletics. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "American Richardson beats Thompson-Herah by a whisker in Luzerne 100m". Reuters. August 30, 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ Harrington, Joe (February 18, 2024). "USA Indoor Track And Field Championships 2024 Results". Flotrack. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Wonen's 60m Results – World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ^ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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