Leah Thompson - W Track & Field

Leah Thompson

Throws

Class

Senior

Hometown

Plains,

Montana

Last School

Plains High School

Roster Years

2017-2022

Parents are David and Sandra Thompson
Major: Art Education
Has two sisters and 4 brothers (Jeremy, Brandon, Mitchell Trent, Tiara and Jessica)
Brother, Brandon, played baseball at Bellevue University in Omaha Nebraska
Brother, Trent, played basketball at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana
Father, David, played baseball at North Idaho college and Eastern Oregon State
Brother, Mitchell, played basketball at the University of Michigan-Western in Dillon, Montana
Sister, Jessica, is also on the track and field team
Also recruited by Brown, Montana, Montana State and Idaho

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

Indoor

9th in the shot put, 11th in the weight throw and 6th in the discus throw at the 2016 BYU December Invite
Placed 5th in shot put, 11th in the weight throw and 3rd in the discus at the 2017 BYU Indoor Invite

Outdoor

Took 3rd in the discus,10th in the shot put and 18th in the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational
Came in 4th in the discus, 13th in the shot put and 22nd in the hammer at the Aztec Open
11th place at the Aztec Invite in the discus
Placed 11th in the shot put and 4th in the discus at the UVU Invite
Set a career-best mark of 35.55m (116' 7") in the hammer at the UVU Invite

Sophmore Year 2018

Indoor

Started the season placing sixth in the weight throw (13.55m- 44' 5.5") and first in the discus (44.64m- 146.5'") at the BYU December Invite
Placed third in the weight throw with a career-best mark of 15.12m (49' 7.25") and first in the discus (45.42m- 149'0") at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational
Competed at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge where she placed tenth in the weight throw with a mark of 13.75m (45' 1.5")
Finished third in the weight throw (14.74m- 48'4.5") and ninth in the shot put (11.48m- 37'8") at the Boise State Challenge

Outdoor

Started the season at the USC Trojan Invitational where she placed fourth in the discus with a mark of 44.88m (147' 3")
Placed fourth in the discus (43.53m- 142'10") and 13th in the hammer throw (42.52m- 139'6") at the UVU Collegiate Invitational
Threw 42.47m (139' 4") in the discus, placing fourth at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational
Threw 46.90m (153'10") in the discus, placing fifth at the UCSD Triton Invitational
Placed fifth in the discus with a career-best throw of 47.42m (155' 7") at the Mt. SAC Relays
Competed at the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate where she finished 24th in the discus (44.56m- 146' 2")
Finished tenth in the discus with a mark of 43.94m (144' 2") at the BYU Robison Invitational
Placed sixth in the hammer throw with a career-best mark of 42.88m (140' 8") and first in the discus (45.80m- 150'3") at the Weber State Twilight Meet
Completed the season at the BYU Cougar Invitational where she placed first in the discus (44.30m- 145' 4") and fourth in the hammer throw (42.02m- 137' 10")

Junior Year 2019

Indoor

Started the season with a first-place finish (45.20m/148-3) in the discus throw at the BYU Cougar Indoor
Threw a career-best mark of 15.26m/50-0.75 and took seventh in the weight throw at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge
Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

Placed second overall in the discus throw with a career-best mark of 48.43m/158-11 at the Mt. SAC Relays
Took eighth in the discus with a personal-best throw of 12.37m/40-7 at the BYU Robison Invitational
Earned collegiate bests in the hammer throw (46.76m/153-5) and javelin (36.48m/119-8) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
Competed in 14 meets during the 2019 outdoor season

Senior Year 2022

Indoor
- Set personal bests in the shot put (13.06m/42-10.25) and weight throw (17.34m/56-10.75) at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational II, entering BYU's top-10 list at ninth all-time in school indoor weight throw history
- Competed in six meets during the 2022 season
Outdoor
- Competed in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 31st with a mark of 49.20m/161-5
- Threw the ninth-best discus mark in school history, 52.00m/170-7, at the Sun Angel Classic
- Set personal bests in the shot put (13.43m/44-0.75), discus (53.10m/174-2) and hammer throw (48.12m/157-10)
- Competed in nine meets during the 2022 season