LeahMoore
- position Throws
- class Junior
- Hometown New Haven, Conn.
- High school Hillhouse High School
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7987492/Kentucky/Leah_Moore
Personal Bests:
Indoor:
SP – 47’0.25″/14.33m
WT – 55’3.75″/16.86m
Outdoor:
SP – 45’10.75″/13.99m
HT – 161’9″/49.31m
In The Record Book:
- Holds the UK freshman record in the indoor 3000m with a time of 8:06.22 set in 2021
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Placed 20th in the hammer throw with a throw of 152’0”/46.35m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Placed 8th in the shot put with a throw of 45’4.25”/13.82m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Placed 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 43’0.50/13.12m at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 4th in the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 161’9″/49.31m at the Jim Green Invitational
Indoor
- Placed 3rd in the shot put competition with a throw of 43’5″/13.23m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
- Placed 6th in the weight throw with a throw of 52’0″/15.85m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
- Placed 7th in both the shot put (45’2.5″/13.78m) and weight throw (53’9″/16.38m) at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
- Placed 9th in the weight throw with a throw of 55’3.5″/16.85m at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
- Set a career best throw of 55’3.75″/16.86 meters in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Earned a hammer throw collegiate best (154’9”/47.17m) at Kentucky Invitational
- Competed in four meets
Indoor
- Competed in six meets, including SEC Championships
- Placed ninth in the weight throw at the McCravy for a personal best throw of 53’11.75”/16.45m
- Earned a shot put personal best (47’0.25”/14.33m) at the Tiger Paw Invitational
High School
- 2021 Connecticut Outdoor State Champion in the shot put and discus throw
- Competed at Outdoor Nationals by Nike in the shot put and hammer throw, placing 22nd and 15th, respectively
- Won the shot put at 10 meets in the 2021 outdoor season with her personal best coming from a performance at Connecticut Eastern Sectionals (44’1”)
- Won the discus throw at seven meets and won hammer throw at four meets in the 2021 outdoor season
- Achieved personal best discus throw (131’0”) and personal best hammer throw (162’9.5”) in the 2021 outdoor season
- Went undefeated in the shot put in the 2021 indoor season
- Placed in the top 10 at state championship meets all three years of high school outdoor season
Personal
- Full name: Leah Michele Moore
- Birthday: May 24
- Parents: Michele and Gary Moore Sr.
- Sibling: Gary Moore Jr.
- Major: Civil Engineering
- Hobbies: Painting, reading, learning languages, practicing piano
- Favorite athletes: Caeleb Dressel and Deanna Price
- Fun fact: Her favorite food is french fries, brother Gary is a freshman thrower at Baylor