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Cheyenne Nesbitt
Personal information
Born23 August 1999 (25 years, 112 days old)[1][2]
Education
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[2]
Sport
Country United States
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)Heptathlon
Women's pentathlon
College team
Coached byRod Cowan[3]
Now coachingIllinois Fighting Illini[4]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 60mH: 8.29 i (2024)
  • 100mH: 13.09 (+1.6) (2024)
  • 800m: 2:16.32 (2024)
  • LJ: 6.35m i (2021)
  • HJ: 1.84m (2024)
  • SP: 13.72m (2024)
  • PENT: 4475pts (2024)
  • HEP: 6002pts (2024)
Updated on December 2024

Cheyenne Nesbitt (née Williamson; born 23 August 1999) is an American heptathlete and the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winner in the women's pentathlon. Competing for the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals track and field team, Nesbitt was a ten-time NCAA Division II champion including four straight heptathlon titles. At the 2024 United States Olympic trials heptathlon, Nesbitt was in 4th place after the first day of competition but ended up finishing 11th.

Career

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Cheyenne Nesbitt's NCAA Division II titles
Year Event
2021 Indoor Long jump
60 m hurdles
Pentathlon
2021 Outdoor Heptathlon
4 × 400 m relay
Long jump
2022 Indoor Pentathlon
2022 Outdoor Heptathlon
2023 Outdoor Heptathlon
High jump
2024 Outdoor Heptathlon

In high school, Nesbitt broke a 20-year-old school long jump record during her first ever competition. She committed to the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals track and field team to compete in the NCAA Division II.[3]

While playing basketball, Nesbitt tore her anterior cruciate ligament during her senior year of high school, causing her to miss the 2018 prep season. In 2019, still injured, Nesbitt used a medical redshirt, and in 2020 she was given an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, she was able to continue competing collegiately until 2024 at the age of 24.[3]

Nesbitt was a 10-time NCAA DII indoor or DII outdoor champion in several different events. She was the first ever NCAA athlete in any division to win four national heptathlon titles in a row.[4][5]

Nesbitt won her first senior national title at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, beating Olympian Annie Kunz and Hope Bender in the process. She became the first-ever collegian to win a USATF indoor heptathlon title, and her mark of 4,475 points was a new NCAA Division II record and the 2nd-highest score in the world that year.[6] Despite winning the U.S. championships, Nesbitt's mark ended up below the top-five threshold of 4,533 points required to compete at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.[7]

At the 2024 United States Olympic trials, Nesbitt finished 3rd in the heptathlon high jump and was in 4th place overall after the first day of competition. On the final day, she finished 14th in the long jump and 13th in the javelin disciplines, and placed 11th after all heptathlon events were completed, failing to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team.[8]

Personal life

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Nesbitt was born on 23 August 1999 and attended Garber High School in Bay City, Michigan.[2][9] She started running from her Hampton Elementary return bus stop to her grandmother's house in grade school, and first started track and field at Cramer Junior High.[3]

In 2023, Nesbitt married Saginaw track and field teammate Brendan Nesbitt and changed her last name from Williamson.[3]

In 2024, Nesbitt became an assistant coach for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field program.[4]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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Heptathlon progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 5517 pts 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tobacco Road Challenge Durham, NC 9 Apr 2021 [10]
2 5595 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Allendale, MI 27 May 2021 [11]
3 5757 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Allendale, MI 26 May 2022 [12]
4 5861 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Pueblo, CO 25 May 2023 [13]
5 6002 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Emporia, KS 23 May 2024 [14]
Pentathlon progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 3630 pts 2nd place, silver medalist(s) SVSU Holiday Open & Multis Saginaw, MI 6 Dec 2019 [15]
2 3906 pts OT 1st place, gold medalist(s) SVSU - Jet's Pizza Invitational Saginaw, MI 28 Jan 2021 [16]
3 4113 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships Birmingham, AL 10 Mar 2021 [17]
4 4292 pts OT 1st place, gold medalist(s) NCAA Division II Indoor Championships Pittsburg, KS 10 Mar 2022 [18]
5 4475 pts 1st place, gold medalist(s) USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, IN 27 Jan 2024 [19]

References

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  1. ^ Cheyenne Nesbitt at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d Cheyenne Nesbitt at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bay County's Olympic hopeful Cheyenne Nesbitt belongs among nation's elite". mlive.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Cheyenne Nesbitt - Assistant Coach". fightingillini.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Cheyenne Nesbitt Finishes 11th in U.S. Olympic Trials Heptathlon". svsucardinals.com. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Seventh-Year Senior Caps 'Greatest Day' With 4,475 Points And U.S. Pentathlon Title; Steven Bastien Defends Men's Heptathlon Crown". RunnerSpace. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Indoor Digest — U.S. Season Opens Strong". Track and Field News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Cheyenne Nesbitt has her moments to shine and smile at U.S. Olympic Trials". mlive.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Cheyenne Nesbitt". svsucardinals.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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