2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Leon Powell
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kennedale, Texas
- High School:
- Kennedale
2019
Saw action in 11 meets in his final year as a Bruin โฆ Indoor: Opened his season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, where he finished fifth in the 200m (21.62) โฆ Posted a season-best 200m time of 21.32 at the MPSF Indoor Championships, helping him to a sixth-place finish โฆ Reached the finals of the 60m dash at the MPSF Championships, ultimately taking eighth with a time of 6.89 โฆ Notched a season-best time of 6.79 in the prelims of the 60m dash at the MPSF Championships โฆ Outdoor: Helped UCLAโs 4x400m team take first place at the Willie Williams Classic with a time of 3:08.94 โฆ The foursome later improved that time to 3:08.86, resulting in sixth place at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ Finished the 100m dash with a season-best time of 10.39 at USC, finishing in third โฆ Took second in the 200m (21.06) dash at USC โฆ Scored points in the 200m (21.06; 8th), 4x100m (39.84; 4th) and 4x400m (3:09.41; 6th) at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Helped UCLAโs 4x100m team (39.79; 10th) and 4x400m squad (3:06.49; 10th) qualify for the NCAA Championships โฆ Also competed in the 100m (10.58; 41st) and 200m (21.21; 34th) at regionals โฆ Traveled to Austin for the NCAA Championships and raced in the 4x100m (40.18; 20th) and 4x400m (3:10.70; 21st) โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 6th โ 200m (21.32) โฆ 2nd โ 60m (6.68; achieved in 2015) โฆ Outdoor: 9th โ 100m (10.26; achieved in 2017) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. ย
2018
Redshirted ... Honored at the 2018 UCLA scholar-athlete banquet with the Bruin Leadership Award,ย given to student-athletes who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a significant impact on the UCLA student-athlete experience by demonstrating outstanding service to others and within the community.
2017
USTFCCCA All-American Honorable Mention in the 4x100m relay โฆ Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championships, helping the team to a 22nd-place finish and a time of 39.89 โฆ Finished 16th in the 200m at the NCAA West Regional Prelims, crossing with a career-best time of 20.75 โฆ Was also the anchor for the 4x100m relay team that ran a season-best time of 39.32 to qualify for the NCAA Championships โฆ Finished fifth in the 100m at the Pac-12 Championships with a wind-aided time of 10.40 โฆ Also ran the opening leg for the 4x400m relay team that posted a season-best time of 3:09.39 to finish fourth overall โฆ Won the 100m competition against USC with a lifetime-best time of 10.26 โฆ Took home the victory in the 200m at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite with a time of 21.06 โฆ Sprinted in four indoor meets โฆ Tripled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in the 60m dash (6.77), sixth in the 200m (21.46), and fifth in the 4x400m (season-best 3:12.50) โฆ MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.
2016
Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention โฆ A NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay โฆ Was the anchor leg on the 4x100m relay that placed 17th with a time of 40.40 โฆ Clocked a wind-aided 10.53 in the 100m to place 26th โฆ Was 23rd in the 200m with a time of 21.04 โฆ Placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100m with a time of 10.59 โฆ Finished sixth in the 200m with a time of 21.52 โฆ Ran the anchor leg on the 4x100m that placed fourth with a time of 40.22 โฆ Was the runner-up in the dual meet against rival USC in the 100m and 4x100m relay โฆ Ran a 10.49 in the 100m and a 40.36 in the 4x100m relay โฆ Clocked a personal best in the 200m with a time of 20.94 to place second in the dual meet against Texas A&M โฆ Ran a 10.44 to win the 100m against the Aggies โฆ The relay team finished second with a time of 41.22 โฆ Won the Bruin Legends Invitational in the 100m with a season best time of 10.41 โฆ Ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x100m relay that crossed the line in 40.85 โฆ Won the 100m at the Jim Bush Collegiate with a time of 10.42 โฆ Also won the 200m in a time of 21.20 โฆ Competed in five indoor meets โฆ Placed fifth at the MPSF Championships in the 60m with a time of 6.78 โฆ Clocked a season best in the prelims with a 6.70 โฆ Clocked a 6.70 at the Husky Classic to place third โฆ Also ran a 6.70 at the Husker Invitational to place third โฆ Opened the indoor season by winning the 60m at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a time of 6.73 โฆ MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.
2015
A NCAA qualifier in the 100m as a true freshman โฆ Competed in 10 outdoor meets โฆ Posted collegiate legal personal bests of 10.38 in the 100m and 21.01 in the 200m โฆ Ran an all-conditions personal best of 10.23 at the NCAA West Prelims โฆ Also clocked a 10.32(w) in the opening round at the prelims โฆ Placed fifth in both the 100m (10.44) and 200m (21.01) at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Opened the outdoor season with a win in the 100m (10.59) against Washington State and Long Beach State โฆ Won the 100m a week later at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invitational with a time of 10.43 โฆ Won the 200m (21.48) at the Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational โฆ Claimed the 100m (10.67) at the Triton Invitational Also ran on the 4x100m relay โฆ Competed in four indoor meets โฆ Clocked top indoor times of 6.68 in the 60m and 21.69 in the 200m โฆ Placed seventh at the MPSF Championships in the 60m with a time ofย 6.93 โฆ Won his first collegiate meet in the 60m with a time of 6.80 at the Lumberjack Invitational โฆ Posted his fastest indoor 60m time of 6.68 at the New Mexico Team Invitational โฆ Made the semifinal round of the 200m at the World University Games in South Korea ... Was an alternate on the 4x100m relay at the Pan-Am Junior Championships โฆ Placed fifth in the 100m at the USATF Junior Championships.ย
High School
Attended Kennedale High School in Kennedale, Texas, where he earned three letters in track and one in football โฆ Ran for coach Leon Paul โฆ Capped off his prep career with a state title in the 200m and helped lead the 4x100m and the 4x200m to state titles โฆ Guided Kennedale to a state championship, district, area and regional titles โฆ During his junior season helped lead the 4x200m team to a regional record โฆ Led the 4x100m team to a state title in 2013 โฆ Has run personal bests of 10.33 in the 100m and 20.83 in the 200m.
Personal
Son of Leon Powell Sr. and Sylvia Powell โฆ Has a twin sister named Deandrea who runs track at San Jose State โฆ Has two other sisters named Alyson and Brittany โฆ Majoring in Psychology.
