Shahaf Bareni (2024) - North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame

Shahaf Bareni

Induction:
2024
Class:
2015

Bareni was an international athlete from Israel and still holds the six top finishes in program history in the high jump. She was an eight-time champion, including conference championships in 2012 (Sun Belt Outdoor) and 2015 (Conference USA Indoor). She was also a member of the 2013 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship team. In 2013, she placed seventh in the high jump at the NCAA Championships. She was a six-time All-Conference honoree, C-USA All-Academic and a three-time member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. She represented UNT and the State of Israel in the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia, and narrowly missed a spot on the Israeli Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at UNT and is an instructor in the Recreation, Event and Sport Management undergrad program. She is Vice President of the Mean Green for Life Letterwinners Association's Board of Directors.