2008-09 Cross Country & Track and Field Roster

Leigh Ann Moore

  • Position Distance
  • Height 0-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jonesboro, Ark.
  • High School Jonesboro HS

Biography

 

2009 Outdoor Track Season:  Redshirted.

 

2009 Indoor Track Season:  Placed 13th at the McDonald’s Invitational in the 3,000-meter run recording a time of 11:49.57...Recorded a 31st place finish at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 20:31.35.

 

2008 Cross Country Season:  Recorded season-high in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships placing 44th in 21:06.36 helping the Trojans to a third place finish...Recorded season-high in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional placing 116th in 26:35.2...Recorded highest finish at the Arkansas Tech Twilight placing 18th with a time of 12:41 over the two mile course and helping the women’s team to a first place finish...Placed 21st at the UALR Open 5K in 21:25.71...Finished 23rd at the SLC Pre-Conference Meet recording a time of 28:07.00 for the 6K...Placed 152nd out of 275 runners at the Brooks Memphis Twilight 5K with a time of 22:45.72.

 

2008 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded season high in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships placing 23rd with a time of 19:23.98...Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the Rhodes College Open placing 13th in 19:29.98...Recorded season high and highest finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Harding Invitational placing seventh in 11:26.60...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for academic excellence.

 

2008 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season best in the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic placing fifth with a time of 10:58.09...Also placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas State Invitational recording a time of 11:10.66.

 

2007 Cross Country Season:  Helped lead the Trojans to a second place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships placing 21st in the 5K with a career and season high time of 19:28.50...Recorded highest finish at the UALR Open 5K placing 13th with a time of 20:22.45...Recorded a time of 19:42.15 at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Invitational placing 69th out of 341 runners for the 5K...Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional recording a time of 25:03.6 for the 6K course.

 

2007 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded season best in the 5,000 meters at the Mississippi Invitational placing tenth in 18:48.54...Placed 21st at the Sun Belt Championships recording a time of 20:02.40...Recorded season best in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels placing 21st in 11:17.31...Recorded season best in the 1,500 meters at the Rhodes College Open with a time of 5:29.77...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for academic excellence.

 

2007 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season best in the 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic recording a time of 19:24.42 ranking her ninth in the Sun Belt Conference...Recorded season best in the 3,000 meters at the Saluki Booster placing fifth in 10:47.69...Recorded highest finish in the 3,000 meters at the Saluki Booster and at the Rhodes College Open placing fifth in 10:49.45.

 

2006 Cross Country Season:  Redshirted.

 

High School:  Competed in cross country and track and field at Jonesboro High School...Senior season, won the indoor state, outdoor state and Meet of Champions 3200 meter race...Her junior season, won the 3200 meters at the Meet of Champions and placed second at the indoor state and outdoor state meets...Won the won the outdoor state 3200 meter race and finished second and the indoor state and Meet of Champions her sophomore year...Her freshman season, won the mile at the indoor state meet and finished second in the 3200 meters...Competed in the 2003 NIKE Indoor Championships where she finished second in the mile...Helped lead her team to three conference championships...Won the state cross country championships her junior and freshman seasons and finished second her sophomore year.

 

Personal:  Born February 8, 1988 in Pocahontas, Ark....Daughter of Gwyne and Keith Moore...Has two sisters, Lori Byrd and Angela May...Majoring in Nutrition.

 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

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  • 2007-08Sophomore

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  • 2008-09Junior

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