LARAMIE, Wyo. — Shayla Howell is set to compete and represent the University of Wyoming at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships hosted in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday March 11th in the Long Jump. 

With her school record jump of 21-4.75 that claimed first at the 2022 Mountain West Indoor Championships, Howell will be the first Cowgirl to compete at the NCAAs since Ja'la Henderson in 2019. 

Said Shayla Howell. "The timing of everything played a big part in how it unfolded. My coaches did a great job to help me perform my best at conference and I feel I've been working hard to get there as well." 

She continued, "It means a lot to be representing UW at nationals and I hope to keep building on the momentum to do well for UW on Friday. I expect myself to keep doing what I've been doing and be focused on what I need to do to perform my best on Friday."

The Long Jump finals will be on Friday, March 11 and are set to beginning at 6:00 p.m. MT. The entirety of the NCAA Indoor Championships will be streamed live on ESPN3. 

The Junior from Colony, Wyo., has qualified in 10th amongst the 16 competitors in the Long Jump with her mark of 6.52M. The top spot on the qualifying list belongs to Jasmine Moore from the University of Florida. Moore has a top mark of 6.75M. Howell is the lone competitor in the Long Jump field from the Mountain West Conference. 

Associate Head Coach Quincy Howe had this to say about Howell's season. "This season has been a culmination of a lot of hard work and dedication over the last few years. It has been great to see how well she is executing her performances and how she has been able respond in high pressure environments. This week will be no different. Of course the people she is up against now have the same resolve but I have no doubt that Shayla is up for the task at hand"

The Full Qualifying List 

  1  Jasmine Moore                SO Florida               6.75m 

  2  Monae' Nichols               SR TX Tech              6.66m 

  3  Alysah Hickey                 SO Oregon               6.66m 

  4  Deborah Acquah            SR Texas A&M        6.64m 

  5  Ruth Usoro                       SR TX Tech              6.59m 

  6  Claire Bryant                  FR Florida                 6.57m 

  7  Anna Keefer                    SR North Carolina  6.55m 

  8  Darby Thomas               SO Nebraska            6.54m 

  9  Taishia Pryce                 SR KS State               6.54m 

 10  Shayla Howell               JR Wyoming              6.52m 

 11  Charisma Taylor           JR Tennessee            6.45m 

 12  Ingeborg Gruenwald    SO UTSA                    6.42m 

 13  Tyra Gittens                    JR Texas                    6.42m 

 14  Jasmine Akins                FR Kennesaw State   6.37m 

 15  Titiana Marsh                 JR Georgia                6.35m 

 16  Leone Farquharson      SR Cornell                 6.35m 

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