Leroy Russell III

Position:
Middle Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
High School:
Eagles Landing (Ga.)
Prev School:
Arkansas

Awards and Honors
First Team All-American (Indoor: Distance Medley Relay – 2023)

Personal Records

400m	48.50	2022 Outdoor
800m	1:47.39	2022 Outdoor
	1:47.31	2023 Indoor
1,000m	2:26.11	2022 Indoor
1,500m	3:53.18	2021 Outdoor

2024-25
Outdoor: Ran second on the 4x800m that took silver at Drake Relays (7:23.10, No. 10 ISU) and on the sixth-place 4x400m ... men went on to win the Relays Cup ... competed in the 800m at the Cyclone Twilight, Desert Heat Classic and 44 Farms Team Invite.
Indoor: Just missed the 800m final finishing ninth in the 800m (1:50.40) at Big 12 Championships ... also ran the 800m leg for the silver-medalist DMR (9:32.29, No. 10 ISU) at conference ... had an 800m season-best 1:48.80 for 10th at the Arkansas Qualifier ... part of the winning 4x400m at the Iowa State Classic ... ran 800m at the BU Valentine Invite, Razorback Invite and Cyclone Open.

2022-23 (Arkansas)
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims, placing 31^st in the 800m with 1:50.21 … took ninth in the 800m at SEC Championships … clocked 1:48.39 in the 800m at Mr. SAC Relays … opened season with 3:59.09 in the 1,500m and also ran on the 4x400m at the Stanford Invite … team finished fifth in the 4x400m at the LSU Invite.
Indoor: Earned First Team All-America running the 800m leg for the seventh-place distance medley relay (9:34.82) at NCAA Championships … DMR qualified for nationals at the Arkansas Qualifier with 9:22.13 … placed 10^th in the 800m at SEC Championships … hit an 800m personal best of 1:47.31 for fourth at the Tyson Invite … also ran at the Arkansas Invite, Razorback Invite and New Mexico Collegiate Classic.

2021-22 (Arkansas)
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA West Prelims and moved onto quarterfinals to place 17^th with 1:48.14 … led team with a then-800m PR of 1:47.39 to place fifth at SEC Championships … clocked 48.50 in debut at 400m outdoors, finishing fifth in John McDonnell Invitational … seventh in 800m at Mt. SAC Relays (1:48.67) … improved PR to 1:47.86 in SEC prelims … ran third leg with a 47.81 split on the seventh place 4x400m at SEC Championships (3:06.83) … anchored the 4x800m relay that placed third at Texas Relays (7:26.84) … Ran second leg of the 4x800m at Penn Relays as Razorbacks finished seventh (7:26.53).
Indoor: Improved career best in 800m twice … runner-up in Tyson Invitational with a 1:47.98, second best among Razorbacks for indoor season … posted a time of 1:50.62 in prelims of SEC Championships … anchored 4x400m with 47.75 split as Arkansas placed eighth in Razorback Invitational.

2019-21 (Indiana State)
Competed at Indiana State from 2019 to 2021, producing best marks of 1:50.19 in 800m, 3:53.18 in 1,500m and 4:16.49 in mile … competed in 800m and 1,500m at 2021 Missouri Valley Championships … finished fourth in 800m at MVC Indoor Championships and ran on runner-up distance medley relay.

High School
Competed at Eagles Landing High School in McDonough, Georgia … finished fifth in the 3,200m and ninth in 1,600m at the 2019 Georgia 5A state meet … clocked personal bests of 4:24.44 in the 1,600m and 9:52.13 in the 3,200m.