2011 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Woods, Shana

Shana Woods
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR:
Redshirt senior Shana Woods returns to action after a season of not competing to provide the Trojans one of the top heptathletes in the country and depth to the Trojan women[apos]s team in the jumps, hurdles and sprints.
2010:
Used the 2010 season as a redshirt year.
2009:
Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Pac-10 Championship with a season-best total of 5,490. Ran the third leg for the 4x100m relay team which came in second at the Pac-10s with a time of 44.37. Also long jumped 18-8 1.2, but did not score. Did not compete at the West Regional. Came in 13th at the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon with a total of 5,475 points. Had season bests of 23.86w in the 200m, 2:26.41 in the 800m, 13.84 in the 100m HH, 5-5 1/4 (1.65m) in the high jump, 20-5w in the long jump, 35-4 in the shot put, and 133-2 in the javelin.
2008:
Had a season best of 5,474 in the heptathlon at the Pac-10 Championships on May 10 to place third. She had season bests during the competition in the 200m (24.21), 800m (2:23.13), shot put (34-0) and high jump (5-5 1/4). Had a long jump of 19-2 (5.84m) at the Pac-10s and just missed the cut for the finals. Also threw the javelin 119-6 (36.42m) at the Pac-10s, but did not advance. Had a time of 13.89 in the 100m HH, but just missed making the cut for the finals. She ran the third leg for USC[apos]s 4x100m relay team which placed second and qualified for the NCAAs with a time of 44.64. Scored 5,370 points in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships to finish 16th. Set her PR in the javelin with a throw of 135-4 (41.25m) in the final day of the event on June 14. Had a career-best time of 13.76 in the 100m HH to take second at the Dual Meet on May 3.
2007:
Registered the third-best USC heptathlon total of 5,507 points while placing 13th at the NCAA Championships on June 8...she was the top placing freshman and only one other freshman finished the two-day event...she finished 86 points away from All-America honors. Named the Pac-10 Women[apos]s Co-Newcomer of the Year along with teammate Shalina Clarke. She placed second in the long jump (20-8, 6.30m) and ran the second leg for USC[apos]s winning 4x100m relay team (44.09) in the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 28. Placed 9th in the LJ (19-3 1/2) at the Pac-10 Championships and missed scoring by one-half inch. Finished 5th in the heptathlon at the Pac-10 Multis with a total of 5,459 points. Was part of USC[apos]s winning 4x100m relay team (44.20) at the Pac-10s. Ran the third leg for USC[apos]s winning 4x100m relay team (44.07) and the second leg for the 5th-place 4x400m relay squad (3:38.93) at the NCAA West Regional. In her first heptathlon competition as a Trojan on April 11-12 at the Mt. SAC Relays, Woods placed fifth with a total of 5,393 points, good for fourth on USC[apos]s all-time heptathlon list.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Had an outstanding high school career at Long Beach Polytechnic High (Calif.) where she earned High School All-America honors, culminating by winning the 2006 USTF Jr. Heptathlon with a high school record 5,533 points, the first high school girl to score over 5,500 points...She defeated 2005 USA junior heptathlon champion Shevell Quinley in the event..Woods ran a leg on Long Beach Poly[apos]s 4x400m relay team with a 53-low split...Was the 2004 state long jump champion...Won the pentathlon at the NSC in 2005 and was named to the U.S. team for the Yourth Championships in Morocco.
PERSONAL:
Shana was born on July 7, 1988 in Bellflower, Calif...Likes to spend her free time watching televison, swimming and boxing..Lists her favorite movies as Rocky 1-6 and When We Were Kings and favorite actor as Nicholas Cage...Favorite food is shrimp...She is is a Political Science major and Sociology minor at USC.
CAREER BESTS:
Heptathlon -- 5,533
100m -- 11.62; 200m -- 23.94; 100mHH -- 13.76; High Jump -- 5-5 3/4; Long Jump -- 20-10; Shot -- 35-6; Javelin -- 135-4
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Saturday, June 14
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Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11