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Latavia Coombs - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

LataviaCoombs

  • position Jumps
  • class Senior
  • Hometown St. Catherine, Jamaica
  • Previous School New Mexico JC
  • High school Holmwood Tech

Personal Bests
60H: 8.55 | 100H: 13.93 | LJ: 20’6.5″ | TJ: 44’6″ | Hept: 4778

2019 (senior)
Indoor

  • Just missed scoring at SECs placing ninth in the triple jump
  • Season best 42’8.825″/13.01m at the Tiger Paw Invite, just her second meet of the calendar year

2018 (junior)
Outdoor

  • Long Jump season best 19’4″/5.89m (+1.7) at the National Relays
  • Just missed scoring in the TJ at SECs, placing ninth. Was 18th in the long jump
  • NCAA East Prelims qualifier in the TJ, just missing a trip to Eugene for the NCAA Championships, placing 13th

Indoor

  • NCAA Championships qualifier in the TJ where she placed 13th
  • 16th in the TJ and 19th in the LJ at SECs
  • Runner-up at the McCravy Meet with a TJ season best 43’2.5″/13.17m, and third in the LJ at that meet


Prior to UK
NJCAA Triple Jump, 100m hurdles, high jump and long jump champion … Second in the NJCAA Outdoor Heptathlon … Won the long jump and high jump at NJCAA Indoor Championships

Personal
Full name: Latavia Coombs
Parents: Andrene and Garnet Coombs
Siblings: Kenardo (younger)
Birthday: Oct. 10

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