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2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Leo Grucella

  • Class Senior
  • Position Jumps
  • Ht. / Wt. 5-8 /
  • Hometown Lancaster, N.Y.
  • High School Lancaster

Biography

EventPRVenue
100m11.80Battle of the Beaches (3/3/13)
Long Jump20-1.5Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/25/14)
Triple Jump36-11Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational (4/18/15)

JUNIOR (2014-15): Opened his Outdoor season at the Palmetto Classic Invitational, placing fifth (18-7) in the long jump … best result came at the Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational when he placed fourth (36-11) in the triple jump … enjoyed two top 10 finishes in the long jump event in the indoor season … first was a sixth place finish (19-2.75) at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational … the second came in early February at the High Point Team Challenge following a leap of 19-3.25.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14):  Finished a season-best sixth at the Palmetto Classic Invitational with a wind-aided mark of 18-3 … eclipsed the 20-foot mark in the long jump during the Indoor season with a mark of 20-1.5 at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational that led to a fifth place finish.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Had two top 10 finishes in long jump during Outdoor season … first came at the Battle of the Beaches where he placed ninth following a jump of 19-3.25 … best finish of the year, 6th, came in the University Carolina’s Cup following a jump of 19-6.25 … took part in two long jump events during the Indoor campaign, posting a sixth place finish (19-8) at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Lancaster High School in Lancaster, N.Y. … earned varsity letters in track and field and soccer … recorded personal bests in triple jump of 40’3” and long jump of 21’6.5” … posted bests in the 100 with 11 seconds, 200 with 22.93 and 400 with 50.9.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Ellen Grucella … majoring in physics.

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