2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS: America East Academic Honor Roll (2011)
2011 SEASON: Competed in six races and was among the Catamounts' top-4 finishers in all but one of those events ... Finished the year with her strongest performances as she posted a season-best time of 18:04 at the America East Championships ... She was the fourth Catamount to finish at the event and placed in the top-20 overall ... Was the second Vermont runner to finish at the NCAA Regional Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. as she ran a time of 22:26 in the 6K event to finish 74th overall ... Ran a time of 18:35 at the New England Championships, one of three sub-19 minute performances of the season ... Ranked third among Vermont runners at the Paul Short Invitational with a mark of 22:37.
BEFORE VERMONT: Came to UVM after earning her undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y. ... Ran three years of track & field for the Bombers ... Holds school records in the indoor one mile (4:55), outdoor 1500-meter (4:30), and outdoor 5K (17:06) ... All-American in the 1500-meter and 5K events at the 2011 Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... 2011 ECAC champion in the one mile run ... 2009 and 2011 New York State Collegiate Track Conference champion in the indoor mile ... 2010 and 2011 NYSCTC champion in the outdoor 1500-meter ... 2010 and 2011 Academic All-American ... Four-year cross country and track & field participant at Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington, Vt. ... Owns the school record in the 800-meter ... Named Woman Athlete of the Year after her senior season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Maggie Leugers ... Mother attended the University of Cincinnati ... Born in Burlington, Vt. ... Pursuing a Masters of Education.