Rutgers-Camden Athletics

A transfer from Cumberland County College, Ki-Jana Shockley joined the Rutgers-Camden indoor track program midway through the 2015-16 season and added another collegiate letter during outdoor season. She returns for her second year with the Scarlet Raptors this winter.
 
Outdoor Track 2016: Competed in six meets, throwing the discus and the shot put five times apiece…Established her personal best in the discus at her first outdoor meet, throwing 30.39 meters to place seventh of 29 competitors at the Stockton Invitational (March 26), while also finishing 10th of 24 in the shot put (9.96 meters)…Had a personal best of 10.39 meters in the shot put at the Oscar Moore Open (April 1), finishing fifth of 14 athletes…Competed in both events at the Osprey Open (April 9), placing 11th of 28 in the shot put (8.99 meters) and sixth of 27 in the discus (29.53 meters)…Threw the discus at both the Greyhound Invitational (April 16) and the Widener Invitational (April 22), placing 31st of 44 (27.57 meters) and 14th of 29 (29.98 meters), respectively…At the second day of the Widener Invitational (April 23), placed 28th of 46 in the shot put (8.75 meters)…Competed in both events at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 8), collecting one point for the Rutgers-Camden women by finishing eighth of 14 in the shot put (10.30 meters) and adding a 14th-place finish out of 17 athletes in the discus (26.44 meters).
 
Indoor Track 2015-16: Competed in three meets in the shot put, making her collegiate debut at the Ramapo College Indoor Select (Jan. 30) by finishing 17th of 31 with a put of 9.23 meters/30-3.50…Placed 12th of 26 (9.24 M/30-3.75) at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 6)…Had her best shot put at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 22), finishing 11th of 16 (9.67 M/31-8.75).
 
Pre-Rutgers: Attended Cumberland County College during the fall 2015 semester.
 
High School: Multi-sport letterwinner at Millville High School…Captured three varsity letters in track and field…Also added two letters apiece in field hockey and basketball…Graduated in 2015.
 
Personal: Born June 24, 1997…Health Sciences major at Rutgers-Camden…Ki-Jana is the daughter of Marrisol Santiago and Edward Shockley of Millville.