As a young runner, she set the still standing American record for 9-10-year-old girls in the 400 meters.[2]
Henderson prepped at Morse High School in San Diego '01. She is the only four-time 400 meters California State Champion in the state's history from 98–01.[3] At age 17, she set a US junior class, as well as high school national record (since broken), at 50.74 in the 400 m at the CIF California State Meet. In 2000, still in high school, she was named to the US Olympic track and field team. Selected as an alternate (Pool) for the 4 × 400 m squad but did not run.[4] That year she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.[5]
After graduating from high school in 2001 she accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA. While at UCLA she went on to be a five-time Pac-10 champion. In 2004, she placed second at the NCAA championships at 400 m. The next year she became the 2005 NCAA outdoor champion at 400 m, establishing a new NCAA record (50.10) that still stands. In 2005, she won the Honda Award as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete.[6][7]
Since 2010, the gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 has been in doubt as Crystal Cox, who ran for the team in a preliminary round, admitted to doping.[8] However, as of 2012 the original result still stands.
Monique Henderson was nominated and inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in 2009 hosted by Women's Museum of California, Commission on the Status of Women, University of California, San Diego Women's Center, and San Diego State University Women's Studies.
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^"USATF - Statistics - Records". legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^. Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
^"Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^Track and Field News High School AOY October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-09-03.
^"Five Finalists, Including UCLA's Monique Henderson, Named For 2005 Collegiate Woman Athlete Of The Year". Pac-12 COnference. June 21, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
monique, henderson, monique, marie, henderson, born, february, 1983, diego, california, american, track, field, athlete, specializes, meter, dash, henderson, gold, medalist, both, 2004, olympic, games, athens, greece, 2008, olympic, games, beijing, china, memb. Monique Marie Henderson born February 18 1983 in San Diego California is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meter dash Henderson was a gold medalist in both the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing China as a member of the American 4 400 meter relay squad 1 Monique HendersonPersonal informationFull nameMonique Marie HendersonBornFebruary 18 1983 1983 02 18 age 39 San Diego California U S Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting United StatesOlympic Games2004 Athens 4x400 meter relay2008 Beijing 4x400 meter relayAs a young runner she set the still standing American record for 9 10 year old girls in the 400 meters 2 Henderson prepped at Morse High School in San Diego 01 She is the only four time 400 meters California State Champion in the state s history from 98 01 3 At age 17 she set a US junior class as well as high school national record since broken at 50 74 in the 400 m at the CIF California State Meet In 2000 still in high school she was named to the US Olympic track and field team Selected as an alternate Pool for the 4 400 m squad but did not run 4 That year she was named the national Girl s High School Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News 5 After graduating from high school in 2001 she accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA While at UCLA she went on to be a five time Pac 10 champion In 2004 she placed second at the NCAA championships at 400 m The next year she became the 2005 NCAA outdoor champion at 400 m establishing a new NCAA record 50 10 that still stands In 2005 she won the Honda Award as the nation s best female collegiate track and field athlete 6 7 Since 2010 the gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 has been in doubt as Crystal Cox who ran for the team in a preliminary round admitted to doping 8 However as of 2012 the original result still stands She holds a master s degree in kinesiology and worked as a professor in the exercise science department at San Diego Mesa College until 2015 when she became the head coach at Golden West College in Summer 2015 9 10 Honors EditMonique Henderson was nominated and inducted into the San Diego County Women s Hall of Fame in 2009 hosted by Women s Museum of California Commission on the Status of Women University of California San Diego Women s Center and San Diego State University Women s Studies References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Monique Henderson Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved September 3 2011 USATF Statistics Records legacy usatf org Retrieved March 26 2020 California State Meet Results 1915 to present Hank Lawson Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved December 25 2012 Track and Field Statistics trackfield brinkster net Retrieved March 26 2020 Track and Field News High School AOY Archived October 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine PDF Retrieved on 2011 09 03 Five Finalists Including UCLA s Monique Henderson Named For 2005 Collegiate Woman Athlete Of The Year Pac 12 COnference June 21 2005 Retrieved March 26 2020 Track amp Field CWSA Retrieved March 26 2020 Jamaica gains Athens Olympics women s 4x400m silver The Jamaica Observer March 16 2010 Retrieved July 3 2011 Women s Track amp Field Golden West College Retrieved March 26 2020 moniquesbootcamp comExternal links EditMonique Henderson at World Athletics Monique Henderson at Olympedia Monique Henderson at TeamUSA org Monique Henderson at Olympics com Monique Henderson at USolympicteam com at the Wayback Machine archived August 23 2004 History Of The Olympic Trials at usatf org at the Wayback Machine archived June 20 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monique Henderson amp oldid 1097140607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
