Dana Gates

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
High School:
Wichita Southeast
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

2013-14: (Indoor) Competed in the 60 and long jump during the season, representing the team in the long jump at the MAC Championships … Placed third in the 60 at the Tom Wright Open, running the event in a personal-best time of 7.93 seconds … Jumped 17-feet-11 at the Akron Invite to place third and set a new personal best … Was second in the long jump at the GVSU Big Meet. (Outdoor) Ran the 100 and competed in the long jump during the season … Set a personal best time of 12.88 in the 100 at the Cherry Blossom Invitational and improved upon that to 12.50 in the All-Ohio Championships … Placed fourth in the Toledo Dual in the long jump at 16-feet-9.25 … Recorded a season-best leap of 17-2 at the Cherry Blossom Invitational.

2012-13: (Indoor) Competed in the MAC Championships in both the long jump and triple jump and also ran the 60 during the season … Established her BGSU personal best in the 60 with a time of 8.21 seconds at the EMU Holiday Eagle Meet … Improved to 8.00 for a fourth-place finish at the Tom Wright Classic and then ran 7.99 at the Akron Invitational … In the triple jump, had a personal best of 35-feet-8 at the GVSU Big Meet … Placed 20th at the MAC Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 32-0.75 … In the long jump, finished fourth at the Bowling Green Opener with a leap of 17-4.75 and then improved to 17-7.5 at the GVSU Big Meet … Finished 12th at the MAC Championships in the long jump with a best of 17-9.75. (Outdoor) Competed in the 100, long jump and triple jump during the season, qualifying for the MAC Championships in the long jump … Ran the 100 just once, posting a time of 12.94 seconds at the UC Early Bird Relays … Set a triple jump PR with a leap of 31-5.25 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge … Established her BGSU best in the long jump at the UC Early Bird Relays by marking 16-5.25 … Improved that distance three more times, going 16-11.5 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge, 17-6 at the Northeast Ohio Invitational and then finally 18-1 at the Toledo Invitational … Finished 19th at the MAC Championships in the long jump with a leap of 16-4.25.

Barton Community College: Competed for two years in track and field, as well as basketball, at Barton County Community College ... Placed second in the long jump at the NJCAA 2012 Indoor National Championships with a leap of 18-04.00 ... Placed 10th in the long jump at the NJCAA 2012 National Championships with a leap of 17-03.50.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Wichita Southeast High School ... Finished second in the state in the long jump in both 2009 and 2010, placing third in 2008 ... Part of a 400 relay team that set a city record in 2010 and won regional championships in 2009 and 2010 ... Also played two years of basketball.

Personal: Full name is Dana Jaynell Gates ... Born Feb. 15, 1992 ... Daughter of Jay Gates and Chris Brown ... Has two brothers, Jonathan and Aaron, and a sister, Ashley ... Majoring in business.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 7.93, Tom Wright Open (1/24/14)
Long jump: 17-11, Akron Invitational (2/8/14)
Triple jump: 35-8.00, GVSU Big Meet (2/9/13)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 12.50, All-Ohio Championships (4/12/14)
Long Jump: 18-1, Toledo Invitational (5/2/13)
Triple Jump: 31-5.25, Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/29/13)