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2021-22 Track & Field Roster
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Kennedy, Leah
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Leah Kennedy
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
- Prev School:
- Seton Hill
Bio
College Bests:
Hammer: 47.34m (5/12/2022)
Javelin: 30.86m (3/5/2022)
Shot Put: 13.73m (3/30/2024)
Discus: 30.53m (4/9/2022)
Weight: 17.15m (2/9/2024)
Junior (2022-23)
Outdoor: Competed in the shot put and hammer throw... Placed third in the hammer throw at the UAB Spring Invitational with a distance of 43.71 meter... Finished fourth in the shot put at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge with a throw of 13.29-meters... Finished four combined top-ten finishes between hammer throw and shot put
Indoor: Competed in shot put and weight throw… Four top ten finishes… Placed seventh twice with throws of 13.08 and 12.92, respectively… Fourth place finish in shot put with a throw of 12.44 at the UAB Vulcan Invite… In the weight throw set a personal best and finished second at the Carolina Challenge with a 16.71m throw…Four top ten finishes in weight throw.
Sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoor: Threw in the hammer, javelin, shot put and discus events… Seated 10th (javelin), seventh (hammer) and fifth (shot put) in Troy program history… Competed in her first and only javelin event for eighth (30.86-meters) at the Jaguar Opener… Hit her top mark in hammer throw at the Sun Belt Championships, distancing 47.34-meters (13th)… Notched fifth place in the hammer throw at the Jaguar Opener at 40.69-meters… Finished in the top-10 in four-straight meets in shot put (Jaguar Opener, Weems Baskin Invitational, Tiger Track Classic, UAB Green & Gold), with her best throw coming at the Tiger Track Classic at 13.59-meters
Indoor: Took part in the weight throw and shot-put events… Personal beast and farthest throw of the season in the shot put came at the Carolina Challenge, where she placed third with a mark of 13.44m… Had a fourth-place finish at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker in the weight throw with a mark of 15.38m… Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Sun Belt Championships with a 16.20 mark
Seton Hill
Freshman (2020-21)
Attended Seton Hill freshman season… Qualified for PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in shot put and hammer throw… Finished eighth in shot put (11.43m) at the Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic and Ashland Alumni Invitational… Grabbed a pair of top-seven finishes at Slippery Rock Invitational with a third for shot put (11.81m) and seventh in hammer (38.89m)
High School
Attended De La Salle High School… Four-time track and field MVP… Five-time All-State and All-Region awards... Three-time state champion in the indoor shot put, two-time state champion in the outdoor shot put, earning a bronze medal in javelin… Launched a 40-foot shot put, threw a 125-foot javelin throw, tossed a 94-foot throw in discus… Holds the school record in shot put and javelin… Received an All-American award… Also played volleyball… Two-time MVP for the volleyball team… Received an All-District and All-Region award
Personal
Full name is Leah Ashley Kennedy… Born on July 16, 2002, in New Orleans, La… Daughter of Tamara and Daitrone Kennedy… Grandfather Jackie Callender played football and ran track at Air Force
Hammer: 47.34m (5/12/2022)
Javelin: 30.86m (3/5/2022)
Shot Put: 13.73m (3/30/2024)
Discus: 30.53m (4/9/2022)
Weight: 17.15m (2/9/2024)
Leah Kennedy
Senior (2023-24)
Outdoor: Competed in the shot put and hammer throw… Set a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 13.73m to earn fourth place at the UAB Spring Invitational, also placed fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 47.08m… Placed 12th and 24th at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships… Recorded eight top-10 finishes this season
Indoor: Competed in the shot put and weight throw… Threw a personal best of 17.15m in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge… Placed third in the shot put with a mark of 12.68m in the shot put and fourth with a mark of 15.79m at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker… Placed 14th in shot put and 17th in weight throw at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships
Junior (2022-23)
Outdoor: Competed in the shot put and hammer throw... Placed third in the hammer throw at the UAB Spring Invitational with a distance of 43.71 meter... Finished fourth in the shot put at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge with a throw of 13.29-meters... Finished four combined top-ten finishes between hammer throw and shot put
Indoor: Competed in shot put and weight throw… Four top ten finishes… Placed seventh twice with throws of 13.08 and 12.92, respectively… Fourth place finish in shot put with a throw of 12.44 at the UAB Vulcan Invite… In the weight throw set a personal best and finished second at the Carolina Challenge with a 16.71m throw…Four top ten finishes in weight throw.
Sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoor: Threw in the hammer, javelin, shot put and discus events… Seated 10th (javelin), seventh (hammer) and fifth (shot put) in Troy program history… Competed in her first and only javelin event for eighth (30.86-meters) at the Jaguar Opener… Hit her top mark in hammer throw at the Sun Belt Championships, distancing 47.34-meters (13th)… Notched fifth place in the hammer throw at the Jaguar Opener at 40.69-meters… Finished in the top-10 in four-straight meets in shot put (Jaguar Opener, Weems Baskin Invitational, Tiger Track Classic, UAB Green & Gold), with her best throw coming at the Tiger Track Classic at 13.59-meters
Indoor: Took part in the weight throw and shot-put events… Personal beast and farthest throw of the season in the shot put came at the Carolina Challenge, where she placed third with a mark of 13.44m… Had a fourth-place finish at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker in the weight throw with a mark of 15.38m… Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Sun Belt Championships with a 16.20 mark
Seton Hill
Freshman (2020-21)
Attended Seton Hill freshman season… Qualified for PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in shot put and hammer throw… Finished eighth in shot put (11.43m) at the Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic and Ashland Alumni Invitational… Grabbed a pair of top-seven finishes at Slippery Rock Invitational with a third for shot put (11.81m) and seventh in hammer (38.89m)
High School
Attended De La Salle High School… Four-time track and field MVP… Five-time All-State and All-Region awards... Three-time state champion in the indoor shot put, two-time state champion in the outdoor shot put, earning a bronze medal in javelin… Launched a 40-foot shot put, threw a 125-foot javelin throw, tossed a 94-foot throw in discus… Holds the school record in shot put and javelin… Received an All-American award… Also played volleyball… Two-time MVP for the volleyball team… Received an All-District and All-Region award
Personal
Full name is Leah Ashley Kennedy… Born on July 16, 2002, in New Orleans, La… Daughter of Tamara and Daitrone Kennedy… Grandfather Jackie Callender played football and ran track at Air Force
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