| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Junior Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2001 Orlando | 100 m | |
| Gold | 2001 Orlando | long jump | |
| Silver | 2001 Orlando | 4 x 100 m | |
| NAIA National Indoor Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Johnson City, TN | long jump | |
Cara Saunders (born February 10, 1984 in Freeport, Bahamas) is a Bahamian sprint and long jump athlete. The AAU Junior Olympic Games are the pinnacle competition held annually by the US Amateur Athletic Union. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Freeport is a city and Free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama, located approximately 100 mi (160 km east-northeast of Fort Lauderdale, The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible She won two gold medals in the 100 meters and the long jump, respectively, and one silver medal in the 4 X 100 meter relay at the 2001 Junior Olympics in Orlando, Florida, USA. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida.
College
Saunders attended Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska on an athletic scholarship in 2002. Hastings College is a private undergraduate four-year residential Liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska. Hastings is a city in and the County seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. While at Hastings, Saunders excelled in the hurdles event, having placed in every competition. This honor earned her the distinction of becoming the first female athlete in Hastings Track and Field history to place in all participated hurdles events. She also out-shined opponents in the long jump, furthering her career wins with first place honors at the 2003 NAIA National Indoor Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee. Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington Counties in the U
She transferred after one year to Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Gardner-Webb University is a four-year private University located 40 miles west of Charlotte in Boiling Springs Boiling Springs is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, in the United States. After a disappointing 2004 campaign, she exploded in 2005, becoming a major contributor to the track and field team in the long jump and triple jump events. She completed her collegiate career in 2005.
Saunders graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge"
Professional
Saunders is currently training in Nassau, Bahamas and Atlanta, Georgia for a comeback with the 2008 National Bahamas Team. Nassau is the Capital, largest city and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Personal
- Gave birth to son Kelvin Victor on April 8, 2006 in Shelby, North Carolina. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.
- Currently resides in Nassau, Bahamas and Atlanta, Georgia.
- Became a United States citizen in July 2006.
- Father is an Anglican priest.
- Is the oldest of three children.
- Sister, Candawn, is a swimmer for the Junior National Team (Bahamas).
- Brother, Cameron, is an assistant coach for the Junior National Soccer Team (Bahamas).
- Is gifted in the arts, having a passion for poetry, writing, photography, and painting.
- Inducted into Mount Carmel Preparatory Academy's, her alma mater, Hall of Fame in recognition of academics, athletics, and community involvement, in 2005.
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