Leah Heckaman Season 2014-15

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YearFreshman
HometownPlymouth, Ind.
QUICK NOTES: Ranks among the program’s Top 10 in all five weight throwing events… indoors, ranks third all-time in the shot put with a mark of 15.69m (51-05.75) and sixth in the weight throw (17.18m/56-04.50)… outdoors, stands fifth all-time in the shot put (15.38m/50-05.50), seventh in the discus (47.19m/154-10) and ninth in the hammer (52.39m/171-10).
 
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (JR*): Competed in the shot put and hammer at the AAC meet… reached the final in the shot put and placed ninth overall with a toss of 14.92m (48-11.50)… had a season-best mark of 15.17m (49-09.25) at the Tennessee Relays… threw a PR 52.51m (172-03) in the hammer at the AAC meet in Cincinnati to move up to #9 all-time in program history… competed four times in the discus on the year as well with a best of 45.71m (150-00) at the Lyles/Wood Invitational… earned USTFCCCA All-Academic and American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors following the season.
2018 IN (JR*): Scored for the team at the AAC Championships by placing eighth overall… hit a PR toss of 15.69m (51-05.75) at the Notre Dame Invitational to move up to #3 all-time in program history… competed twice in the weight throw as well, finishing with a best mark of 16.07m (52-08.75) at the Kentucky Invitational.
 
2016-17 SEASONS
2017 (JR): Sat out the indoor and outdoor season with an injury.
 
2015-16 SEASONS
2016 OUT (SO): Advanced to the finals in all three weight events at the American Athletic Conference Championships, scoring in a pair of events… placed fifth in the shot put and eighth in the discus before taking ninth in the hammer… in the shot put, was 3cm off her PR at the conference meet after throwing a PR 15.38m (50-05.50) at the Tiger Track Classic earlier in the year… won the collegiate division of the Penn Relays in the shot put… reached the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet in the shot put, placing 45th overall… in the discus, threw a PR 47.19m (154-10) in the finals of the conference meet to move up to fifth in UC history… threw a PR mark of 52.39m (171-10) in the hammer at the Lyle/Wood Invitational in Louisville… capped the year earning American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors… also tabbed for USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades.
2016 IN (SO): Placed fourth in the shot put at the American Athletic Conference Championships with PR toss of 15.18m (49-09.75)… improved her PR three times on the year… in the weight throw, hit a PR mark of 17.18m (56-04.50) to place seventh at the Gladstein Invitational and moved up to sixth all-time in program history… placed 18th in the event at the conference meet.
 
2014-15 SEASONS
2015 OUT (FR): Ranks among the program’s all-time Top 10 in the three weight events outdoors, including fourth in the shot put (14.84m/48-08.25), ninth in the discus (44.87m/147-02) and 10th in the hammer (50.92m/167.01)… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the shot put… scored team points in two events at the American Outdoor Championships by placing eighth in both the shot put and discus… recorded her PR in the shot put in the conference event… took fourth at the Miami Invitational hammer competition to record her PR and added her top discus mark at the Louisville Twilight… opened her shot put season with a runner-up finish in the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational.
2015 IN (FR): Scored team points at the American Indoor Championships by placing sixth in the shot put (14.51m/47-07.25)… that mark stands as the fifth-best in school history… placed in the Top 5 of a shot put competition twice… improved her weight throw marks in the first three meets, climbing to a best of 15.26m (50-00.75) at the Akron Invitational.

High School: Four-time Indiana State qualifier in the discus and three-time qualifier in the shot put... two-time indoor and outdoor national qualifier... claimed fourth in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the 2014 Indiana State Championships.

PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 15.69m/51-05.75 (Notre Dame Invitational • 1/20/18) • UC #3
Weight • 17.18m/56-04.50 (Gladstein Invitational • 1/23/16) • UC #6
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 15.38m/50-05.50 (Tiger Track Classic • 4/9/16) • UC #5
Discus • 47.19m/154-10 (AAC Championships • 5/13/16) • UC #7
Hammer • 52.51m/172-03 (AAC Championships • 5/11/18) • UC #9
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Redshirt Senior
2018-19

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Redshirt Junior
2017-18

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Junior
2016-17

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Sophomore
2015-16

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