2018-19 Track & Field Roster
van Tonder, Renate

Renate van Tonder
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Menlopark Hoerskool
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
Bio
Renate van Tonder TFRRS Profile
• 2021 ACC Outdoor Second Team (Long Jump)
2020-21 Indoor: Did not compete in the indoor season.
2020-21 Outdoor honors after career-best leap of 6.28m (20-7.25) in the long jump secured a fourth-place finish – the mark also stands third on Louisville’s all-time list… Qualified for NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds in both the high jump and the long jump… Opened the outdoor season by winning the Auburn Tiger Track Class long jump with a leap of 6.25m (20-6.25)… Notched a third place finish in the long jump at the Tennessee Challenge with a mark of 6.21m (20-4.5)… Delivered her career-best high jump of 1.76m (5-9.25) to take third place at the Clark Wood Invitational
2020: Competed in five meets during the indoor season… Recorded a season-high leap of 5.99m/19’7.8 in the long jump at the Gene Edmonds Open, finishing third … Finished ninth at the ACC Indoor Championships in long jump… Finished fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the high jump with a jump of 1.70m/5’07, earning second team All-ACC honors.
2018-19: Earned First Team All-ACC during indoor season with a third place performance in the long jump … Finished in the top five at nine of the 10 indoor meet in which she competed… Picked up six total wins between the long and triple jumps during indoor and outdoor season … Placed second at the outdoor Houston Spring Break Invitational in the triple jump … Jumped a personal best of 6.27m in the long jump for second at the outdoor Victor Lopez Classic … Cleared 1.75m for third place in the high jump at the Louisville Invitational ... Won the Power Five Invitational with a career best triple jump of 12.62m.
2017-18: Competed in six indoor events and six outdoor events … competed in long jump and triple jump … finished 18th in triple jump and 20th in long jump at ACC Outdoor Championships … finished second in triple jump at Louisville Invitational with jump of 12.35m/40-6.25 … posted career-best long jump of 6.08m/19-11.50 at Louisville Invitational.
2016-2017: Competed in the long jump and triple jump during indoor and outdoor season… placed fourth at the IU Relays with a long jump of 5.75m/18-10.50… finished 11th at the ACC Indoor Championships with a triple jump of 12.05m/39-06.50… placed a personal record in the long jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational with a leap of 6.00m/19-08.25… picked up her first career win at the Louisville Invitational with a triple jump personal best of 12.48m/40-11.50… recorded three top-3 performances in the triple jump outdoor.
High School: Earned the gold medal in the long jump at the Commonwealth Youth Championships in 2015 ... Won a gold medal in the long jump and triple jump at the Souther Region 5 Games ... Won the gold medal in the long jump at the African Youth Championships in 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Monika Immanuel ... born on April 10, 1998 ... majoring in psychology.
• 2021 ACC Outdoor Second Team (Long Jump)
2020-21 Indoor: Did not compete in the indoor season.
2020-21 Outdoor honors after career-best leap of 6.28m (20-7.25) in the long jump secured a fourth-place finish – the mark also stands third on Louisville’s all-time list… Qualified for NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds in both the high jump and the long jump… Opened the outdoor season by winning the Auburn Tiger Track Class long jump with a leap of 6.25m (20-6.25)… Notched a third place finish in the long jump at the Tennessee Challenge with a mark of 6.21m (20-4.5)… Delivered her career-best high jump of 1.76m (5-9.25) to take third place at the Clark Wood Invitational
2020: Competed in five meets during the indoor season… Recorded a season-high leap of 5.99m/19’7.8 in the long jump at the Gene Edmonds Open, finishing third … Finished ninth at the ACC Indoor Championships in long jump… Finished fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the high jump with a jump of 1.70m/5’07, earning second team All-ACC honors.
2018-19: Earned First Team All-ACC during indoor season with a third place performance in the long jump … Finished in the top five at nine of the 10 indoor meet in which she competed… Picked up six total wins between the long and triple jumps during indoor and outdoor season … Placed second at the outdoor Houston Spring Break Invitational in the triple jump … Jumped a personal best of 6.27m in the long jump for second at the outdoor Victor Lopez Classic … Cleared 1.75m for third place in the high jump at the Louisville Invitational ... Won the Power Five Invitational with a career best triple jump of 12.62m.
2017-18: Competed in six indoor events and six outdoor events … competed in long jump and triple jump … finished 18th in triple jump and 20th in long jump at ACC Outdoor Championships … finished second in triple jump at Louisville Invitational with jump of 12.35m/40-6.25 … posted career-best long jump of 6.08m/19-11.50 at Louisville Invitational.
2016-2017: Competed in the long jump and triple jump during indoor and outdoor season… placed fourth at the IU Relays with a long jump of 5.75m/18-10.50… finished 11th at the ACC Indoor Championships with a triple jump of 12.05m/39-06.50… placed a personal record in the long jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational with a leap of 6.00m/19-08.25… picked up her first career win at the Louisville Invitational with a triple jump personal best of 12.48m/40-11.50… recorded three top-3 performances in the triple jump outdoor.
High School: Earned the gold medal in the long jump at the Commonwealth Youth Championships in 2015 ... Won a gold medal in the long jump and triple jump at the Souther Region 5 Games ... Won the gold medal in the long jump at the African Youth Championships in 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Monika Immanuel ... born on April 10, 1998 ... majoring in psychology.
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