The third time — in more ways than one — turned out to be the charm for former UL track and field standout Morgann Leleux. The New Iberia native, former All-American at the University of Georgia and 2016 All-American at Louisiana cleared 15 feet, 5 inches on her final attempt…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Catholic High, Georgia and Louisiana-Lafayette standout Morgann LeLeux Romero finished tied for seventh place in the pole vault at the 2018 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships held at Drake University last week. LeLeux Romero cleared her first two heights at 4.30 meters (14 feet,…
When Shane LeLeux and his wife Bridget started New Heights Gym, Shane told Bridget he wanted to do something associated with the gym other than the gymnastics that were being offered. As a former high school and collegiate pole vaulter, it was easy for LeLeux to figure out what he wanted…
Last year around this time, Morgann LeLeux was busy preparing for her first shot at making the U.S. Olympic team as a pole vaulter as well as preparing to get married. The marriage to Jacob Romero went off without a hitch, but Morgann LeLeux Romero, as she is now known,…
Senior pole vaulter Morgann Leleux capped off an impressive spring for the UL Ragin’ Cajuns as she was named the Louisiana Female Field Athlete of the Year and the state’s Female Newcomer of the Year as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced its top college track and field honorees…
In just a handful of years, the Dauphin Street Vault has become one of the most highly anticipated events in Downtown Mobile each summer. Equal parts athletic event and block party, organizers continue to find ways to turn up the volume. Some of the world’s best athletes will be on…
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Morgann Leleux finished fourth in the pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. Morgan cleared a personal best at 15 feet 1 inch and will be an alternate on the olympic team because of her fourth place finish. Leleux, a…
EUGENE, Ore. – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns All-American Morgann Leleux recorded a personal-best in the pole vault, clearing 15 feet 1 inch, but finished fourth overall on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. Defending gold medalist Jenn Suhr cleared 15-9 to win the competition with Sandi Morris (15-7) finishing second and…
Morgann Leleux was fresh off an All-American performance, having cleared 14-feet, 5¼-inches to finish as the NCAA outdoor runner-up in her freshman season at Georgia. Next stop: the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, where the New Iberia native was riding the wave of a momentum in her first season…
LeLeux competes at Olympic Trials tonight Officially, Morgann LeLeux is still in college so she can’t go out and look for sponsors to help her with her dream of going into the world of professional track and field. That may change tonight. LeLeux, the former Catholic High, University of Georgia,…
