![Cole Leggett](/sports/mxc/2024-25/photos/0001/hs_cole_leggett.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
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- High School:
- Urbandale
Bio
Honors & Awards
- A-R-C All-Conference (2024)
- A-R-C Runner of the Week (9/30/24)
- Three-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24)
2024 | junior
- Competed in all six races
- Recorded a season-high second place finish at the Bill Buxton Invitational
- Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:08.9 at the A-R-C Championships
- Earned A-R-C All-Conference honors
- Named A-R-C runner of the week
2023 | sophomore
- Saw action in four races
- Took seventh overall at the Bill Buxton Invite with a time of 19:37.9
2022 | freshman
- Took part in five races in his first season
- Made his collegiate debut in the 6k at the Bill Buxton Invitational, running a 20:36.5
- Finished third on the team in the 8k at the Les Duke Invitational, clocking a 27:09.5
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Urbandale High School
- 2x state cross country qualifier (2020, 2021)
- State qualifier in 4x800 (2021, 2022)
- 7x varsity letterwinner in cross country and track
- Academic all-conference
- Academic letterwinner all four years
Personal
- Parents are Emily and Jeff Leggett
- Has a brother, Evan
- Majoring in health and exercise science
- Also a member of the Storm track and field team
News Mentions
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Combs leads Simpson at regional meet
Senior Miles Combs led the way for the Storm in his final collegiate race, finishing top 50 in a time of 25:49.8.
November 16, 2024
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Storm jump back into USTFCCCA regional rankings
After a strong performance at the A-R-C Championship meet last weekend, the Simpson men’s cross country jumped back into the United States...
November 7, 2024
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Cole Leggett earns all-conference honors at the A-R-C Championships
For the fifth straight year, the Simpson men’s cross country team was led by an all-conference performance, this year Cole Leggett earned...
November 2, 2024
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Storm place third at Platte River Rumble
The Simpson men, led by Cole Leggett, finished top-three in Omaha this afternoon.
October 18, 2024
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Storm hold at No. 10 in latest regional ranking
After a week with no action, the Storm men's cross country team retained their spot at 10 in the latest United States Track and Field & Cross...
October 8, 2024
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Storm men's cross country roll into the USTFCCCA regional rankings
The Simpson men's cross country team joined the fold in the latest United States Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA)...
October 2, 2024
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Cole Leggett named A-R-C Runner of the Week
Cole Leggett was named the American Rivers Conference men’s cross country Runner of the Week after leading the Storm at the Brissman-Lunden...
September 30, 2024
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Leggett earns top 10 finish as Storm take fourth at the Brissman-Lundeen Invite
The top three pack of Cole Leggett, James Johnson, and Miles Combs earned top-15 finishes to headline the Storm’s fourth place finish at the...
September 28, 2024
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Storm men's cross country take third at Les Duke Invite
The freshman wasted no time making an impact in the 8k with James Johnson pacing the Storm with an eighth place finish at the Les Duke Invitationa...
September 14, 2024
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Simpson men's cross country takes Bill Buxton Invite in season opener
The Storm men’s cross country team earned a season-opening victory at the Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday evening, led by Cole Leggett...
August 30, 2024
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Storm men's cross country ranked ninth in preseason regional rankings
Simpson men's cross country was voted ninth in the USTFCCCA preseason rankings.
August 27, 2024