Gabriela Leon Earns First-Team Honors on Day One of NCAA Indoor Championships

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Gabriela Leon Earns First-Team Honors on Day One of NCAA Indoor Championships

March 11, 2022 | Track & Field

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By: Nathaniel Jarrett

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gabriela Leon and Sterling Warner-Savage recorded a pair of impressive performances on day one of the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Leon cleared a bar of 4.41m (14-5.5) for a sixth-place finish and first-team honors in the women's pole vault. The mark is the third highest bar in her indoor career.

"I could not be more excited for Gabi Leon today," said head coach Dale Cowper. "She has battled throughout her entire career to continually seek improvement and her efforts today are a tremendous reward for her. She has always and will always represent Louisville at the highest level."

Sterling Warner-Savage recorded a time of 6.61 seconds to finish 10th in the men's 60-meter. The time is the second fastest of his career and surpasses the 6.62 seconds mark that he clocked at his first NCAA Indoor Championship appearance in 2021.

"While Sterling is going be dissatisfied with his result, he has proven to be a tremendous competitor and I am confident there will be greater moments in his future," added Cowper. "The 60-meter at this level always comes down to the hundredths of a second and today he was just a fraction away."

Trey Allen is set to compete in the men's high jump tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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