Rutgers University Athletics

Hall of Fame Focus Feature

A two-time All-American and winner of eight Big East titles, Shameka Marshall excelled in many events for Rutgers women's track and field. A native of Mizpah, New Jersey, Marshall was a four-time NCAA qualifier in the long jump. She finished as the national indoor runner-up in the event in 2006, ranking as high as 13th internationally in the event that year, and captured the 2005 NCAA East Regional long jump title. On the national scene, Marshall made three trips to the Olympic Trials in 2004, 2008 and 2012 and captured sixth-place performances at nationals in the long jump in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She was the 2007 USATF-NJ Open Women's Athlete of the Year, 2005 Mondo Mid-Atlantic Track & Field Athlete of the Year and a two-time ECAC Most Outstanding Performer with championship titles in the long jump, 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles. Among Marshall's eight Big East gold medals were first-place finishes in the long jump, 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles and as a member of the 4x100m relay team. A 2006 graduate, Marshall was a three-time captain and four-time MVP. She still holds six Rutgers school records including both the indoor and outdoor long jump benchmarks, as well as the Scarlet Knights' top times in the indoor 55m, 55m hurdles, 60m hurdles and outdoor 100m hurdles.