Sharon Day-Monroe

Early life Day originally excelled in the high jump. As a junior athlete, she was the 2003 Pan American Junior champion in the high jump, and in 2004, she won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships, clearing 1.91 meters.

While at Costa Mesa High School she was the CIF California State Meet champion two years in a row, and was coached in the high jump by her father, Eugene Day. Day's mother, Yolanda Day, was also an elite high jumper, and her sister, Jasmin Day, competed in the high jump for the University of Arizona. During her junior year, she defeated senior Chaunte Howard.

Collegiate records and championships Day attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where she won the 2005 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship while setting the then-school record in the high jump at the time, with a clearance of 6–4.

She later improved upon her own school record for the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 4.75 inches in May 2008. Day-Monroe also holds the school record in the heptathlon, which she attempted at the end of her college career, after also being a standout soccer player in the fall. As a forward in soccer for the Mustangs from 2003 to 2005 and 2007, Day tallied 27 career goals and 14 assists in 79 appearances.

Day suffered a plant foot fracture in 2005 that required two surgeries and a year of rehabilitation. All of the heptathlon events except the high jump were taught to Day by her coach, Jack Hoyt. Day had not competed in the long jump, hurdles, shot put, javelin, 200 meters, or 800 meters prior to spring 2007, but she trained for these events after her soccer season.

Career personal bests (outdoor)

Event Performance (Metric)Ft.–Ins. Location Date Heptathlon 6,550 points Des Moines June 21, 2013 200-metre dash 24.02 (+1.0 m/s) Des Moines June 20, 2013 800 metres 2:08.94 MoscowAugust 16, 2013 100m hurdles 13.31 (+1.4 m/s) Eugene June 27, 2015 High jump 1.956–4.75 Northridge May 17, 2008 Eugene June 25, 2009 Long jump 6.15 (+1.7 m/s)20–2.25 Walnut April 20, 2012 Javelin throw 52.78173–2 Pomona June 2, 2018 Shot put 15.6251–3 Eugene June 27, 2015

Professional national and global events

2007 Outdoor championship Day-Monroe earned a silver medal in the high jump, clearing 1.89m (or 6–2.25).

2008 U.S. Outdoor championship She earned the bronze medal in the high jump, clearing 1.91m (6–3.25). 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.91 1.93 O O XO XO XXX

2008 Beijing Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she high-jumped 1.85m to finish 24th in qualifying.

2009 U.S. Outdoor championship Day-Monroe earned a silver medal, scoring 6,177 points.

2009 World Championship At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, she competed in both the high jump, finishing 17th, and the heptathlon, finishing 10th as the top American finisher (scoring 6,126 points).

2010 U.S. Outdoor championships Day-Monroe won the silver, scoring 6,006 points.

2011 U.S. Outdoor championships Day-Monroe won the heptathlon by scoring 6,058 points.

2011 World Championship She finished 18th at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea while scoring 6,043 points.

2012 Indoor Championships Day-Monroe won the pentathlon by scoring 4,567 points.

Event Performance English Conversion Points 60m hurdles 8.46 1,026 High Jump 1.85m 6-00.75 1,041 Shot Put 13.29m 43-07 ¼ 747 Long Jump 5.89m 19-04 816 800m 2:11.89 937

2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Day-Monroe trained at the time with then-UCLA coach Jack Hoyt, and volunteered as an assistant coach with the UCLA team. While winning the Sam Adams Multi-Event meet at Westmont College in Montecito, California, Day achieved the "A" standard for the 2012 Olympics. She won the silver with 6,343 points

2012 London Olympics She finished 16th in the heptathlon at the 2012 Olympics in London, with 6,232 points.

2013 USA Indoor championships Day-Monroe won the pentathlon for the second consecutive year, scoring 4,478 points.

Event Performance English Conversion Points 60m hurdles 8.57 1,002 High Jump 1.82m 5-11 ½ 1,003 Shot Put 15.07m 49-5 ½ 866 Long Jump 5.82m 19-1 ¼ 795 800m 2:20.86 812

2013 USA Outdoor championships Day-Monroe won the heptathlon with 6,550 points.

2013 Moscow World Championships At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, she finished sixth in the heptathlon, scoring 6,407 points.

2014 USATF Indoor Championship and American Record Day-Monroe broke the American pentathlon record at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the Albuquerque Convention Center. It was the third consecutive national indoor championship for Day-Monroe, who finished with a score of 4,805. The national scoring record stood until 2023 when Anna Hall surpassed it.

Day-Monroe's total was 238 points ahead of her previous career best, and eclipsed the old record which had been shared by DeDee Nathan (set on March 5, 1999) and Hyleas Fountain (tied on March 10, 2013), by a margin of 52 points. Day-Monroe set a personal best of 8.44 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, then cleared 1.88 meters (or 6 feet, 2 inches) to win the high jump, and proceeded to put forth marks of 15.59 meters (or 51–1.75) in the shot put and 6.09m (19–11.75) in the long jump. Needing a time of 2:16.87 in the 800 meters to break the record, Day-Monroe closed by finishing in 2:13.19. For her record performance, she was named USATF's Athlete of the Week.

Her mark was the world-leading performance of 2014 until the World Indoor Championships, where it was surpassed by Nadine Broersen. Day-Monroe finished with 4,718 points at Worlds, including a field-leading 2:09.80 time in the 800m. Event Mark Points 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships 60 hurdles 8.43 1,032 points High Jump 1.84 1,029 points Shot Put 14.95 858 points Long Jump 5.94 831 points 800 meters 2:09.80 968 points

2014 USATF Outdoor Championship Day-Monroe won the heptathlon with 6,470 points. Event Performance Wind English conversion Points 100 meters hurdles 13.42 0.9 1,062 High Jump 1.84m 6-00.50 1,029 Shot Put 15.45m 50–08.25 891 200 meters 24.40 2.6 943 Long Jump 5.85m 1.8 19–02.50 804 Javelin 46.84m 153-08 799 800 meters 2:11.54 942

2015 USA Indoor championships Day-Monroe won the pentathlon, her fourth consecutive indoor championship, in scoring 4,654 points. Event Performance English Conversion Points 60m hurdles 8.56 1,004 High Jump 1.83m 6-0 1,016 Shot Put 15.41m 50-6 ¾ 888 Long Jump 5.94m 19-6 831 800m 2:13.45 915 4654 points

2015 USATF Outdoor Championship Day-Monroe was runner-up in the heptathlon with 6,458 points. Event Performance Wind English conversion Points 100 meters hurdles 13.31 1.4 1,078 High Jump 1.76m 5-09.25 928 Shot Put 15.45m 50–08.25 891 200 meters 24.32 0.7 950 Long Jump 6.05m 0.9 19–10.25 865 Javelin 44.90m 147-04 762 800 meters 2:09.41 973

2015 Beijing World Championships She placed 14th in the heptathlon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, with 6,246 Points. Event Points Performance Wind 100 Metres Hurdles Points: 1,062 Mark: 13.42 Wind m/s: -0.7 High Jump Points: 941 Mark: 1.77 Wind m/s: Shot Put Points: 851 Mark: 14.85 Wind m/s: 200 Metres Points: 882 Mark: 25.05 Wind m/s: -1.3 Long Jump Points: 786 Mark: 5.79 Wind m/s: +1.0 Javelin Throw Points: 783 Mark: 46.02 Wind m/s: 800 Metres Points: 941 Mark: 2:11.61 Wind m/s:

2016 United States Olympic Trials Day-Monroe finished fourth in the heptathlon with 6,385 points. Event Performance Wind English conversion Points 100 meters hurdles 13.60 -0.2 1,036 High Jump 1.81m 5–11.25 991 Shot Put 15.19m 49–10.0 874 200 meters 24.73 0.7 912 Long Jump 5.99m 2.4 19–08.00 846 Javelin 49.19m 161-05 844 800 meters 2:10.87 952

2017 Indoor Championships Day-Monroe earned a silver medal in the pentathlon, scoring 4,404 points at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Event Performance English Conversion Points 60m hurdles 8.552 1,004 High Jump 1.75m 5-08.75 916 Shot Put 14.44m 47–04.50 823 Long Jump 5.85m 19–02.50 804 800m 2:17.55 857