| Leander McKenzie |
Full Name: Leander McKenzie Jr. School: Godby HS in Tallahassee, Florida Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2002 Track & Field HOF - Loc 47 1984, 85, 86 Track & Field AA - Loc 78 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 81-82 HH-IH-R 5-11 160 Fr * Tallahassee 82-83 HH-IH-R 5-11 160 So Tallahassee 83-84 HH-IH-R 5-11 160 So-R * Tallahassee 84-85 HH-IH-R 5-11 165 Jr-R * Tallahassee 85-86 HH-IH-R 5-11 165 Sr-R * Tallahassee |
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| Conference Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1982 Metro Conference - Outdoor - 110m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 400m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 4x400m Relay - Champion
1983 Metro Conference - Indoor - 60m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Indoor - Distance Medley Relay - Champion
1984 Metro Conference - Outdoor - 110m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 400m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 4x400m Relay - Champion
1985 Metro Conference - Outdoor - 110m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 400m Hurdles - Champion
1986 Metro Conference - Outdoor - 110m Hurdles - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - 400m Hurdles - Champion
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| All-American Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1982 NCAA Championships - 4x400m Relay (12th) - Outdoor
1984 NCAA Championships - 4x400m Relay (2nd) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - 400m Hurdles (4th) - Outdoor
1985 NCAA Championships - 400m Hurdles (4th) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400m Relay (8th) - Outdoor
1986 NCAA Championships - 400m Hurdles (5th) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x400m Relay (7th) - Outdoor
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2002 |
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Leander was a name known to the track world in the mid-1980s. As a junior at Godby, under track coach and FSU All-American and Hall of Famer ('81) Jesse Forbes, McKenzie was ranked the nation's top
hurdler. He held the state's fastest time in the 800 his senior year while being recruited by FSU's then track coach Dick Roberts. Leander entered Florida State determined to see his name etched in the record books. He was ranked as the number one junior hurdler in the world and captured the Metro Conference titles in high hurdles, the intermediate hurdles and one as a member of Florida State's 1,600-meter relay team. The relay team placed 12th at the NCAA Championship and as an individual, Leander became a national qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles. McKenzie also took titles at the USA Junior National Championship and the Junior Pan American Games. After sitting out a season with injuries, Leander rebounded strong his sophomore year. In 1984, he was listed as the 10th best intermediate hurdler in the United States and ran his personal best at the Olympic trials. At the NCAA Championship in Oregon, Leander placed fourth and picked up points in the 110 hurdles with an 11th place finish. One of the most exciting moments of his career came when McKenzie's 4 x 400 meter hurdle relay team set a world record at the Domino's Pizza Relays. Leander McKenzie never lost an individual Metro Conference race and helped lead the Seminoles to 4 of 14 consecutive Metro titles. While wearing the garnet and gold, he was a six time All-American in the 400 hurdles and the 4x400. He was the only Metro athlete to win four consecutive MVP honors. Leander's school record in the 400 hurdles that he set at the USA Championship held for 10 years until it was broken in 1995.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment
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1982 Season
01/08/1982 Eastman Invitational 60yd Hurdles (I) 7.63
01/16/1982 Gator Invitational 4x400m Relay (I) 1 3:14.4 1.25
01/16/1982 Gator Invitational 500m (I) 2 4
02/05/1982 Indiana Relays 600yd (I) XXX 1:11.17
02/27/1982 Metro Invitational 55m Hurdles (I) 2 7.47 4
02/27/1982 Metro Invitational 4x400m Relay (I) 1 3:17.4 1.25
03/21/1982 Domino Relays 110m Hurdles 3 14.29 3
03/21/1982 Domino Relays 400m Hurdles 5 52.33 1
04/03/1982 Florida 110m Hurdles 2 14.22 3
04/03/1982 Florida 400m Hurdles 2 52.44 3
04/10/1982 Dogwood Relays 110m Hurdles 5 14.52 1
04/17/1982 Mississippi State Quad Meet 110m Hurdles 2 14.51 4
04/17/1982 Mississippi State Quad Meet 400m Hurdles 1 51.39 5
04/24/1982 Springtime Relays 110m Hurdles 2 14.34 4
04/24/1982 Springtime Relays 400m Hurdles 1 51.26 5
04/24/1982 Springtime Relays 4x400m Relay 1 3:10.96 1.25
05/01/1982 Florida 110m Hurdles 1 13.9 5
05/01/1982 Florida 400m Hurdles 1 50.5 5
05/16/1982 Metro Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 1 14.36 10
05/16/1982 Metro Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 1 50.96 10
05/16/1982 Metro Outdoor Championship 4x400m Relay 1 3:09.64 2.50
05/29/1982 SE Athletics Congress Champs 4x400m Relay 3 3:06.79 0.75
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 22 52.36
06/05/1982 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400m Relay 12 3:06.60 0.25
1983 Season
01/15/1983 Eastman Invitational 600yd (I) 8 1:11.24
01/30/1983 LSU Indoor 600yd (I) 12 1:11.84
02/26/1983 Metro Indoor Championship 55m Hurdles (I) 1 7.44 10
02/26/1983 Metro Indoor Championship 4x400m Relay (I) 2 3:19.2 2
02/26/1983 Metro Indoor Championship Two Mile Relay (I) 1 7:43.4 2.50
03/12/1983 FAMU Relays 400m Hurdles 2 53.95 4
04/02/1983 Georgia 4x100m Relay 2 41.16 0.75
1984 Season
01/13/1984 Florida Open Meet 55m Hurdles (I) 3 7.40 3
01/21/1984 Eastman Invitational 60yd Hurdles (I) 2 7.34 4
01/21/1984 Eastman Invitational 60yd Hurdles (I) 7.34
01/21/1984 Eastman Invitational 60m Hurdles (I) 7.85c
01/28/1984 LSU Relays 60yd Hurdles (I) 3 7.35 3 prelims
01/28/1984 LSU Relays Mile Relay (I) 1 3:12.67 1.25
02/05/1984 Auburn 60m Hurdles (I) 1 7.23 5
02/05/1984 Auburn 880yd (I) 2 1:55.38 4
02/18/1984 Indiana 600yd (I) 6 1:12.86
03/10/1984 NCAA Indoor Championship 55m Hurdles (I) 17 7.32
03/10/1984 NCAA Indoor Championship 4x400m Relay (I) 2 3:10.00 2
03/16/1984 Domino's Relays 110m Hurdles 2 13.83 4
03/16/1984 Domino's Relays 400m Hurdles 2 50.91 4
03/16/1984 Domino's Relays 4x400m Relay 1 3:06.91 1.25
03/24/1984 Tiger Outdoor Invitational 4x800m Relay 3 7:30.27 0.75
03/24/1984 Tiger Outdoor Invitational 400m Hurdles 2 49.73 4
03/31/1984 Florida Relays 400m Hurdles 1 50.11 5
04/07/1984 Texas Relays 110m Hurdles 4 13.96 2
04/07/1984 Texas Relays 4x400m Relay 3 3:05.50 0.75
04/20/1984 Florida 110m Hurdles 1 13.90 5
04/20/1984 Florida 800m 2 1:50.69 3
04/28/1984 Springtime Invitational 400m Hurdles 1 49.96 5
04/28/1984 Springtime Invitational 4x400m Relay 1 3:07.84 1.25
05/05/1984 Spec Towns Invitational 110m Hurdles 3 13.93 3
05/12/1984 Metro Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 1 14.10 10 prelims
05/12/1984 Metro Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 1 49.58 10
05/12/1984 Metro Outdoor Championship 4x400m Relay 1 3:08.44 2.50
05/19/1984 Gatorade Classic 400m Hurdles 4 50.00 2
05/26/1984 Seminole Twilight 110m Hurdles 1 13.90w 5
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 11 13.81 2
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 4 50.67 9
06/02/1984 NCAA Outdoor Championship Mile Relay 15 3:10.24
1985 Season
01/26/1985 LSU Relays 60yd Hurdles (I) 5 7.52 1
02/03/1985 Auburn 55m Hurdles (I) 1 7.39 5
02/03/1985 Auburn 500m (I) 4 1:02.76 2
02/09/1985 Mississippi State 60yd Hurdles (I) 4 7.54 2
02/09/1985 Mississippi State 600yd (I) 3 1:10.68 3
02/09/1985 Mississippi State Mile Relay (I) 1 3:15.42 1.25
03/09/1985 NCAA Indoor Championship 500m (I) 27 1:04.49
03/17/1985 Dominoe's Relays Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1 58.5 1.25
03/17/1985 Dominoe's Relays 4x400m Hurdles Relay 1 3:29.12 1.25
03/17/1985 Dominoe's Relays 110m Hurdles 4 14.0 2
03/17/1985 Dominoe's Relays 400m Hurdles 2 50.11 4 Invitational
03/23/1985 Paper Tiger Invitational 400m Hurdles 4 50.26 2
04/04/1985 Texas Relays 400m Hurdles 2 50.28 4
04/04/1985 Texas Relays 4x800m Relay 4 7:21.17 0.50
04/04/1985 Texas Relays 4x400m Relay 4 3:04.33 0.50
04/20/1985 Florida 110m Hurdles 1 13.85 5
04/20/1985 Florida 400m Hurdles 1 49.55 5
04/20/1985 Florida 4x400m Relay 1 3:06.04 1.25
04/26/1985 Drake Relays 400m Hurdles 3 49.44 3
04/26/1985 Drake Relays 110m Hurdles 5 14.04 1
05/04/1985 Auburn 110m Hurdles 1 13.90 5
05/04/1985 Auburn 400m Hurdles 2 49.91 3
05/10/1985 Metro Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 1 14:04 10
05/10/1985 Metro Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 1 49.84 10
05/18/1985 Florida State Invitational 110m Hurdles 4 14.22 2
05/18/1985 Florida State Invitational 400m Hurdles 2 49.66 4
05/18/1985 Florida State Invitational 4x400m Relay 3 3:04.56 0.75
06/01/1985 NCAA Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 9 13.88
06/01/1985 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 4 49.33 5
06/01/1985 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400m Relay 8 3:06.30 0.25
1986 Season
01/11/1986 All-Comers Indoor 400m (I) 5 49.20 1
02/16/1986 UF Indoor 55m (I) 19 6.57
03/22/1986 Domino's Relays 110m Hurdles 2 13.87w 4
03/22/1986 Domino's Relays 400m Hurdles 2 50.14 4
04/05/1986 Auburn 4x100m Relay 1 40.09 1.25
04/05/1986 Auburn 110m Hurdles 1 14.08 5
04/05/1986 Auburn 400m Hurdles 2 49.97 3
04/12/1986 Tampa Invitational 110m Hurdles 3 14.22 3
04/19/1986 Florida 110m Hurdles 1 14.19 5
04/26/1986 Springtime Invitational 400m Hurdles 7 54.31
05/03/1986 National Invitational Champs 110m Hurdles 1 13.90 5
05/03/1986 National Invitational Champs 400m Hurdles 2 50.66 4
05/17/1986 Metro Outdoor Championship 110m Hurdles 1 14.11 10
05/17/1986 Metro Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 1 49.66 10
05/24/1986 Gatorade Classic 400m Hurdles 7 51.23
06/07/1986 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400m Hurdles 5 49.89 4
06/07/1986 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x400m Relay 7 3:03.78 0.50
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