The third time was literally the charm for former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns track star Morgann Leleux.
The New Iberia native cleared 15 feet, 5 inches on her third and final attempt in the women's pole vault last night to finish second overall at the U.S. Track and Field Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Leleux failed to qualify at the 2012 Trials and finished fourth overall. Then in 2016, she served as an alternate for the U.S. team. But this time around she's secured her spot for the Tokyo Summer Games, which begins on July 23.
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Leleux, the Ragin' Cajuns and Sun Belt Conference record-holder in pole vault (15-1), easily made her first three jumps, clearing 14-3 1/4, 14-9, and 15-1 each on her first attempt before missing on her first two attempts at 15-5.