Troy University Athletics
2009 Track and Field Roster
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McKenzie, Leander
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Leander McKenzie
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, AL
- High School:
- Robert E. Lee HS
Bio
[2009 - JUNIOR SEASON] Won the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship in the 110-meter hurdles with a season-best (at the time) 14.06 seconds in the finals of the meet ... Met the NCAA Qualifying mark four diffferent times during the 2009 outdoor season ... Met the mark for the first time at the War Eagle Invitational (April 18) in the preliminaries with a time of 14.07 seconds ... Ran a time of 14.31 seconds in the finals of the War Eagle Invitational ... Met the mark for the second time at the Coach O Invitational (April 25) with a time of 14.23 seconds ... Met the mark for the third time in the preliminary round at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (May 9) with a time of 14.14 seconds ... Ran a season-best time of 13.85 seconds in the preliminary round at the NCAA Mideast Region ... Ran a time of 13.93 seconds in the finals of the NCAA Mideast Region to qualify for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June, where finished 13th in the nation in the event ... Participated in the decathlon for the second consecutive season, scoring 5,491 points at the FSU Relays (March 26-27) and a personal best 6,402 points at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (May 8-9) ... Ran the 100-meters two different times during his junior season, claiming first place at the FSU Relays with a time of 11.25 seconds (decathlon) ... Only other time running the 100-meters was the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships, where he recorded a time of 11.27 seconds ... Ran a time of 22.91 seconds in the 200-meters at the USA Invitational - the only time during the season in which he competed in the event ... Ran a season-best time of 51.26 seconds in the 400-meters as part of the decathlon at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 5:21.40 in the 1500-meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Recorded a season-best distance of 42.02 meters (137’10”) in the discus at the Southern Invitational (March 14) - the season-opening meet for the Trojans ... Recorded a season-best jump of 1.89 meters (6’2 1/2”) in the high jump at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Recorded a season-best distance of 46.25 meters (151’9”) in the javelin at the FSU Relays ... Recorded a season-best distance of 6.34 meters (20’10”) in the long jump at the FSU Relays ... Recorded a season-best height of 4.10 meters (13’5 1/2”) in the pole vault.
[2008 - SOPHOMORE SEASON] Added the decathlon to resume during his second season ... In first decathlon competition, climbed to third all-time at the school in points total with 6.387 points at te LSU Combined Events ... Won four different gold medals during the season ... Became the school record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, running a time of 13.92 seconds at the NCAA Mideast Region ... Ran under previous personal best 14.21 seconds seven different times during sophomore season ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Region in the 110-meter hurdles ... Narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.
[2007 - FRESHMAN SEASON] Finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Auburn Springtime Invitational with a time of 14.36 seconds ... Finished third at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in the 200-meters, running a time of 23.13 seconds ... Finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in Section 1, running a time of 14.40 seconds ... Finished 16th at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in the javelin, recording a distance of 41.91 meters (137’6”) ... Finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Georgia Relays in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.71 seconds ... Finished second in the 110-meter hurdles at the ULM Warhawk Classic, recording a time of 14.46 seconds ... Claimed the 110-meter hurdle gold medal at the Jaguar Premier, finishing with a time of 14.54 seconds ... Claimed the 110-meter hurdle gold medal at the Southern Miss Invitational, recording a time of 14.40 seconds ... Finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Southern Miss Invitational, recording a time of 58.68 seconds.
[PERSONAL] Full name is Leander McKenzie III ... Born August 11, 1986 ... Son of Kim and Leander McKenzie, Jr. ... Has two brothers, Keanan Seals and Landon McKenzie.
[2008 - SOPHOMORE SEASON] Added the decathlon to resume during his second season ... In first decathlon competition, climbed to third all-time at the school in points total with 6.387 points at te LSU Combined Events ... Won four different gold medals during the season ... Became the school record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, running a time of 13.92 seconds at the NCAA Mideast Region ... Ran under previous personal best 14.21 seconds seven different times during sophomore season ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Region in the 110-meter hurdles ... Narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.
[2007 - FRESHMAN SEASON] Finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Auburn Springtime Invitational with a time of 14.36 seconds ... Finished third at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in the 200-meters, running a time of 23.13 seconds ... Finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in Section 1, running a time of 14.40 seconds ... Finished 16th at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in the javelin, recording a distance of 41.91 meters (137’6”) ... Finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Georgia Relays in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.71 seconds ... Finished second in the 110-meter hurdles at the ULM Warhawk Classic, recording a time of 14.46 seconds ... Claimed the 110-meter hurdle gold medal at the Jaguar Premier, finishing with a time of 14.54 seconds ... Claimed the 110-meter hurdle gold medal at the Southern Miss Invitational, recording a time of 14.40 seconds ... Finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Southern Miss Invitational, recording a time of 58.68 seconds.
[PERSONAL] Full name is Leander McKenzie III ... Born August 11, 1986 ... Son of Kim and Leander McKenzie, Jr. ... Has two brothers, Keanan Seals and Landon McKenzie.
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