2025 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

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Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Michael Wade
Michael Wade
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Mike Wade Photography

Leah Thompson

Leah Thompson

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Hometown:
    DeRidder, La.
  • Highschool:
    Rosepine HS

Summary

Biography

2022 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2021 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll
2021 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2025 Outdoor Season: Competed in four meets as a distance runner ... placed 25th in the 800-meter run at the Southland Conference Championships, clocking a season-best 2:25.96 ... ran a season-best 5:06.81 in the 1500-meter run at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational ... placed 12th with a time of 2:32.07 at the Pelican Relays in the 800-meter run ... ran a 5:11.79 in the 1500-meter run at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational.
2025 Indoor Season: Ran the mile ... clocked a season-best 5:38.88 at the LSU Twilight ... ran a 5:44.22 at the Robert Platt Invitational, placing 31st.

2024 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 1500-meter run ... ran a season-best 5:18.06 at the Leon Johnson Invitational to place second ... clocked a 5:20.88 in the 1500 at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... placed 28th at the LSU Alumni Gold, running a 5:25.86.
2024 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile ... ran a season-best 5:47.94 in the mile at the Samford Invitational to place 33rd ... clocked a 6:03.20 in the mile at the LSU Purple Tiger.

2023 Outdoor Season: Did not compete in the outdoor season.
2023 Indoor Season: Did not compete in the indoor season.

2022 Outdoor: Competed in the home meet, finishing sixth in the 1500 meters at 5:39.24.
2022 Indoor: Competed in two meets, including running a leg of the seventh-place distance medley relay at the SLC Championships with a time of 14:31.65 … ran the mile in 6:24.92 at Texas A&M.

2021 Outdoor: Competed in one meet, ran a 5:37.67 in the 1500 at NSU (sixth place).
2021 Indoor: Did not compete

High School: Competed in cross country and track at Rosepine High School while also being a cheerleader … was the cross country district champion as a junior … finished runner-up at the district meet as a sophomore and senior … was a two-time state qualifier as part of the 1,600-meter relay … also a three-time regional qualifier in track.

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Dennis Thompson … the oldest of four siblings with one younger brother, Ethan, and two younger sisters, Lexa and Lena … biology major and a music business minor with plans to attend physical therapy school ... has a song "Sure Fire" that's played on the radio.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2023Junior

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2024Junior

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2025Redshirt Senior

    Distance
    5'3"