2024 Track & Field Roster
Anderson, Leah
Leah Anderson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Midlothian Heritage
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2024: Outdoor – Opened her season at the Battle on the Bayou, placing 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 11.94 meters/39 feet, 2.25 inches (W+2.6)…Improved her mark to 12.21m/40-0.75 to finish 11th at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Took third place at the Georgia Tech Invite with a mark of 12.53m/41-1.50…Went 12.60m/41-4.25 for eighth place at the LSU Invitational…Also placed eighth to score at the SEC Championships with a mark of 12.62m/41-5…Jumped 12.79m/41-11.50 (W+2.7) to finish 15th at the NCAA East Prelims...Earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors.
Indoor – Placed seventh in the triple jump at the SEC Championships with a mark of 12.34 meters/40 feet, 6 inches…Made her season debut at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, competing in the long jump and triple jump…Reached a mark of 12.18m/39-11.50 in the triple jump to finish 12th, adding a long jump of 5.56m/18-3 at New Mexico Collegiate Classic… Placed 20th in the long jump at the SEC Championships with a mark of 5.28m/17-4…Runner-up in the triple jump at the USC Indoor Open with a jump of 11.91m/39-1.
2023: Outdoor – Won the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, reaching a mark of 12.37 meters/40 feet, 7 inches…Placed third at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a mark of 12.15m/39-10.50 in the triple jump…Finish 15th in the 100m hurdles at the Texas Relays with a time of 13.96.
Indoor – Reached a mark of 12.64 meters/41 feet, 5.75 inches in the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invite, a season best…Reached a triple jump mark of 12.23m/40-1.50 to finish 15th at the SEC Championships…Recorded a long jump of 5.58m/18-3.75 to place 16th at the SEC Championships…Used season bests of 8.65 in the 60-meter hurdles and 5.72m/18-9.25 in the long jump in the pentathlon at the Texas Tech Multis.
High School: Secured two Nike All-America certificates indoors in the triple jump and 60-mter hurdles and was an outdoor All-American in the triple jump as a senior…Earned All-America honors in the triple jump and 100mH as a junior…Won Texas state titles in the 100mH, 300mH and triple jump as a senior while finishing first in the 100mH and triple as a junior…Was the state runner-up in the 300mH as a junior and third in the long jump as a senior at the state meet…Captured district and area titles in the 100mH and 300mH as a junior and senior…Added regional titles in both events her final two years…Set regional records in the 100mH and 300mH in her final season…Finished first in the triple and long jumps at the district and area meets as a senior and added a regional championship in the triple jump as a senior…Named Ellis County Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year as a junior and was her high school’s MVP (2x)…Regional qualifier as a freshman…Also played volleyball…Personal bests of 12.64 meters/41 feet, 6 inches (triple jump), 5.79m/19-0 (long jump), 13.96 (100mH) and 43.96 (300mH)…Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born June 9, 2004…Daughter of Curtis and Tarsha Anderson…Brother, Langston, plays football at Oklahoma State…Majoring in Philosophy.
Indoor – Placed seventh in the triple jump at the SEC Championships with a mark of 12.34 meters/40 feet, 6 inches…Made her season debut at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, competing in the long jump and triple jump…Reached a mark of 12.18m/39-11.50 in the triple jump to finish 12th, adding a long jump of 5.56m/18-3 at New Mexico Collegiate Classic… Placed 20th in the long jump at the SEC Championships with a mark of 5.28m/17-4…Runner-up in the triple jump at the USC Indoor Open with a jump of 11.91m/39-1.
2023: Outdoor – Won the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, reaching a mark of 12.37 meters/40 feet, 7 inches…Placed third at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a mark of 12.15m/39-10.50 in the triple jump…Finish 15th in the 100m hurdles at the Texas Relays with a time of 13.96.
Indoor – Reached a mark of 12.64 meters/41 feet, 5.75 inches in the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invite, a season best…Reached a triple jump mark of 12.23m/40-1.50 to finish 15th at the SEC Championships…Recorded a long jump of 5.58m/18-3.75 to place 16th at the SEC Championships…Used season bests of 8.65 in the 60-meter hurdles and 5.72m/18-9.25 in the long jump in the pentathlon at the Texas Tech Multis.
High School: Secured two Nike All-America certificates indoors in the triple jump and 60-mter hurdles and was an outdoor All-American in the triple jump as a senior…Earned All-America honors in the triple jump and 100mH as a junior…Won Texas state titles in the 100mH, 300mH and triple jump as a senior while finishing first in the 100mH and triple as a junior…Was the state runner-up in the 300mH as a junior and third in the long jump as a senior at the state meet…Captured district and area titles in the 100mH and 300mH as a junior and senior…Added regional titles in both events her final two years…Set regional records in the 100mH and 300mH in her final season…Finished first in the triple and long jumps at the district and area meets as a senior and added a regional championship in the triple jump as a senior…Named Ellis County Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year as a junior and was her high school’s MVP (2x)…Regional qualifier as a freshman…Also played volleyball…Personal bests of 12.64 meters/41 feet, 6 inches (triple jump), 5.79m/19-0 (long jump), 13.96 (100mH) and 43.96 (300mH)…Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born June 9, 2004…Daughter of Curtis and Tarsha Anderson…Brother, Langston, plays football at Oklahoma State…Majoring in Philosophy.
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