Cece Telfer

Cece Telfer- Biography

Cece Telfer is a Jamaican-American athlete best known for being the first transgender person to win an NCAA championship. She came out as a trans woman in 2019, having previously competed in the men’s category.

What is the Net Worth of Cece Telfer? Salary, Earnings

Cece has been an athlete since 2016 and has been very active since then. She has several titles and awards, as well as a lot of money. Her primary source of income is her athletic career, and her net worth is estimated to be around $800,00 as of 2022.

Cece Telfer- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Parents

Cece was born as a male in Jamaica in 1995 and moved to Canada with her family when she was 12 years old. Her single mother raised her, and she has two other siblings whose names have not been revealed. Her family later relocated to New Hampshire, where she attended high school. She is of African-American descent and follows the Christian faith. She is 26 years old right now. Cece completed her early education at various schools in both Jamaica and Canada. She attended a local high school in New Hampshire for her high school education, where she began participating in track and field. After graduation, she enrolled at Franklin Peirce University and competed in track and field as a student-athlete. Her college major is unknown, despite the fact that she graduated in May 2018.

Cece Telfer- Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend

Cece has been tight-lipped about her personal life and relationships. She is currently known to be single, and there isn’t much information available about her previous relationships. Cece is very close to her friends, including Gigi Getty, Patrick Starr, Taylor James, and others. She is a huge fan of fashion, clothing, and hairstyles. 

Cece Telfer- Professional Career

Cece began her track and field career as a high school male athlete, competing in the 400M, hurdles, and other track and field events. She had a solid high school record, which she carried over into college. Cece attended Franklin Pierce University and competed in a 400M event, finishing 200th in 2016 and 390th the following year in the NCAA Division II event. She took some time off to adjust to her new situation. In 2019, she came out as transgender and underwent testosterone suppression for a year in order to qualify as a transgender athlete under NCAA rules.

She competed on a national level in the Women’s 60m hurdles and 200m dash events after qualifying for the NCAA Division II track and field. She finished third and seventh, respectively. The same year, she finished first in the 400m hurdles finals. Cece was interviewed by several media outlets and sports news channels after becoming the first trans woman to win an NCAA championship in 2019.

She won the 400m hurdle and the 100m hurdle at the New England outdoor championships the same year. She also won first place in the 400m hurdles event at the Northeast-1 outdoor track and field championship. Later in 2020-21, she competed in selection trials for the 400m hurdles event at the 2020 Olympics, where she was screened in the first round but was unable to advance due to her failure to meet the testosterone threshold for trans athletes.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Hair color

 Cece Telfer stands 6 ft 0 inches tall and weighs 61 kg. Furthermore, She has Black hair and Black eyes.

Social Media Details

Cece is very active on her Instagram account, which has 6,508 followers. She frequently posts about her events and experiences, as well as updates, her experiences as a trans athlete, features and articles, and so on. Cece also joined Twitter in 2021 and currently has only 66 followers. She doesn’t have any other accounts besides these.

Trivia

• Cece’s high school track and field coach, Andrew Gamble, recruited her for school track and field events.
• Before the competition, her coaches advised her to avoid social media and focus on her physical and mental health.
• She was also given digital security to protect herself from transphobic comments.
• Cece had difficulty transitioning from men’s to women’s events because of her height, which was much higher than average for women and was not well suited for women’s events.
• Zach Emerson is her current coach.
• She had difficulty finding a supportive coach after her transition as a transwoman and now has to train in Mexico for a while.