Leonel Perez

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lavergne, Tenn.
High School:
Lavergne
Prev School:
Tennessee-Martin

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Champion (Indoor: DMR, 2020)
2020 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (Distance Medley Relay Pool)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
OVC Champion (Indoor: DMR, 2019)
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017-18)

Personal Records

800m	1:50.23	2021 Outdoor
	1:51.93	2020 Indoor
1,000m	2:26.21	2020 Indoor
1,500m	3:50.54	2018 Outdoor
Mile	4:14.62	2018 Indoor

2020-21
Outdoor: Competed in six meets for Iowa State … finished 18th in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships (1:52.86) … clocked a personal-best 1:50.23 in the 800m to finish sixth at the Rock Chalk Classic … recorded a then-personal best 1:50.79 to win the 800m run at the Drake Relays … was also a member of ISU’s fourth-place 4x1,600m relay at the Drake Relays … posted personal best 3:49.80 in the 1,500m to finish third at the Blue Oval Invitational … also competed in the 800m at the Longhorn Invitational and the Hayward Premiere.

Indoor: Exhausted eligibility.

2019-20
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak worldwide.

Indoor: Competed in four meets for Iowa State … was member of relay pool for distance medley relay at NCAA Indoor Championships, with the meet being canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide … led off for ISU’s Big 12 title-winning DMR squad at the conference championships … also finished seventh in the 1,000m run at Big 12 Championships, helping ISU men claim team title … ran to personal best 1:51.93 in 800m at the Iowa State Classic … won 1,000m run at the Wieczorek Invite in PR 2:26.21 … also competed at the Cyclone Open and Indiana Relays.

2018-19 (UT-Martin)
Outdoor: Competed in seven events for the Skyhawks ... placed third in 800m event at OVC Championship ... posted an 800m PR time of 1:52.48 at the APSU Governors Invitational to finish first ... part of a first place 4x800m time of 8:17.8 at Margaret Simmons Invitational.

Indoor: Competed in five events for the Skyhawks ... part of a first place DMR team of 10:01.48 at OVC Championship ... posted a 3k PR time of 8:57.73 at the John Craft Invite ... placed first in the 800m at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... finished third in the mile at Hoosier Hills.

2017-18 (UT-Martin)
Outdoor: Competed in seven events for the Skyhawks ... finished second at OVC Championship in 1500m ... posted a 1500m PR of 3:50.54 at Bryan Clay Invitational ... won the 1500m title at APSU Invitational ... placed third in 800m event at Memphis Tiger Invitational.

Indoor: Competed in six events for the Skyhawks ... won the DMR title at ASU Invitational ... finished second in the mile at Don DeNoon Invitational ... placed third in the 800m at Vanderbilt Opener.

2016-17 (UT Martin)
Outdoor: Competed in six events for the Skyhawks ... placed third in 1500m event at OVC Championship ... won 800m event title at APSU Govs Invitational ... won mile title at Rhodes Invitational ... placed second in 800m event at Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... placed third in 1500m event at Drury Hotel Joey Haines Invite.

Indoor: Competed in five events for the Skyhawks ... won the 800m title at Redhawks Invite ... placed second in DMR event at John Craft Invite ... Placed third in 4x400m event at Redhawks Invite.

High School
Prepped at Lavergne High School where he was a four-time TSSAA State finalist and a two-time Junior Olympic All-American while also holding five different school records...Add the Warrior Invitational, Rutherford County Cross Country Championship and MSCCA Midstate High School Championship to his list of titles as a senior...In track he picked up multiple wins at the Kenwood Babcock Classic, L.D.Agees Rutherford County Championship Meet, and the TSSAA AAA Section 2 Sectional.

Personal
Born on May 22, 1997...He is the son of Leo and Maria Perez...Has three siblings, Leomar, Renyers and Yarelis.