Shynae Deas

Class:
Senior
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln
Hometown:
Gahanna, OH
Prev School:
Indiana

2024-2025 Indoor: Ran in five meets for the Panthers…Deas had a strong start to the season with a personal best in the 60m (8.05) and a second place finish for the 4x400 relay team at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker…Recorded a 600m personal best of 1:35.98 at the Nittany Lion Challenge.

2023 Outdoor (at Indiana): Made a return to the track in the 800m at the Tennessee Invite, running a time of 2:18.69 ... ran the 800m in 2:19.49 at the Billy Hayes Invitational.

2022-2023 Indoor (at Indiana): Finished second in the 500m at the Hoosier Open with a time of 1:17.06 ... clocked a mark of 2:16.57 in the 800m at the Commodore Challenge ... competed at 400m and 600m in the Gladstein Invitational.

2022 Outdoor: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... competed in the 800m at Big Ten Championships … was a leg on the 4x400 relay squad that had a time of 3:45.83 and a fifth place finish at Tennessee Relays … part of the winning 4x400 relay at the Louisville Invitational … was runners-up with the 4x400 relay squad at the Indiana Invitational … part of the 4x400 relay squad at Penn Relays … won the 800m with a time of 2:14.69 at the Billy Hayes Invite.

2021-2022 Indoor (at Indiana): Helped the 4x400 relay to a seventh place finish at Big Ten Indoor Championships … also competed in the 600m and 800m at conference championships … placed fourth in the 500m at the Hoosier Open and clocked a time of 1:14.91 … helped the 4x400 relay team to a second placed finish at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … captured fourth in the 400m with a time of 58.50 … picked up a time of 1:35.16 in the 600m to place fourth at IU Relays … saw a personal best of 2:11.16 in the 800m and placed fifth at the Meyo Invitational … helped the 4x400 relay squad to first and placed in third in the 600m with a time of 1:33.45 at Hoosier Hills … picked up a personal best time of 2:09.72 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.

2021 Outdoor (at Indiana): Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … took third with 4x800 relay team at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays … also secured third in the 4x400 relay at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational … set a personal record in the 400m with a time of 57.47 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4 … crossed fifth with the 4x400 relay team at Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1.

2020-2021 Indoor (at Indiana): Scored in the 600m with a time of 1:32.29 at Big Ten Championships … placed seventh with the 4x400 relay squad at Big Ten Championships … took second with the 4x400 relay team on two occasions (Simmons-Harvey Invitational and Big Ten Indoor Track & field Invitational) … secured third at the Gladstein Invitational in the 600m with a time of 1:33.69 … crossed second in the 600m in a time of 1:32.04 at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational … set a personal record of 2:11.19 in the 800m at the Big Ten Open.

2020 Outdoor (at Indiana): Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019- 2020 Indoor (at Indiana): Did not compete.

High School: Attended Gahanna Lincoln High School... was coached by Ryan Beck... 2x All-American... 8x State Champion... owns the 4x800m state record.

Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Anika Deas... has two siblings, Dontae and Eljae... enjoys watching football and basketball... played volleyball in high school... favorite TV show is Blacklist... favorite athlete is Lolo Jones... aspires to be an audiologist after being raised in a deaf household.