2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Leger, Catherine

Catherine Leger
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- College Stanislas/Cegep Saint-Laurent
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bio
2024
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Placed third in the 400m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational to start the outdoor season with a time of 53.85 โฆ Secured a third-place finish at the UCLA โLegendsโ Invitational in the 200m โฆ Ran a 23.47 in the 200m to finish third and score for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Earned 16th and 20th in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200m and 100m, respectively โฆ Placed 40th in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds in the 200m (23.51) โฆ Appeared in seven meets during the outdoor campaign.
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2023 ย
Did not compete with the Bruins.
2022
Placed 7th overall in the 4x400m relay finals with a time of 3:28.71 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR โฆ Set a program record at UCLA in the 4x100m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 43.39ย placing 11th overallย โฆ Helped the Bruins qualify to the NCAA Championships in both relays, as the 4x100mย and 4x400m relay squads each finished seventh at the NCAA West Prelims โฆ Member of UCLAโs Pac-12 Championship-winning 4x400m relay squad, along with Kate Jendrezak, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Shae Anderson, winning the title with a time of 3:31.49 (No. 8 on UCLAโs all-time list) โฆ Ran in every relay for the Bruins this season (3 times in the 4x100 and 5 times in the 4x400) โฆ Earned a pair of wins at the West Coast Relays, recording career-best times of 11.49 in the 100m and 23.32 in the 200m โฆ Earned Indoor All-America honors in the 4x400m relay, teaming up with Kate Jendrezak, Maddy Doane and Makenzy Pierre-Webster to finish sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:33.32, No. 4 on UCLAโs all-time indoor list)ย โฆ Also ran on UCLAโs 4x400m relay squad that recorded UCLAโs second-fastest indoor mark of all-time, a 3:32.55 at the Pac-12 Challenge โฆ Ranks No. 2 on UCLAโs indoor performance list in the 200m after clocking a time of 23.34 at the Don Kirby Invite โฆ Clocked a personal best time of 7.45 in the 60m, putting her in No. 8 on UCLAโs indoor performance list. Honors: First Team All-America (4x400 relay) โฆ Second Team All-America (4x100m relay) โฆ Pac-12 4x400m relay champion โฆ 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (4x400m relay).
2021
Competed in nine meets for the Bruins as a true sophomore, including a pair of indoor meets to start the 2021 season โฆ Was on the Bruinsโ 4x400m relay squad that finished 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:35.23 โฆ Made her UCLA outdoor debut at the Jim Bush Legends Invite, earning the 200m victory with a time of 24.16 โฆ Ran a collegiate-best time of 11.66 in the 100m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, good for the event victory โฆ Helped the Bruins sweep the relays at the Stanford Invitational โฆ Ran a lifetime-best time of 23.70 in the 200m at the West Coast Classic in Arizona, good for seventh place overall โฆ Ran legs on the Bruinsโ 4x1 (44.42) and 4x4 (3:31.74) relays at the Pac-12 Championships, helping the squad finish third and second in the events, respectively.
2020
Had an historic indoor campaign in her debut season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Qualified with the womenโs 4x400m relay squad to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships โฆ Capped her season at the MPSF Indoor Championships, where she ran a leg in the 4x400m relay โฆ The squad finished second with a time of 3:30.28, the fastest time in UCLA indoor history โฆ Helped the 4x4 squad to a victory at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 3:33.98, then the second-fastest time in school indoor history โฆ Notched a season-best 60m time of 7.59 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for seventh place overall โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, where she clocked a collegiate-best time of 24.02, the sixth-fastest time in UCLA indoor history.
High School
Competed in the sprints for College Stanislas and Cegep Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada โฆ Notched personal-best times of 11.64 in the 100mย (2019 Canadian Track & Field Championships) and 23.17 in the 200mย (Pan Am U20 Championships).
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Personal
Born in Montreal, Quebec to parents Sylvain and Bach Leger โฆ Has two sisters, Emmanuelle and Alexandra.
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Placed third in the 400m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational to start the outdoor season with a time of 53.85 โฆ Secured a third-place finish at the UCLA โLegendsโ Invitational in the 200m โฆ Ran a 23.47 in the 200m to finish third and score for the Bruins at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Earned 16th and 20th in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200m and 100m, respectively โฆ Placed 40th in the region at the NCAA West First Rounds in the 200m (23.51) โฆ Appeared in seven meets during the outdoor campaign.
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2023 ย
Did not compete with the Bruins.
2022
Placed 7th overall in the 4x400m relay finals with a time of 3:28.71 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR โฆ Set a program record at UCLA in the 4x100m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 43.39ย placing 11th overallย โฆ Helped the Bruins qualify to the NCAA Championships in both relays, as the 4x100mย and 4x400m relay squads each finished seventh at the NCAA West Prelims โฆ Member of UCLAโs Pac-12 Championship-winning 4x400m relay squad, along with Kate Jendrezak, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Shae Anderson, winning the title with a time of 3:31.49 (No. 8 on UCLAโs all-time list) โฆ Ran in every relay for the Bruins this season (3 times in the 4x100 and 5 times in the 4x400) โฆ Earned a pair of wins at the West Coast Relays, recording career-best times of 11.49 in the 100m and 23.32 in the 200m โฆ Earned Indoor All-America honors in the 4x400m relay, teaming up with Kate Jendrezak, Maddy Doane and Makenzy Pierre-Webster to finish sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:33.32, No. 4 on UCLAโs all-time indoor list)ย โฆ Also ran on UCLAโs 4x400m relay squad that recorded UCLAโs second-fastest indoor mark of all-time, a 3:32.55 at the Pac-12 Challenge โฆ Ranks No. 2 on UCLAโs indoor performance list in the 200m after clocking a time of 23.34 at the Don Kirby Invite โฆ Clocked a personal best time of 7.45 in the 60m, putting her in No. 8 on UCLAโs indoor performance list. Honors: First Team All-America (4x400 relay) โฆ Second Team All-America (4x100m relay) โฆ Pac-12 4x400m relay champion โฆ 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (4x400m relay).
2021
Competed in nine meets for the Bruins as a true sophomore, including a pair of indoor meets to start the 2021 season โฆ Was on the Bruinsโ 4x400m relay squad that finished 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:35.23 โฆ Made her UCLA outdoor debut at the Jim Bush Legends Invite, earning the 200m victory with a time of 24.16 โฆ Ran a collegiate-best time of 11.66 in the 100m at the Bob Larsen Track Meet, good for the event victory โฆ Helped the Bruins sweep the relays at the Stanford Invitational โฆ Ran a lifetime-best time of 23.70 in the 200m at the West Coast Classic in Arizona, good for seventh place overall โฆ Ran legs on the Bruinsโ 4x1 (44.42) and 4x4 (3:31.74) relays at the Pac-12 Championships, helping the squad finish third and second in the events, respectively.
2020
Had an historic indoor campaign in her debut season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Qualified with the womenโs 4x400m relay squad to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships โฆ Capped her season at the MPSF Indoor Championships, where she ran a leg in the 4x400m relay โฆ The squad finished second with a time of 3:30.28, the fastest time in UCLA indoor history โฆ Helped the 4x4 squad to a victory at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 3:33.98, then the second-fastest time in school indoor history โฆ Notched a season-best 60m time of 7.59 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for seventh place overall โฆ Made her UCLA debut at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, where she clocked a collegiate-best time of 24.02, the sixth-fastest time in UCLA indoor history.
High School
Competed in the sprints for College Stanislas and Cegep Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada โฆ Notched personal-best times of 11.64 in the 100mย (2019 Canadian Track & Field Championships) and 23.17 in the 200mย (Pan Am U20 Championships).
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Personal
Born in Montreal, Quebec to parents Sylvain and Bach Leger โฆ Has two sisters, Emmanuelle and Alexandra.
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UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
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Monday, June 27