Career
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles (1297 seconds) ranks him 15th on the world all-time list. McLeod was a promising high school athlete, running for Manchester High School and later Kingston College. During his early career, he competed in both the 110 m hurdles and the 400 m hurdles.
He represented Jamaica at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lille, qualifying for the finals in both hurdles events.
He placed fourth in the 110 m hurdles and eighth in the 400 m hurdles. In 2013, his final year in high school, McLeod set Jamaican junior records in both the 110 m hurdles (1324) and the 400 m hurdles (4998) at the Boys and Girls Championships.
He was the first Jamaican high schooler to break 50 seconds at the longer distance. After graduating from Kingston College he went to the University of Arkansas on a track and field scholarship.
Outdoors, he placed second in the 110 m hurdles at both the Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) championships and the West Regionals, but pulled a hamstring at the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships and missed the final.
Only one collegiate athlete, Renaldo Nehemiah in 1979, had run faster in any conditions. After the 2015 collegiate season McLeod turned professional and signed an endorsement deal with Nike, forgoing his two remaining years as an National Collegiate Athletic Association athlete. Although he stayed at Arkansas to complete his business studies, he lost his eligibility to represent the Arkansas Razorbacks.
He made his debut as a professional at the István Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvar on 7 July, but pulled up with a cramp and failed to finish.
As of 28 July 2015, McLeod"s personal best in the 110 m hurdles (1297 seconds) ranks him 15th on the world all-time list.