Sheddric Fields

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Sheddric Fields (born April 13 1973) is a retired record-setting long jumper.[1] During his senior year of high school, he was named the 1991–92 Gatorade National High School Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

High school athletics

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Fields grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 1992. In high school, he set a national youth record in the long jump.[2] As of 2021, he still has the 3rd longest long jump in U.S. high school history (26-8½ feet).[3] He was rated by Track and Field News to be the top high school long jumper in the country during his junior and senior years, and he was named a high school All American both years. Fields also had the longest triple jump in Texas during his senior year.[3]

For his records in the long jump, Fields was named the 1991–92 Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Player of the Year.[4]

Fields also played defensive back for the South Oak Cliff football team.[5]

College athletics

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Fields was recruited to run track at the University of Houston.[6][7]

At Houston, Fields was twice named an NCAA Division I All American in the long jump.[8]

After athletics

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Fields has worked for the U.S. Postal Service since graduation.

He and Tamny Fields have 3 children, including Jayla, who, as of 2021, is an all conference sprinter at Northwestern State University.[9] She is now a member of the University of Houston track and field team.

References

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  1. ^ Sheddric Fields at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships Records | USA Track & Field". usatf.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ a b "Track & Field Historical Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ "Sheddric Fields 1991 - 1992 Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Player of the Year". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "Longview Lobos". lobohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ^ "Track stars Fields, Koontz stay in SWC". Houston Post. 21 Apr 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Fields' day at TSU Relays as UH sprinter takes 100". Houston Post. 20 Mar 1993. p. 45. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ^ "University of Houston Results at NCAA DI Indoor Championships". in.milesplit.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  9. ^ "Jayla Fields - Lady Demon Track & Field - Northwestern State University Athletics". nsudemons.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.