May started competing at the age of 16. She broke the Canadian U20 record at the age of 18, jumping 1.92 m. She attended
Kansas State University on a track scholarship, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in Kinesiology. She also competed in the
women's pentathlon, breaking the Canadian high jump pentathlon record, and the
heptathlon. She was runner-up at the
1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, also placing 4th and 6th at NCAAs. She continued to compete after college, representing Canada on numerous occasions. Wanita is 1.70 cm tall with a personal best of 1.92 cm. She holds the Canadian women's record for greatest physical height to jump height differential. She retired in 2005, after the birth of her first child. May is also a writer, publishing under the name of W.J. May. Her debut novel
Rae of Hope is the first book in the Chronicles of Kerrigan. She is a
USA Today best-selling author. == Results ==