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Leah Moore - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

LeahMoore

  • position Throws
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown New Haven, Conn.
  • High school Hillhouse High School
BIO

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 
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