Leon Named ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Year
June 23, 2022 | Track & Field
GREENSBORO, N.C. – University of Louisville track and field athlete Gabriela Leon has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Women's Field Performer of the Year as announced by the league office Thursday.
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The Grand Rapids, Mich. native earns the honor following a stellar season in which she made program history as Louisville's first women's outdoor national champion when she cleared 4.60m (15' 1") to win the women's pole vault title at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. With the mark, Leon also became the fourth collegiate women's pole vaulter with three clearances of 4.60m (15' 1") and the only this season with three over 4.57m (15' 0").
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Recently named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Southeast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year, Leon also set the women'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 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 a first-place finish in seven of eight outdoor meets including seven straight wins since the season opener.Â
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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The Grand Rapids, Mich. native earns the honor following a stellar season in which she made program history as Louisville's first women's outdoor national champion when she cleared 4.60m (15' 1") to win the women's pole vault title at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. With the mark, Leon also became the fourth collegiate women's pole vaulter with three clearances of 4.60m (15' 1") and the only this season with three over 4.57m (15' 0").
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Recently named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Southeast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year, Leon also set the women'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 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 a first-place finish in seven of eight outdoor meets including seven straight wins since the season opener.Â
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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