Blake senior Marissa McElveen, the Class 3A state champion in the triple jump and a four-year state medalist in either the long or triple jump, has filed for her release from Florida A&M University, Yellow Jackets coach Shirley Parker said Friday.

McElveen signed with the Rattlers earlier this season but late last week, FAMU fired women’s coach Maicel Malone, as well as men’s coach Rey Robinson. Shortly after learning of those moves by the Rattlers, McElveen, her parents and Parker met and decided to file for the release from FAMU.

Parker says the necessary paperwork has been filed with FAMU. The Rattlers must release McElveen from her National Letter of Intent before she is allowed to speak with other schools. Typically, schools that lose a head coach grant releases to incoming athletes who signed with the coach of that sport, but the NCAA does not require the school to do that. Before signing with FAMU, McElveen had received interest from several Division I programs.

McElveen won this year’s 3A triple jump with a mark of 39 feet, 9 inches. She owns a lifetime best in the event of 40-0.5, which is No. 2 all-time in Hillsborough County. Her long jump personal record is 19-7 and she was district champion in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. She also qualified for state in those sprint events but she was unable to reach the finals due to a hamstring injury she aggravated during the triple jump competition.