LeahMoore

BIO

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

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