# KeAndre Bates

KeAndre Bates (born May 24, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump with a personal record of 17.16 m (56 ft 3+1⁄2 in) and Long jump 8.32 m (27 ft 3+1⁄2 in). Bates is a 3-time NCAA champion, 14-time NCAA Division 1 All-American and 3-time SEC champion. Bates represented United States at 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships, and 2018 NACAC Championships.

## Career

Bates earned his place among World's top triple jumpers before graduation from Florida. Bates earned fourteen NCAA Division 1 All-American as a college student-athlete. He earned an athletic scholarship to attended University of Florida and competed for the Florida Gators men's track and field.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing United States ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 NACAC Championships | Toronto Canada | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.58 m (54 ft 5 in) (Wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.16 m (56 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.0 m/s) |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 9th | Long jump | 7.71 m (25 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.2 m/s) |
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.63 m (54 ft 7 in) (Wind: -0.0 m/s) |
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 7th | Long jump | 7.86 m (25 ft 9 in) (Wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2018 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Tennessee | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.23 m (53 ft 3 in) (Wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2018 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Tennessee | 4th | Long jump | 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) (Wind: +3.5 m/s) |
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.67 m (54 ft 8 in) |
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 6th | Long jump | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| 2018 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.82 m (51 ft 11 in) |
| 2018 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 7th | Long jump | 7.61 m (25 ft 0 in) |
| 2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 17th | Triple jump | 14.64 m (48 ft 0 in) (Wind: +2.7 m/s) |
| 2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 6th | Long jump | 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) (Wind: +2.9 m/s) |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 1st | Triple jump | 16.76 m (55 ft 0 in) (Wind: +2.4 m/s) |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 1st | Long jump | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) (Wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 11th | 4x100 meter relay | 39.07 |
| 2017 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Missouri | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m (54 ft 7 in) (Wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| 2017 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Missouri | 2nd | Long jump | 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.0 m/s) |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.62 m (54 ft 6 in) |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M University | 1st | Long jump | 8.04 m (26 ft 5 in) |
| 2017 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Vanderbilt University | 1st | Triple jump | 16.81 m (55 ft 2 in) |
| 2017 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | Vanderbilt University | 1st | Long jump | 8.01 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| 2016 | 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Long jump | 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in) (Wind: +3.6 m/s) |
| 2016 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | Triple jump | 16.50 m (54 ft 2 in) (Wind: +1.2 m/s) |
| 2016 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | Long jump | 8.32 m (27 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.6 m/s) |
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.73 m (54 ft 11 in) (Wind: +3.2 m/s) |
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | Long jump | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) (Wind: -0.7 m/s) |
| 2016 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | 7th | Triple jump | 15.72 m (51 ft 7 in) (Wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| 2016 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | 3rd | Long jump | 7.78 m (25 ft 6 in) (Wind: 0.6 m/s) |
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 4th | Long jump | 7.73 m (25 ft 4 in) |
| 2016 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 7th | Triple jump | 15.66 m (51 ft 5 in) |
| 2016 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 8th | Long jump | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| 2015 | 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 3rd | Long jump | 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (Wind: +1.6 m/s) |
| 2015 | US Junior U 20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 5th | Triple jump | 15.07 m (49 ft 5 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 2015 | US Junior U 20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 1st | Long jump | 7.73 m (25 ft 4 in) (Wind: +3.4 m/s) |
| 2015 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi State University | 8th | Triple jump | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in) (Wind: +2.7 m/s) |
| 2015 | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Mississippi State University | 3rd | Long jump | 7.97 m (26 ft 2 in) (Wind: -3.0 m/s) |
| 2015 | 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 7th | Triple jump | 16.42 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| 2015 | 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 3rd | Long jump | 8.02 m (26 ft 4 in) |
| 2015 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Kentucky | 5th | Triple jump | 16.06 m (52 ft 8 in) |
| 2015 | SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships | University of Kentucky | 5th | Long jump | 7.58 m (24 ft 10 in) |
| 2014 | 2014 USA U 20 Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.38 m (50 ft 6 in) (Wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | 2014 USA U 20 Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 8th | Long jump | 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in) (Wind: +2.0 m/s) |
| 2014 | New Balance Nationals Outdoor | North Carolina A&T State University | 1st | Triple jump | 15.34 m (50 ft 4 in) (Wind: +2.2 m/s) |
| 2014 | New Balance Nationals Outdoor | North Carolina A&T State University | 5th | Long jump | 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 2014 | Texas Relays | University of Texas at Austin | 1st | Triple jump | 15.34 m (50 ft 4 in) (Wind: +2.2 m/s) |
| 2014 | Texas Relays | University of Texas at Austin | 4th | Long jump | 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 2014 | Texas Relays | University of Texas at Austin | 8th | High jump | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| 2014 | New Balance Nationals Indoor | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.28 m (50 ft 2 in) |
| 2014 | New Balance Nationals Indoor | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 7th | Long jump | 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in) |
| 2014 | New Balance Nationals Indoor | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 9th | High jump | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| 2013 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | North Carolina A&T State University | 1st | Triple jump | 15.31 m (50 ft 3 in) (Wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 2013 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | North Carolina A&T State University | 3rd | Long jump | 7.12 m (23 ft 4 in) (Wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2013 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | North Carolina A&T State University | 19th | 400 metres hurdles | 55.82 |
| 2013 | 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics | Donetsk, Ukraine | 9th | Triple jump | 15.45 m (50 ft 8 in) (Wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 2013 | USA World Youth Trials | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 4th | Long jump | 6.93 m (22 ft 9 in) (Wind: +2.1 m/s) |
| 2013 | USA World Youth Trials | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 1st | Triple jump | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) (Wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| 2012 | USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | Baltimore, Maryland | 1st | Triple jump | 14.47 m (47 ft 6 in) (Wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 2012 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bloomington, Indiana | 17th | Triple jump | 14.32 m (47 ft 0 in) (Wind: +0.4 m/s) |

## Personal Biography

KeAndre Bates was born in Temple, Texas, United States, and attended Burges High School'14 as a University Interscholastic League Texas 4A two sport athlete (football and Track and Field) before committing to Florida Gators track and field.