LaKeisha Lawson

Last updated

LaKeisha Moore
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 38)
San Pedro, Los Angeles
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
60m, 100m, 200m
College team UNLV Rebels
Club Adidas
Turned pro2009
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Relay Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nassau 4×100 m relay

LaKeisha Moore (born June 3, 1987) is an American sprinter. [1] She competed in the 60 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [2]

Contents

Professional Career

Coach Lekeisha Moore enters was named the head coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros in 2024.

After spending three seasons (2021 - 2024) as the track and field assistant coach with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas. Moore was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Men's Track and Field West Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023, after having a key role in the performance of the CMS sprinters.

In particular, Christian Campbell was the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Year after setting Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records in the 100 and 200 meters, breaking CMS standards that had stood for 35 years. The Stags also broke school records in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, with the 4x400 team recording the fourth-fastest time in Division III history at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn second place .

Moore graduated from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with a degree in journalism in 2009 and is a native of Victorville, California. Her husband, Carlos Moore, is a former World and National Junior Championship sprinter for USA Track and Field.

Moore coached with CYP Training and helped put multiple high school athletes in state meets, as well as contributing to scholarships earned by most of the athletes involved in the CYP sprint group over her six seasons. She also served as the head coach at Glendora and Bonita High Schools, coaching top sprint teams through CIF Championships. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland 10th60 m7.18
2014 2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4×100 m relay 41.88
2015 Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay York Lions Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1st 4×100 m relay 42.58

USA Track and field National Championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012 United States Olympic trials Eugene, Oregon 18th100m11.54 [4]
2013 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd60m7.10
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 17th100m11.17
2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd60 m7.09 [5] [6]
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd100 m11.30 [7] [8]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 15th100m11.26 [9] [10]
2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 9th60m7.33
2016 United States Olympic trials Eugene, Oregon 20th100m11.24 [11]
2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd60m7.15
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 24th100m11.33
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 11th100m11.21

College

LaKeisha Lawson earned all-Mountain West Conference honors in 2006, 2008 and 2009 seasons representing UNLV. [12] [13] Lawson earned silver medals in MWC 100 meters, 200 meters outdoor, 60 meters and 200 meters indoor in 2009.

References

  1. ↑ "LaKeisha Lawson". IAAF. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "LaKeisha Lawson Team USA Track and Field profile". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ CSUDH Athletics Welcomes Lekeisha Moore As New Track & Field Head Coach California Collegiate Athletic Association
  4. ↑ U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 2012 Jun 21, 2012 Jul 01, 2012 Jun 21, 2012 Jul 01, 2012 Hayward Field Eugene, OR Hosted byUniversity of Oregon Official Women's Results Milesplit.com
  5. ↑ 2014 US Indoor Championship results
  6. ↑ 2014 US Indoor Championship Women 60 meters final video
  7. ↑ 2014 US Outdoor Championship results
  8. ↑ 2014 US Outdoor Championship Women 100 meters final video
  9. ↑ 2015 US Outdoor Championship results
  10. ↑ 2015 US Outdoor Championship Women 100 meters semi-final heat 2 video
  11. ↑ 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials June 30-July 10, 2016 - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR Filter by Team Women 100m Dash Finals results TFRRS
  12. ↑ LaKeisha Lawson UNLV profile University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  13. ↑ LaKeisha Lawson UNLV race results TFRRS
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.