CAREER RESULTS
CAREER HONORS
• America East All-Conference Steeplechase (2021 Outdoor, 2022 Outdoor)
• America East All-Conference 3000m (2022 Indoor)
• America East All-Conference 5000m (2023 Indoor)
• America East All-Academic (2021 Outdoor, 2022 Indoor, 2022 Outdoor, 2023 Indoor)
• New England Champion - Steeplechase (2021 Outdoor)
• NCAA Qualifier (3000S - 2023 Outdoor)
• Vermont Captain
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
GRADUATE OUTDOOR SEASON (2023): Recorded a runner-up finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Colonial Relays with a time of 10:30.94 (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) ... Won the 1500m at the UVM Quad Meet with a time of 4:36.31 (Apr. 8) ... Posted a personal-best time of 10:25.97 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invite - her mark ranks No. 2 in program history (Apr. 13-15) ... Placed second in the 1500m at the Rutgers Relays with a time of 4:36.46 (Apr. 22) ... Logged a personal-best time of 2:13.55 in the 800m for second place at the UMass Pre-Conference Invite (Apr. 29) ... Became the first UVM women's track & field member to compete in the NCAA East Preliminary Round since 2014, placing 45th (May 27).
GRADUATE INDOOR SEASON (2023): Began the indoor campaign with a personal-best 5000m time of 16:54.30 at Boston University (Dec. 3) ... Won the 3000m at the Beacon Invite with a time of 9:48.05 (Dec. 10) ... Won the 1000m at the Middlebury Snowflake Invite with a time of 3:06.47 (Jan. 14) ... Logged a time of 9:46.79 in the 3000m at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 28) ... Took fourth in the 1000m at the New England Championships with a time of 2:56.60 (Feb. 2 & 3) ... Secured All-Conference honors in the 5000m with a time of 17:11.76, and placed fifth in the 5000m at the America East Championships (Feb. 18 & 19) ... Placed fifth in the mile at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 4:50.36 (Mar. 3-5) ... Named to the America East All-Academic Team.
SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2022): Opened the season with a steeplechase time of 10:55.55 for 27th at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26) ... Won the 1500m (4:51.68) and the 4x400m relay at the UNH Outdoor Opener (Apr. 2) ... Posted a personal-best 800m time of 2:15.61 for second place at the UMass Outdoor Invite I (Apr. 16) ... Won the steeplechase at the George Davis Invite with a time of 10:32.07 (Apr. 23) ... Placed fourth in the 1500m with a personal-best mark of 4:31.26 at the UMass Outdoor Invite II (Apr. 30) ... Recorded a runner-up finish and All-Conference performance in the steeplechase with a time of 10:46.53 at the America East Championships (May 7) ... Was fourth in the steeplechase at the ECAC/IC4A Championships with a time of 10:35.96 (May 13-15).
SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2022): Began the season with a victory in the 3000m and a time of 9:55.96 at the Dartmouth Indoor Opener (Dec. 11) ... Won the 800m (2:25.02) and the mile (5:07.21) at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 15) ... Won the 1000m with a personal-best mark of 2:55.67 at the Middlebury Winterfell (Jan. 22) ... Won the mile at the Middlebury Invite with a time of 4:56.27 (Jan. 29) ... Finished third in the 3000m with a personal-best mark of 9:34.13 at the Scarlet & White Invite (Feb. 5) ... Recorded a runner-up finish in the mile at the Fastrack National Invite with a time of 4:56.58 (Feb. 11) ... Registered a third-place finish and All-Conference performance in the 3000m with a time of 9:46.73 at the America East Championships (Feb. 25 & 26) ... Logged a personal-best mile time of 4:54.97 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (Mar. 4-6).
JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2021): Opened the season with a victory in the 1500m (4:42.85) at UMass Lowell (Mar. 26) ... Won the steeplehcase at UNH with a time of 10:54.29 (Apr. 3) ... Was third in the 1500m with a time of 4:37.88 at Vermont's home meet (Apr. 10) ... Took second in the steeplechase with a time of 10:32.06 at UMass (Apr. 18) ... Ran a personal-best 1500m time of 4:35.67 for first place at UNH (Apr. 24) ... Logged a personal-best steeplechase time of 10:31.60 to earn All-Conference and second place at the America East Championships (May 2) ... Ran a personal-best 800m time of 2:16.59 for fourth at the Dartmouth Invite (May 7) ... Won the steeplechase at the New England Championships with a time of 10:34.37 (May 15).
SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2020): Began the season with a third-place finish in the 3000m (10:19.22) at Dartmouth (Dec. 14) ... Finished third in the mile (5:06.56) and was on the runner-up 4x800m relay team at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 10) ... Won the 1000m run at the Middlebury Winterfell with a time of 3:00.50 (Jan. 18) ... Placed 34th in the mile with a time of 5:04.90 at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 25) ... Ran a personal-best 3000m time of 10:01.60 for 10th at the NEICAAA Championships (Feb. 1) ... Logged a sixth-place finish in the mile with a time of 5:02.23 at the UAlbany Winter Classic (Feb. 7) ... Recorded a personal-best mile time of 5:01.44 for seventh at the America East Championships (Feb. 22) ... Ran the mile in 5:07.17 at the ECAC Championships (Mar. 8).
FRESHMAN OUTDOOR SEASON (2019): Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 1500m run and a 4x400m relay win at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) ... Finished 11th in the 1500m run at the Minuteman Invitational with a time of 4:45.83 (Apr. 6) ... Was eighth in the 800m run at the Dartmouth Invitational with a time of 2:18.38 (Apr. 12) ... Ran a 1500m time of 4:48.69 for sixth place at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invite (Apr. 20) ... Took second in the steeplechase at UNH (Apr. 27) ... Registered a steeplechase time of 11:12.98 for seventh at the America East Championships (May 5) ... Was ninth in the steeplechase with a time of 11:23.46 at the New England Championships (May 11).
FRESHMAN INDOOR SEASON (2019): Made her debut with a fifth-place finish in the mile at Dartmouth (Dec. 8) ... Was on the winning 4x800m relay team at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 13) ... Took sixth place in the 1000m run at the Middlebury Winterfell with a time of 3:01.31 (Jan. 19) ... Finished 17th in the 1000m run and was on the fourth-place DMR team at the Penn State National (Jan. 25 & 26) ... Was fifth in the 800m run at the North Country All-Comers with a tie of 2:23.53 (Feb. 10) ... Finished ninth in the 1000m run with a time of 2:59.61 at the America East Championships (Feb. 23).
BEFORE VERMONT: Competed in track & field, cross country, and soccer at Sougehan High School ... Captained cross country (2017) and track (2017, 2017, 2018) ... Won NHIAA Division II State Championships for cross country (2016, 2017) and track & field (2016, 2017, 2018) ... Attended 2016 Nike Cross Country Nationals ... Was individual runner-up at NHIAA DII Cross Country championship in 2017 ... School records in 5k, 4x800m, 4x400m, and DMR.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Cathy Leighton ... Has two siblings, Luke and Ryan ... Chose UVM because of the rigorous nursing program and the friendly, welcoming team dynamic.
