Janay DeLoach
Event: Long Jump
Height: 5-5
Weight: 130
PR: 6.99m/22-11.25i
Born: 10/12/1985
Current Residence: Fort Collins, Colo.
High School: Ben Eielson High School (Eielson AFB, Alaska)
College: Colorado State ‘08
Coach: Tim Cawley
Agent: Paul Doyle
Sponsor: NIke
Club: New York Athletic Club (NYAC)
Career Highlights: 2012 USA Indoor champion; 2011 USA Indoor champion; 2011 USA Outdoors runner-up
USA Championships
2011 USA Outdoor runner-up (6.97m/22-10.5)
Two-time USA Indoor champion - 2011 (6.99m/22-11.25); 2012 (6.89m/22-7.25)
International Championships
2012 World Indoor runner-up (6.98m/22-10.75)
About Janay
DeLoach admits that she had a bit of a culture shock when she went to college at Colorado State after her high school career at Elison AFB in Alaska. DeLoach’s high school team would only compete in a handful of meets each year, sometimes as few as only two. DeLoach dabbled in many areas as her school’s top basketball scorer and even a cheerleader. During DeLoach’s freshman campaign at CSU, she says that she was mainly competing for the scholarship money, but didn’t love the sport. It wasn’t until her sophomore year when she went to a meet at Cal Berkley and competed against Olympian Grace Upshaw that she not only realized she had a future in the sport, but also fell in love with the long jump. Fast forward to 2011, and DeLoach finally realized her dream to represent Team USA at the World Championships to finish sixth in the world. DeLoach met her future husband, Patrick Soukup, while both were competing for Colorado State’s track and field team. They plan to wed in September, 2012. Deloach received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and human development and is pursuing her master’s degree in occupational therapy.
Other Results
2012: 2nd at World Indoors (6.98m/22-10.75); 1st at USA Indoors (6.89m/22-7.25); 1st at USATF Classic (6.83m/22-5.00)
2011: 6th at Zurich (6.53m/21-05.25); 6th at IAAF World Championships (6.56m/21-06.25); 7th at Monaco (6.62m/21-08.75); 1st at Birmingham (6.78m/22-03.00); 2nd at USA Outdoors (6.97m/22-10.5); 2nd at NY adidas Grand Prix (6.41m/21-00.50); 1st at USA Indoors (6.99m/22-11.25)
2010: 1st at Mt. SAC (6.44m/21-1.5); 5th at USA Indoors (6.57m/21-6.75)
2009: 1st at Boston Indoor Games (6.33m/20-9.25); limited outdoor competition
2008: 21std in qualifying round at Olympic Trials (5.98m/19-7.5); 6th at NCAA Outdoors (6.48m/21-3.25)
2007: 10th at Pan Ams (6.04m/19-9.75); 7th at USA Outdoors(6.41m/21-0.5); 6th at NCAA Outdoors (6.42m/21-0.75); 1st at Mountain West Conference (6.26m/20-6.5); 5th at NCAA Indoors (6.33m/20-9.25); 1st at Mountain West Conference Indoors (6.28m/20-7.25)
2006: 1st at mountain West Conference Indoors (6.11m/20-0.5); did not compete outdoors
2005: 12th at USA Outdoors (6.14m/20-1.75); 2nd at Mountain West Conference (6.01m/19-8.75)
2004: 2nd at Mountain West Conference Outdoors (6.05m/19-10.25); 2nd at Mountain West Conference Indoors (6.14m/20-1.75)
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2012: Indoor best - 6.98m/22-10.75 (No. 2 in the USA. No. 2 in the World)
2011: Indoor best – 6.99m/22-11.25 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the World); Outdoor best – 6.97m/22010.5 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 4 in the World)
2010: Indoor best – 6.57m/21-6.75 (No. 6 in the USA, No. 25 in the World); Outdoor best – 6.61m/21-8.25 (No. 10 in the USA)
2009: Indoor best – 6.33m/20-9.25 (No. 17 in the USA); Outdoor best – 6.04m/19-9.75
2008: Indoor best – 6.28m/20-7.25; Outdoor best – 6.48m/21-3.25
2007: Indoor best – 6.33m/20-9.25 (No. 5 in the USA); Outdoor best – 6.41m/21-0.50
2006: Indoor best – 6.42m/21-0.75 (No. 28 in the USA)
2005: Indoor best – 6.09m/19-11.75; Outdoor best – 6.27m/20-7.0
2004: Indoor best – 6.14m/20-1.75; Outdoor best – 6.05m/19-10.25