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Denae McFarlane

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clarendon, Jamaica
  • High School Edwin Allen HS

Biography

2023 All-Conference USA Second Team (100m Outdoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Second Team (4x100m Outdoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Third Team (60m Indoor)
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team (100m Outdoor)
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team (200m Outdoor)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)



2024 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Competed in limited action during the outdoor season due to injury.
  • Finished second with the 4x100-meter relay team, clocking in a 44.98 at the Pacific Coast Invitational. 

2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Competed in the 60 at the Stan Scott Memorial (7.56, 12th) and at the New Mexico Team Open (7.50, 10th).

2023 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Named All-CUSA second team after claiming silver in the 100m, clocking in a personal-best 11.34 (0.9) at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas. 
  • Earned All-CUSA second team honors in the 4x100 after winning silver with a 44.66 at the championships. 
  • Completed in the 100 and 4x100 at the NCAA West Preliminaries at Sacramento State.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 23.68 (0.9) in the 200m at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Ariz.
  • Took first in the 100 (11.48) and in the 4x100 (44.31) at the Willie Williams Classic. 
  • Placed first in the 100m with a 11.51 (1.1) at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays.
  • Finished first in the 100m with a 11.51 (0.1) at the New Mexico Invite.
 
2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMRE)
  • Named All-CUSA third team after claiming bronze in the 60m (7.39) at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
  • Ran a personal-best 7.37 in the 60m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.

2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Received second place in the 100m dash at the Don Kirby Tailwind.
  • Part of the first-place 4x100m relay team (46.01) at the Don Kirby Tailwind.
  • Placed sixth in the 100m dash at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Competed in the 4x400m relay at the Conference USA Championships, placed fifth (3:44.80).

2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Ran personal bests in the 60-meter dash (7.53) and the 200-meter dash (24.64) at the New Mexico Team Open.
  • Opened indoor career at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational, competing in the 60 and 200. 
  • Also competed in the 60 and 200 at the Don Kirby Open & Elite, and Conference USA Championships. 
 
2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Won silver after clocking in a personal-best 24.02 (0.9) in the 200-meter dash at the Conference USA Championships. 
  • Took silver after recording a personal-best 11.52 (1.40) in the 100-meter race at the C-USA Championships.
  • Opened collegiate career with a first-place showing in the 4x100-meter relay (46.22) at the UTSA Invitational. 
  • Took third in the 100-meter dash (11.82w [2.9]) at the UTSA Invitational. 
  • Took gold in the 100-meter dash at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open, clocking in an 11.67 (1.7).
  • Part of the 4x100 team (45.67) that took first at the Don Kirby.
  • Ran with 4x100 squad that won first (46.22) at the Roadrunner Invitational.  
  • Competed in the 100 at the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries in College Station, Texas. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Ran a season-best 12.18, placing third in the 100-meter dash at Central Ch., GC Foster College, Spanish Town in February 2020.
  • Clocked in a season-best 25.82 in the 200 at STETHS, Santa Cruz (Jamaica) in January 2020. 
  • Competed in the long jump on a trio of occasions during the 2020 outdoor season, posting a season-best 5.52 at the Youngster Goldsmith Classics in February 2020. 
  • Won the 100 with a time of 12.31 at Youngster Goldsmith Classics, Kingston – U20 in February 2019. 

PERSONAL: Denae Shanice McFarlane is the daughter of Michael McFarlane and Marjorie McLeod-McFarlane … biochemistry major. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2022Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2023Junior

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  • 2024Senior

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  • 2025Senior

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