Shania Collins (born November 14, 1996) is an American

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. In February 2019, she won the gold medal in the

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event at the

2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place from February 22 to February 24 and serves ...

Professional

Collins runs professionally for Adidas since 2018.

NCAA Track Major meet results

Collins graduated from

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and signed with

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in 2018.

Prep

Collins graduated from

Huntingtown High School Huntingtown High School is located at 4125 North Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, Maryland (MD), United States. Completed and opened in 2004, HHS is currently home to approximately fifteen hundred students from grades 9 to 12. Huntingtown High ...

as a 8-time

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state champion. 2011 New Balance National Championships results

National Scholastic Indoor Championships The National Scholastic Indoor Championships or "NSIC" are, along with Nike Indoor Nationals, one of two American high school national championship indoor track and field meets. High school participants from across the country compete for the hono ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Shania 1996 births Living people American female sprinters African-American track and field athletes American female track and field athletes People from Calvert County, Maryland Track and field athletes from Maryland Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field athletes Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games silver medalists for Liberia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)