Men's Track and Field
Shawn Leonard
| Born: | 04/26/1987 |
| Height: | 6-1 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Stoughton, Mass. |
| High School: | Stoughton |
| Position: | Jumps |
2008-09 Indoor: Placed eighth in the high jump (6-04.25) at the Sorlein Tack and Field invitational (1/17)...Recorded a pair of fifth place finishes in the triple jump (40-10.50) and the high jump (6-02.25) at the URI Quad Invitational (1/24)...Finished second at the URI Invitational in the high jump with a jump of 6-02.25 (1/30)...Tied for fifteenth in the high jump with a jump of 1.89 meters at the Amory Winter Games (2/13)...Recorded a third place in the high jump (6-06.25), while also taking 12th in the triple jump (41-06.50) at the Atlantic-10 Indoor Championships (2/21).
2009 Outdoor: Did Not Compete.
(2007-2008) Indoor: Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors as he won the high jump with a height of 6-08.25, qualifying Leonard for the New England and IC4A Championships (Feb. 16)... Set a personal record in the Triple Jump (43-05.25) at the A-10 Championships (Feb. 16)... Finished in a tie for sixth (6-06.25) in the high jump at the New England Championships (March 1)... 2008 Outdoor:Qualified for the IC4A Championships in winning the high jump (6-08.75) at the New England Championship (May 10).
2006-07: Placed fifth in the high jump (6-02.25) and 10th in the triple jump (12.87m) at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... finished fifth in the high jump (6-03.25) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship ... placed fifth in high jump (6-05.50) at New England Championship ... finished first in high jump at Rhody Mega Meet (6-06.75) ... first in high jump (1.96m) and eighth in triple jump (12.88m) at Armory Winter Classic ... tied for second in high jump (6-07.00) at Sorlien Memorial Invitational ... placed fourth in high jump (6-03.25) at Husky Spring Invitatioinal.
High School: Earned all-conference honors in track & field, basketball and football ... state champion in the high jump, clearing 6-8 ¼ to garner all-state recognition ... played quarterback and kicker for Stoughton's football team, passing for more than 1,000 yards as a senior.
Personal: Born April 26, 1987 ... son of Charles and Ann Marie ... has two siblings - Eric, a former offensive lineman at Curry College, and Jason, a former nose tackle at UMass ... also a member of URI football team ... communication studies major at URI.
