Leroy Russell III - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Leroy Russell III

Jr./Jr. | 6-2 | Mid-Distance | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | Eagles Landing HS (Ga.) / Indiana State

Sophomore (2022)
Outdoor: Led team with a 1:47.39 career best in 800m, placing fifth in the SEC Championships with the effort … 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 … In NCAA West Preliminary round, clocked times of 1:49.14 and 1:48.14, placing 17th overall in quarterfinal …

Member of seventh place 4 x 400 relay at SEC Championships (3:06.83), splitting 47.81 on third leg … Anchor leg with split of 1:52.74 of 4 x 800 relay that placed third at Texas Relays (7:26.84) … Ran second leg, with 1:49.79 split, as Razorbacks finished seventh in Penn Relays 4 x 800 (7:26.53).

Indoor: Improved career best in 800m twice … Opened season with a 1:51.07 at Razorback Invitational … 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 4 x 400 relay with 47.75 split as Arkansas placed eighth in Razorback Invitational.

College
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. Indoors, finished fourth in 800m at MVC Championships and ran on runner-up distance medley relay.

High School
Competed at Eagles Landing HS in McDonough, Georgia, finished fifth in 3,200m at 2019 Georgia 5A state meet, ninth in 1,600m. Set high school best marks of 4:24.44 in 1,600m, 9:52.13 in 3,200m.

Leroy Russell | Career Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

800m | 1:47.89

1000m | 2:26.11

Mile | 4:16.49

Outdoor

400m | 48.50

800m | 1:47.39

1500m | 3:53.18