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Leon Named USTFCCCA Outdoor Southeast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year
June 16, 2022 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS – The University of Louisville's Gabriela Leon has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association  2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Southeast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year as announced by the organization today.
Each of the nine regions – Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, South Central, Southeast and West – honored both gender's top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Leon made program history when she cleared 4.60m (15' 1") to win the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Women's Pole Vault title, becoming UofL's first women's outdoor national champion. With the mark, Leon became the fourth-ever collegiate women's pole vaulter with three clearances of 4.60m (15' 1") and the only woman this season with three marks over 4.57m (15' 0"). The Grand Rapids, Mich., native set UofL's outdoor school record of 4.61m (15' 1") at the Clark Wood Invitational which ranked first in the ACC, second nationally, second best all-time ACC women's outdoor pole vault mark, and the eighth best all-time outdoor performer mark in collegiate history.
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Additionally, Leon won her second straight ACC women's outdoor pole vault title and was named ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week three times in 2022. She also recorded first-place finishes in seven of eight outdoor meets including seven straight wins since the season opener.Â
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Leon will return to Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. to compete in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships from June 23-26.
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For the latest on Louisville cross country/track and field, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Instagram at @UofLTrackXC, Twitter account at @UofLTrackXC, or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLTrackXC.
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Each of the nine regions – Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, South Central, Southeast and West – honored both gender's top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men's and women's head coaches and assistant coaches.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Leon made program history when she cleared 4.60m (15' 1") to win the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Women's Pole Vault title, becoming UofL's first women's outdoor national champion. With the mark, Leon became the fourth-ever collegiate women's pole vaulter with three clearances of 4.60m (15' 1") and the only woman this season with three marks over 4.57m (15' 0"). The Grand Rapids, Mich., native set UofL's outdoor school record of 4.61m (15' 1") at the Clark Wood Invitational which ranked first in the ACC, second nationally, second best all-time ACC women's outdoor pole vault mark, and the eighth best all-time outdoor performer mark in collegiate history.
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Additionally, Leon won her second straight ACC women's outdoor pole vault title and was named ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week three times in 2022. She also recorded first-place finishes in seven of eight outdoor meets including seven straight wins since the season opener.Â
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Leon will return to Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. to compete in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships from June 23-26.
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For the latest on Louisville cross country/track and field, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Instagram at @UofLTrackXC, Twitter account at @UofLTrackXC, or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLTrackXC.
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