UNLV REBELS

Chantel Yates

Class: Senior Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn. High School: Brainerd HS

Event: Multi Birthdate: 04/11/1981 Experience: 3L

UNLV Career Highlights (1999-Present):
* UNLV freshman record holder (heptathlon)
* NCAA Championships qualifier (4x400 meter relay – outdoor)
* MWC record holder (4x400 meter relay – indoor and outdoor)
* Named MWC Athlete of the Week once
* Former U.S. Junior National team member

UNLV Profile: A versatile athlete who excels in numerous events…Also provides the Rebels with an option to score in the hurdles and the relays.

(2001-02 Junior): Team co-captain...A member of UNLV’s top relay squad which captured the 4x400 relay title at the MWC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Rebels hold the indoor and outdoor MWC all-time record in the event…Placed fifth in the 60 meter hurdles at the conference indoor meet with a time of 8.77 seconds…Finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.49) at the MWC Outdoor Championships…An NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier in the 4x400 meter relay which placed ninth nationally…(2000-01 Sophomore): Did not compete due to injury…(1999-00 Freshman): Named the team’s Rookie of the Year after setting the school’s freshman record in the heptathlon, scoring 5,214 points at the Mt. SAC Relays…Finished second in the heptathlon at the MWC Championships, scoring 5,032 points…Also earned all-conference honors in the long jump, finishing fourth with a leap of 18-06 (5.62m) and in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, helping UNLV to victories in both of those events…In the indoor season, she finished third in the pentathlon at the conference meet, scoring 3,610 points…Chosen the MWC Athlete of the Week on Jan. 29 after finishing second in the pentathlon at the Air Force Invitational…Took second in the heptathlon at the U.S. Junior National Championships last summer, qualifying her for the U.S. Junior National team.

High School: A 1999 graduate of Brainerd High School in Chattanooga, Tenn…A two-sport star, earning a total of eight letters in basketball and track and field…Led the Panthers to a state championship as a senior and two region runner-up finishes…A four-time state champion in the pentathlon…Also won three individual state titles in the 400 meters, two in the 100 hurdles and one in the long jump during her career…Named the team’s Most Valuable Player all four years…Honored as the Athlete of the Year by Old Timers and Gatorade as a senior…Named the Tennessee track and field athlete of the year…An AAU All-American in 1996-97 and the AAU runner-up in the heptathlon as a senior…Also led the Panther basketball team to a pair of regional crowns.

Personal: Jamarva Chantel Yates...Born April 11, 1981, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to parents Brennan and Donnetta Yates...Physical education major at UNLV.

UNLV Career Bests 
Indoor
200M		25.56		at UW Invitational (2/9/02)
400M		58.87		at Wolf Pack Invitational (2/2/02)
55M Hurdles	8.26		at Texas Tech Open (1/19/02)
60M Hurdles	8.75		at Minnesota Classic (1/26/02)
Long Jump	         18-01.50          at Texas Tech Open (1/19/02)
Pentathlon	3,610 Pts.	at MWC Indoor Championships (2/24/00)
Heptathlon	5,214 Pts.	at Mt. SAC Relays (4/14/00)
Outdoor
200M		25.11		at Outback Invitational (4/27/02)
Long Jump	         19-00.50          at Cal-Nevada Championships (4/30/00)
100 Hurdles	14.04		at Cal-Nevada Championships (4/30/00)