2016-17 Cross Country/Track & Field Roster
Quanesha Burks
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hartselle, Ala.
- High School:
- Hartselle
• School record-holder, 4x100-meter relay
• School record-holder, indoor long jump
• School record-holder, outdoor long jump
• First Team All-American, 4x100-meter relay (2017)
• Second Team All-American, 100 meters (2017)
• Second Team All-American, long jump (2017)
• SEC Champion, outdoor long jump (2017)
• First Team All-American, indoor long jump (2017)
• First Team All-American, 60 meters (2017)
• NCAA qualifier, indoor long jump (2017)
• NCAA qualifier, 60 meters (2017)
• SEC runner-up, indoor long jump (2017)
• Second team All-SEC, indoor long jump (2017)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (2016)
• NCAA runner-up, outdoor long jump (2016)
• First Team All-American, outdoor long jump (2016)
• SEC Champion, outdoor long jump (2016)
• First Team All-SEC, outdoor long jump (2016)
• NCAA Champion, indoor long jump (2016)
• SEC Champion, indoor long jump (2016)
• NCAA Champion, outdoor long jump (2015)
• First Team All-American, outdoor long jump (2015)
• Second Team All-American, outdoor 4x100 relay (2015)
• SEC Champion, outdoor long jump (2015)
• First Team All-SEC, outdoor long jump (2015)
• First Team All-American, outdoor 4x100 relay (2014)
• Honorable Mention All-American, outdoor long jump (2014)
One of the most-decorated student-athletes in Alabama track & field history ... three-time SEC outdoor long jump champion ... one of only four women to win three or more conference titles in one event in UA history ... member of Alabama’s school record-holding 4x100-meter relay team (42.56) ... ran the lead leg on Alabama’s 4x100-meter relay that finished second at the NCAA Track & Field Championships on June 10 in a school-record 42.56 ... the 4x100 also ran a 43.08, the third-fastest time in Alabama history, in the semifinals on June 8 ... finished 11th in the long jump at the NCAA Championships on June 8 with a mark of 20-7 (6.27m) ... finished 12th in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships on June 8 in a time of 11.41 ... ran the lead leg on Alabama’s NCAA-qualifying 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA East Regional on May 27 ... the time of 42.91 is a school record ... finished second in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Regional on May 26 in 11.32 to advance to the NCAA Track & Field Championships ... finished second in the long jump at the regional on May 25 with a leap of 21-11 (6.68m) to advance to the NCAA meet in the event for the fourth time in her career ... finished 15th in the first round of the 100 meters at the regional in 11.44 to advance to the quarterfinals ... won her third consecutive SEC long jump title the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 12 with a jump of 22-4 1/2 (6.82m), the fourth-best jump in school history ... anchored Alabama’s 4x100-meter relay that finished eighth at the SEC Championships in 44.41 ... finished eighth in the 100 meters at the SEC Championships in a time of 11.33 ...finished fourth in the prelims of the 100 meters at the SEC Championships in 11.21, the sixth-fastest time in school history ... won the long jump at the SEC Relays on April 28 with a mark of 22-7 3/4 (6.90m), the second-best mark in school history ... anchored Alabama’s 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the SEC Relays on April 29 in a school-record 43.17 ... won the long jump at the War Eagle Invitational on April 22 with a mark of 22-0 3/4 (6.72m) ... was also the top collegiate finisher in the 100 meters in a personal-best 11.18, the sixth-fastest time in school history ... won the long jump at the Jim Bush Collegiate on April 15 with a mark of 21-1 1/2 (6.44m) ... also anchored Alabama’s 4x100-meter relay at the Jim Bush Collegiate that finished second in 43.64, the fourth-fastest time in school history ... finished sixth in the 100 meters at the Mount SAC Relays on April 14 in a time of 11.52 ... made her outdoor season debut at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 and won the 100 meters in a personal-best 11.36 ... also ran the lead leg on Alabama’s “A” 4x100-meter relay that finished first at the CTI in 44.02.
2017 Indoor Season
School record-holder in the indoor long jump (22-2 3/4; 6.80m) ... owns the top 10 indoor long jump marks in Alabama history ... Bowerman Watch List selection ... finished second in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 10 with a mark of 22-0 3/4 (6.72m), the fourth-best jump in school history ... recorded four jumps at the NCAA meet that rank in the UA all-time top-10 ... finished seventh in the 60 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11 in 7.27 ... ran a personal-best 7.21 in the prelims on March 10 ... finished fourth in the 60 meters at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25 in a time of 7.28, the second-fastest time of her career ... finished second in the long jump at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 24 with a mark of 22-2 1/4 (6.76m), the second-longest jump in school history ... won the long jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a leap of 21-2 1/2 (6.46m) ... the jump ties for the 10th-best in school history ... made her season debut at the Bayou Bengal Invitational at LSU on Feb. 3 ... won the long jump with a mark of 21-4 3/4 (6.52m) ... the effort came on her first attempt of the season and is the seventh-best mark in school history ... also won the 60 meters at the Bayou Bengal in a personal-best 7.27.
2016 Outdoor Season
Finished second in the long jump with a leap of 21-4 3/4 (6.52m) at the NCAA Championships … recorded a mark of 21-1 ¼ (6.43m) at the NCAA East Regional meet and placed second … won her second outdoor SEC title in the long jump with a leap of 22-2 1/2 (6.77m) at the SEC Championships … claimed the long-jump title at the LSU Invitational with a leap of 22-2 1/4 (6.76m) … won the War Eagle Invitational long jump with a leap of 22-2 1/4 (6.76m) … posted a leap of 21-1 1/2 (6.44m) in the long jump to finish as the runner-up in the event at the Battle on the Bayou … clocked a time of 11.57 in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays.
Won the NCAA championship in the long jump with a mark of 22-3 3/4 ... won the SEC championship in the long jump with a school record-breaking leap of 22-2 3/4 (6.75m) … registered a time of 7.41 in the 60 meters preliminaries at the Tyson Invitational to qualify for the semifinals where she ran the same time … competed in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational, finishing fifth with a leap of 21-2 1/2 (6.46m) … won the 60-meter finals in a time of 7.45 after qualifying with a preliminary time of 7.49 at the Indiana Relays … smashed the school record in the long jump with a winning leap of 22-0 1/4 (6.71m) at the Conference Clash … won the 60-meter finals with a time of 7.325 after qualifying with a time of 7.33 in the preliminaries of the event at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.
2015 Outdoor Season
Earned a spot on the Bowerman Trophy semifinalist list ... went undefeated in long jump finals on the season ... recorded a leap of 22-8 (6.91m) for the NCAA long jump title ... jumped 21-8 3/4 (6.62m) for the top mark in the long jump at the NCAA East Prelims ... claimed the SEC title in the long jump with a best mark of 22-5 1/4 (6.84m) ... also ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay at the SEC Championships, assisting in a fifth place finish ... won the LSU Invitational long jump competition with a best mark of 21-2 3/4 (6.47m) ... claimed the Alabama school record in the long jump with a leap of 21-9 (6.63m) to win the John Jacobs Invitational … won the women’s long jump at the Border Clash with a winning leap of 20-5 3/4 (6.24) … ran 11.69 in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays … won the long jump with a personal-record leap of 21-4 (6.50m) at the Crimson Tide Invitational.
Jumped to a sixth-place finish in the SEC Championship long with a mark of 20-5 (6.22m) ... also took sixth (7.53) in her 60-meter dash semi-final heat at the SEC Championships ... jumped 19-3 1/2 (5.88m) to finish 14th in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational ... Finished third with a mark of 19-10 3/4 (6.06m) in long jump at the Husker Indoor ... jumped 20-1 3/4 (6.14m) in long jump to win the event and took fourth in the 60-meter dash final at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a time of 7.47 ... finished fourth in the 60-meter final with a time of 7.48 after advancing from the preliminary round in a time of 7.45 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... ran a 7.51 in the preliminary 60-meter race where she advanced to the final, running a time of 7.51 to place fifth at the Auburn Invitational.
2013-14
2014 Outdoor Season
Earned First Team All-America honors after serving as the first leg on the 4x100-meter relay team that finished sixth with a time of 44.19 at the NCAA Championships, following a season-best time of 43.76 in the semifinals … jumped 20-1 to finish 18th in the long jump at the NCAA Championships … placed fourth in the long jump at the NCAA East Preliminary with a personal-best mark of 20-8 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships … finished 10th in the long jump (19-6 3/4) at the SEC Championships ... also at the SEC Championships, ran a wind-aided 11.79 in the 100 meters and served as the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth with a time of 44.20 ... won the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... also ran on the winning 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a 44.18 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... was the top collegiate finishers in the long jump with a mark of 20-4 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... also finished sixth in the 100 after clocking an 11.55 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... placed second in the long jump with a mark of 20-3 at the Alabama-Mississippi Border Clash ... also served on the winning 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a season-best 44.15 at the Border Clash ... jumped 19-11 to win the long jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... also ran on the 4x100-meter relay team that won the event with a time of 44.32 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... won the long jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a mark of 20-3 3/4 ... served as the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a 44.60 to finished second in the event at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... finished runner-up with a personal-best time of 11.52 in the invitational 100 meters at the Alabama Relay ... also ran the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a 45.02 win the event at the Alabama Relays.
Jumped 19-0 1/2 to finish 16th in the long jump and clocked a season-best 7.53 in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Championships … won the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a personal best mark of 20-6 1/4 ... also ran a 7.63 in the 60-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational ... placed sixth in the long jump with a mark of 18-11 1/2 at the Indiana Relays ... clocked a 7.62 qualifying time and a 7.66 finals time to place fifth at the Indiana Relays ... finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.58 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... also competed in long jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial, placing 13th with a mark of 17-11 1/2 ... placed sixth in her section in the 60-meter dash at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 7.58..
Coached by Kenny Lopez at Hartselle High School … an 11-time AHSAA state champion that set seven school records … the 2013 AHSAA Class 5A state champion in the 100 meters (12.74), long jump (19-2) and triple jump (39-10) … placed third in the 200 at the 2013 state meet (25.69) … was third in the triple jump at the 2012 USATF National Junior Olympics … set personal bests of 20-0 ½ in the long jump, 39-8 in the triple jump, 11.98 in the 100 meters, 24.88 in the 200 and 7.71 in the indoor 60-meter dash … also an all-Area selection in basketball … daughter of Lesha Dobbins … born March 15, 1995, in Ozark, Ala.
