The University of Mississippi Athletics
2019 Track and Field Roster
Leah Klein
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- So./So.
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Shoreview, Minn
- High school:
- Moundsville
TFRRS Bio
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... Opened the season by placing 11th in the shot put, 12th in the hammer, and 13th in the discus at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge ... Finished 12th in the shot put and 16th in the discus at the Ole Miss Classic ... Came in fourth in the shot put, sixth in the discus, and seventh in the hammer at the Spec Towns Invite ... Placed sixth in the discus and 14th in the hammer at the Joe Walker Classic . Finished 14th in the discus and 17th in the shot put at the War Eagle Invite ... Placed fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put at the LSU Invite ... Ended the season by finishing 16th in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
Threw the shot put and weight throw at five different meets … Began the season by placing 14th in the shot put (13.88m, 45-6.5) and 20th in the weight throw (16.18m, 53-1) at the Blazer Invite … Placed 19th in the shot put (13.65m, 44-9.5) and 26th in the weight throw (16.25m, 53-3.75) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Threw a PR 13.90m (45-7.25) in the shot put at the Indiana Relays, the eighth best throw in school history … Came in ninth in the shot put (13.83m, 45-4.5) and 10th in the weight throw (15.71m, 51-6.5) at the Don DeNoon Invite … Ended the season with a PR in the weight throw (16.41m, 53-10.25), the 13th best throw in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets during the outdoor season in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw … Opened the season by placing seventh in the discus (44.94m, 147-5), eighth in the hammer (44.85m, 147-2), and ninth in the shot put (12.87m, 42-2.75) … Placed ninth in the discus (43.92m, 144-1) and 14th in the hammer (43.48, 142-8) at the Ole Miss Classic … Came in ninth in the shot put (13.02m, 42-8.75) and 10th in the discus (42.51m, 139-6) at the Spec Towns Invite … Returned home for the Joe Walker Invite, placing seventh in both the shot put (13.32m, 43-8.5) and discus (41.73m, 136-11) while coming in 13th in the hammer (46.56m, 152-9) … Placed 11th in the discus (41.22m, 135-3) and 17th in the shot put (13.15m, 43-1.75) at the War Eagle Invite … Ended the season by finishing fifth in the discus (42.74m, 140-3) and ninth in the shot put (13.04m, 42-9.5).
2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in two meets during her freshman indoor season … Opened her career with a 26th place finish in the shot put (13.06m, 42-10.25) and 37th place finish in the weight throw (14.24m, 46-8.75) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Ended the season by placing 12th in the weight throw (14.89m, 48-10.25) and 14th in the shot put (12.77m, 41-10.75).
High School
Academic All-State for four years ... Set person bests on discus (148) and shot put (41) in 2016.
Personal
Born Aug. 21, 1999 to Jen and John Klein.
