Marcella LeBlanc Class: Senior Hometown: Lafayette, La. High School: Northside Height: 5-8 Event: Throws Birthdate: 06/22/1991 Experience: 1L

2011 Indoor Second Team All-WAC (Shot Put)
2011 Outdoor Second Team All-WAC (Shot Put)
2012 NCAA Qualifier (Shot Put)

2012: Opened the year at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) with a 10th place finish in the shot put, throwing 41-5/12.62m, and a 12th place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 47-11.25/14.61m ... At the AState Invitational (2/10-11), finished second in the shot put with a throw of 46-10.25/14.28m and placed sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 47-6.25/14.48m ... Finished 11th in the shot put at the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11) with a mark of 47-3/14.40m and threw 44-1.5/13.45m in the weight throw to finish 23rd ... At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25), finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 45-7 (13.89m) and placed 14th in the weight throw with a mark of 48-1.75 (14.67m) ... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17), placing fourth in the shot put with a throw of 45-3.5 (13.80m) and placed 21st in the discus with a throw of 122-9 (37.41m) ... At the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23), finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 45-9 (13.94m) and placed 13th in the discus with a throw of 130-8 (39.84m) ... Finished fourth in the discus at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a throw of 132-9 (40.46m) ... Recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes at the Mississippi Open (4/14), throwing the shot put 44-0.75 (13.43m) and throwing the disucs 129-5 (39.46m) ... At the Southeastern Invitational (4/20), won the shot put with a throw of 48-4.5 (14.74m) and finished eighth in the discus with a mark of 128-2 (39.06m) ... Recorded a personal best throw of 49-3.75 (15.03m) to finish second at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) ... At the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28), finished third in the shot put with a throw of 45-4.5 (13.83m) and finished fifth in the discus with a mark of 135-4 (41.25m) ... At the WAC Championships, placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 45-8.5 (13.93m) and finished 11th in the discus with a mark of 133-2 (40.59m) ... At the NCAA East Prelims (5/24-26), threw 48-3.5 (14.72m) in the shot put to place 27th.

2011:Finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 41-6.5 and placed 13th in the weight throw with a mark of 40-9 at the Leonard Hilton Invitational (1/14) ... Finished third in the shot put at the Arkansas State Invitational (1/22) with a throw of 42-7 and placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 40-2 ... At the Tyson Invitational (2/11-12), finished 20th in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 43-3 and placed 17th in the shot put with a throw of 40-4.25 ... At the WAC Championships (2/24-26), finished fourth in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 45-5.75 and placed 19th in the weight throw with a mark of 43-0.25 ... Opened the outdoor season at the LSU Relays (3/25-26) where she finished third in the shot put with a throw of 46-8.25 and placed ninth in the discus with a mark of 115-8 ... At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/1-2), finished third in the shot put with a throw of 42-6.75 and placed fourth in the discus with a mark of 121-9 ... Finished ninth in the discus with a throw of 136-0 and placed 13th in the shot put with a throw of 38-6 at the Northwestern State Invitational (4/16) ... At the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23), placed ninth in the discus with a personal best throw of 140-1 ... Placed 24th in the shot put at the 102nd Drake Relays (4/29-30) with a throw of 44-6.75 ... Finished sixth in the shot put to claim all WAC honors with a mark of 45-0.25 (13.72m) and placed 16th in the discus with a throw of 119-5 (36.39m) at the WAC Championships (5/10-13).

2010: Opened the year at the Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) with a mark of 37' 4" in the weight throw... Finished 25th in the shot put at the Texas A&M Invitational (1/16), throwing 33' 8"... At the Tyson Invitational (2/12-13), placed 30th in both the shot put and the weight throw, recording a mark of 35' 11.5" in the shot put and a mark of 35' 9.25" in the weight throw... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/20), finishing third in the shot put with a throw of 41' 5" and fifth in the discus with a mark of 126' 0"... At the LSU Relays (3/26-27), finished 11th in the shot put with a throw of 40' 6" and 13th in the discus with a throw of 119' 1"... Finished 11th again in the shot put at LSU's Alumni Gold (4/17), throwing 43' 5.25"... At the Northwestern State Invitational (5/1), finished eighth in the discus with a throw of 128' 8" and 10th in the shot put with a mark of 38' 11"... At the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/12-15), finished 12th in the discus with a throw of 125' 10" and 13th in the shot put with a throw of 39' 7".

High School: Participated in basketball and track and field at Northside High School... Received the Best Girl Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Field Performance of the Year honors... Was a member of the 2007-2008 track team Champions and 2008-2009 indoor/outdoor state Champions.

Personal: Marcella Jillian LeBlanc... Daughter of Suzette LeBlanc... Born June 22, 1991 in Miami, Fla.... Chose LA Tech over Northwestern, and LSU... Majoring in education.