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2016 Women's Track & Field Roster

LeAnna Morrison

LeAnna Morrison

  • Position:
    Triple Jump
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Moncks Corner, S.C.
  • High School:
    Berkeley HS
  • Prev School:
    South Carolina

Summary

Biography

2016 (Senior):
Outdoor:

  • Took bronze in the triple jump finals with a 38-8.75 (11.80m) mark at the Steve Scott Invitational
  • Placed sixth in the triple jump finals with a 39-5 (12.01m) mark at the Big West Championship
  • Ranked fifth on the outdoor all-time top 10 list (12.01m)

Indoor:

  • Placed fifth in the 60 meter hurdles finals (8.57) and eighth in the triple jump finals with a mark of 38-6.25 (11.74m) at the 2016 UW Indoor Preview
  • Ranked second on the university’s all-time indoor top 10 list for the 60 meter dash (7.87)
  • Also ranked second on the all-time top 10 list for 60m hurdles (8.57) and seventh in the triple jump (38-6.25/11.74m)
  • Indoor season cut short after one meet due to injury


Prior to UH:

  • Ran for the University of South Carolina during the 2014-15 indoor season, running in six meets for the Gamecocks
  • At USC, reached a top mark of 43-5.25 (13.24m) in the triple jump to win the Virginia Tech Invitational
  • Also finished second in the triple jump at the 2015 Armory Track Invitational with a mark of 42-6.25 (12.96m)
  • Spent the 2013-14 season playing on the South Carolina women's basketball team, playing in 23 games for the Gamecocks, including two NCAA Tournament games
  • Ran track for two seasons at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Qualified for the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Outdoor Championship in the 400m hurdles
  • Posted a school-record time in the 400m hurdles (58.99) in prelims at the 2013 Atlantic 10 Outdoor meet and went on to finish second in the finals for second-team all-A-10 honors
  • Was a member of the school-record setting 4x400m relay team that won the 2012 Atlantic 10 Indoor title (3:40.69)
 
Prep:
  • A 2011 graduate of Berkeley High School in Monck's Corner, S.C., where she was the 
    most decorated track performer in school history, including being the first woman to win four gold medals at the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) State Championships, and a state-record time in the 400-meter hurdles, winning the title in 3-of-4 years.
  • Aided BHS to the 2010 Regional title, and four consecutive county championships
  • Earned first place in the 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles at the 2009 at the USA Track and Field (USATF) State Junior Olympics
  • Named all-LowCountry Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 by The Post and Courier
  • Earned all-LowCountry honors during three seasons and was an all-state selection as a senior in basketball
  • Finished her basketball career with more than 1,200 points
  • Named Gatorade South Carolina Athlete of the Year for track and was South Carolina Miss Track as a senior (2011)
  • Was an AB Honor Roll Student with a 4.0 GPA
 
Personal:
  • Born in Moncks Corner, South Carolina
  • Nickname is "Sissy"
  • Earned her Bacherlor's of Science degree in History from USC
  • Is a graduate student majoring in Sociology and Criminology at UH
  • Interested in crime, law, juvenile delinquency, and rehabilitation of idividuals with persistent social problems
  • Has two older sisters and one younger brother
  • Parents are Carlton and Tracy Morrison

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