NATHAN LEEPER
Event:  High Jump 

Height:  6-2

Weight: 180

PR:  2.35/7-8.50 (2000)  

Born: June 13, 1977 in Greensburg, Kan.   

Current Residence:  Manhattan, Kan.

High School: Protection (Kan.) 96 

Colleges:  Dodge City (Kan.) CC 97; Kansas State 98

Coach:  Cliff Rovelto

Agent: John Nubani

Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2-time U.S. indoor champion (01, 02); 2-time U.S. Outdoor champ (01, 02); 2000 Olympian; 4^th at 2001 World Indoors; 1998 NCAA Outdoor champion; 1997 JUCO national outdoor champion

Following a fifth-place finish at USA Indoors in 2003, Leeper, the dominant U.S. high jumper in 2001 and 2002, hopes to be completely recovered from his ankle injury suffered during that outdoor season and rebound strong after a tough 2004 campaign. A national junior college and NCAA champion, Leeper has shown steady improvement after an outstanding collegiate career at Dodge City Community College and Kansas State. After winning the U.S. indoor and outdoor titles in 2001 and 2002, Leeper was Americas premiere high jumperLeepers PR of 7-8.5 set in May 2000 was the best mark by an American that yearhis jump of 7-7.75 in Modesto on May 13 was the second-best performance by an American in 2001appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on Feb. 22, 2001.

2005: Did not compete.
2004: No height at Olympic Trials final1^st at Kansas Relays (2.28m/7-5.75)2^nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2.25m/7-4.5)ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 2.28m/7-5.75.
2003: 5^th at USA Indoors (2.24m/7-4.25)5^th at Verizon Millrose Games (2.19m/7-2.25)did not compete at USA Outdoorsbest of 2.24m/7-4.25i.
2002: USA Outdoor champ (2.32m/7-7.25)...USA Indoor champ (2.32m/7-7.25AL)...1st at Wichita ( 2.26m/7-5)...6th at Prefontaine ( 2.25m/7-4)...2nd at Drake Relays (2.24m/7-4.25)...7th at World Cup (2.10m/6-10.75)...ranked #4 in U.S by T&FN...best of 2.32m/7-7.25

2001: USA Outdoor champ (2.30/7-6.50)USA Indoor champ (2.28/7-5.75)4^th at World Indoors (2.29/7-6)7^th in qualifying round at World Outdoors (2.25/7-4.5)3^rd at Verizon Millrose (2.27/7-5.25)6^th at Goodwill Games (2.24m/7-4.25)ranked #9 in the world & #1 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 2.30/7-6.50.

2000:  11th at Olympics (2.25/7-4.5)...3rd at the Olympic Trials (2.27/7-5.25)...set PR of 2.35/7-8.5 at Sacramento on May 21...4th at Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (2.25/7-4.50)...2nd at the Verizon Millrose Games 2.20/7-2.5...5th at U.S. Indoors 2.22/7-3.25...ranked #1 in U.S by T&FN...best of 2.35/7-8.5

1999:  Did not compete.   

1998:  Won NCAA Outdoors and was 2nd at USA Outdoors...ranked 3rd in U.S. by T&FN...best of 7-6.5.

1997:  Won JUCO outdoor title...best of 7-3.75 (indoors).

1996:  Best of 7-0.25.

1995:  Best of 7-1.

12/26/04