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2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Leanna Jacobs

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hoke County
  • Hometown Raeford, N.C.

Biography

Personal Bests
INDOOR
Shot Put 11.71m
Weight Throw 15.19m
OUTDOOR
Discus Throw 36.39m
Hammer Throw 44.39m
Javelin Throw 29.48m
Shot Put 11.67m

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AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Indoor

Season bests: Shot Put (11.12m), Weight Throw (15.10m) ... Won her first career title with a first place finish in the weight throw at the Gene Anderson Invitational ... Broke a two-year-old school record in the weight throw at the JDL DMR Invitational.
Outdoor
Season bests: Discus Throw (36.39m), Hammer Throw (44.39m), Javelin Throw (26.39m), Shot Put (10.70m) ... Threw a personal best in the discus at the Pickle Field Day Relays for a 9th place finish ... Logged two 4th place finishes in the hammer ... Had a personal best throw in the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Indoor
Season bests: Shot Put (10.83m), Weight Throw (14.15m) … Finished seventh in shot put at the Art & Linda Maillet UNC Open.
Outdoor
Season bests: Hammer (39.37m), Shot Put (11.30m), Discus (31.25m), Javelin (29.48) … Posted a third place finished in the javelin at the Mount Olive Dual … Tallied points in the hammer and shot put at the PBC Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Indoor

Season bests: Shot Put (10.24), Weight Throw (13.30) … Finished fourth in the weight throw at the Kent Taylor Invite.
Outdoor
Season bests: Shot Put (10.83), Discus (29.36), Hammer (39.07), Javelin (23.30) … Finished fifth in the shot put at the Braves Track Classic … Also posted a fifth place tally in the Hammer at the Braves Track Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Hoke County High School for coach Regena Mclaughlin … Earned all-conference in the shot put for the second-straight year following senior campaign … Qualified for the state meet in the shot put for second-straight year as well … Also earned best thrower award as a senior … Also lettered in volleyball for the Bucks.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Michell and James Jones … Has an older brother, Jordan … Maintained a 4.6 cumulative grade point average at Hoke County High School and graduated seventh among her 377-member senior class … A biology major at UNCP.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Throws
    5'9"