Cole Leggett
Cole Leggett
  • Hometown:
    Urbandale, Iowa
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Urbandale
  • Event(s):
    Middle distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Three-time Letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025 | junior
  • Ran 4:23:65 in the mile at the Wartburg Indoor Select
  • Clocked 8:43:68 in the 3000 meter at the Cyclone Open
  • Finished in 3:26:33 at the Darren Young Classic
  • Ran 32:54:28 in the 10000 meter at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships
2024 | sophomore
  • Ran a career-best 4:05.92 in the 1,500 meters at the Wartburg Triangular
  • Placed third in the event at the Dick Young Classic in a time of 4:12.24
2023 | freshman
  • Ran the 800 meters all the way up to the 5,000 meters
  • Clocked a time of 4:06.86 in the 1,500 meters at the A-R-C Championships
  • Recorded a time of 2:03.64 in the indoor 800 meters at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Meet
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Urbandale High School
  • 2x state cross country qualifier (2020, 2021)
  • State qualifier in 4x800 (2021, 2022)
  • 7x varsity letterwinner in cross country and track
  • Academic all-conference
  • Academic letterwinner all four years
Personal
  • Parents are Emily and Jeff Leggett
  • Has a brother, Evan
  • Majoring in health and exercise science

News Mentions

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Storm shine at last chance meets with record-chasing relay performance

Competing at three separate last chance meets, Simpson men’s track and field captured one top-ten mark in school history, along with...

May 8, 2026

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Men's Track and Field get final qualifier before Indoor Championships

James Johnson broke his own personal record in the mile, setting the second fastest time in school history as Simpson performed one final time...

March 7, 2026

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Simpson wins 4000m DMR; Petersen named All-Conference at A-R-C Indoor Championships

Highlighted by an A-R-C title in the 4000m DMR, and an All-Conference showing for Jeret Petersen in the Heptathlon, the Simpson men’s track...

February 28, 2026

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Storm track and field gets final tune up before A-R-C Championships

In the final meet before the A-R-C Championships, James Johnson and Cole Leggett highlighted four new top-ten marks in school history at the Liz...

February 21, 2026

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Men's Track and Field wins three events at Darren Young Classic

Simpson claimed three top of the podium performances as the Storm traveled to the Darren Young Classic, hosted by Grinnell on Saturday.

February 14, 2026

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Johnson shines in 3000m; Petersen and Storm compete at the Dutch Multis

Jeret Petersen and Kaisen Storm competed in the opening heptathlon of the indoor season, while James Johnson set the second fastest time in school...

January 30, 2026

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Leggett shines in the 3000m; Storm compete at the Cyclone Open

Cole Leggett clocked the second fastest time in Simpson history in the 3000m race as the Storm traveled to Iowa State for the Cyclone Open on...

January 23, 2026