Celera Barnes Explained

Celera Barnes
Nationality:American
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:2 December 1998
Birth Place:Ventura, California
Education:University of Southern California '22 Masters in Medical Sciences
University of Kentucky '21 Kinesiology
Height:5 ft 3 in
Team:Adidas
2022-Present
Pb:60m: 7.09 (Albuquerque, 2024)
100m: 10.94 (Eugene, 2022)

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

Early life

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celera Barnes. 2 March 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: TRACK AND FIELD: Area stars part of select group who get full-ride offers in track. 14 May 2016 . 2 March 2024. Rhiannon. Potkey . Ventura County Star.
  3. Web site: Here are 2022's top newcomers in women's track and field — so far. ncaa. 2 March 2024. Stan. Becton. 22 April 2022.
  4. https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6141718/UCLA/Celera__Barnes.html Barnes UCLA results
  5. Web site: Track Alerts. 2 March 2024. Miller-Uibo ends season in victory; Jamaica takes both 100m NACAC Crowns. Anthony. Foster. August 21, 2022.
  6. Web site: World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Thomas, Harrison and Barnes fly to speedy wind-assisted times at Texas Relays. 26 March 2022.
  7. Web site: 2 March 2024. American Richardson beats Thompson-Herah by a whisker in Luzerne 100m. Reuters. August 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: February 18, 2024. Flotrack. USA Indoor Track And Field Championships 2024 Results. 2 March 2024. Joe. Harrington.
  9. Web site: Wonen's 60m Results – World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024.
  10. Web site: USATF. USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24. 17 April 2024. 18 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha. Athletics Weekly. Jasmine. Collett . May 10, 2024 . 12 May 2024.