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2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Jumps
    Position
  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Sumner, Wash.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • Cascade Christian HS
    High School
Leighton Lanier
Leighton Lanier
Jumps
Position
Sophomore
Class
Sumner, Wash.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2017-18: During the indoor season, had a career-best long jump of 19 feet, 6.75 inches at the Powder River Dual to finish sixth… Posted a career-best triple jump at the Powder River Dual with a mark of 44-4 to place second… In the outdoor season, had a career-best long jump of 20-8.5 at the 7220 Invite to place 10th… Had a career-best triple jump at the 7220 Invite with a mark of 44-8 to finish seventh.

Before Wyoming: A three-time letterwinner in track & field and four-time letterwinner in basketball at Cascade Christian High School in Puyallup, Wash., where he was coached by Devin Snyder in track & field…finished third in the state in the triple jump in 2016 to earn all-state honors…named all-league and all-district in 2016 and 2017…was track & field team captain and team MVP in 2016 and 2017…owns CCHS records in the long jump, triple jump and 4x100-meter relay…named to the high honor roll all four years of high school while earning academic all-conference honors his sophomore through senior years…participated in the National Honor Society and Student Council as well as mission trips and other church activities.

Personal: Son of Heidi and Antonio…has one sister, Olivia, who played volleyball at Northwestern College in Iowa…comes from an athletic family with cousins competing in various collegiate sports…intends to major in finance at UW.

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

Long Jump: 20-2.5 (2018)
Triple Jump: 44-10.25 (2018)

Outdoor:
Long Jump: 20-8.5 (2018)
Triple Jump: 44-8 (2018)