Temple University Athletics
2015 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Leisher, Katie
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
Katie Leisher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Md.
- High School:
- Manchester Valley
Bio
Personal Records
1500m: 4:36.34
Mile: 4:53.40
3000m: 9:44.21
5000m: 17:01.36
10000m: 35:54.27
2019 Outdoor: Debuted her senior season at the Raleigh Relays, where she ran the 10K in 35:54.27 to finish in the top-10…Raced the 5K in 17:07.99 at the 125th Penn Relays, the fastest time for the Owls this season…Represented Temple in both the 5K and the 10K at the AAC Outdoor Championships during her final season in Cherry and White.
2018-19 Indoor: Finished ninth in the 3000m at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 9:59.36…Represented Temple in the 5000m run at the AAC Indoor Championships.
2018 Cross Country: Finished 20th at the American Athletic Conference Championships, helping the Owls to a third place overall finish...Contributed to Temple's program-high fourth place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Helped the Owls to their first ever ECAC Championships title...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department.
2018 Outdoor: Set the school record in the 5000m at the Sam Howell Invitational, finishing eighth with a time of 17:01.36...Competed in the 3000m at the 2018 Penn Relays...Finished eighth in the 10,000 at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
2017-18 Indoor: Competed in three meets for the Owls this season...Finished second in the 5000m at the Penn State National...Competed at the Great Dane Classic, where she placed third in the 3000 and second in the 4x800m relay.
2017 Cross Country: Finished seventh overall at the American Athletic Conference Championships, leading the Owls to their highest-ever team finish in the conference (3rd)…Earned All-Conference honors for the second year in a row…Earned All-East honors for her top-25 performance at the ECAC Championships, leading the Owls to a third-place team finish…Was Temple’s top finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional placing 32nd overall, leading the Owls its highest-ever team finish in the region (10th).
2017 Outdoor: Represented Temple in six meets…Helped the Owls’ 4x1500m relay team to second place at the Colonial Relays…Posted a personal best time of 2:28.06 in the 800m at the Delaware Open…Reached a personal record time of 4:36.34 in the 1500m race at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Placed 27th in the 5000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
2016-17 Indoor: Reached personal-best times of 9:44.21 and 17:06.09 in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races, respectively at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships...Set a personal best of 4:53.40 in the mile run at the Fastrack National Invite.
2016 Cross Country: Set a personal-best time in the 6K at the Paul Short Women’s Gold race (20:54.0)..Placed 14th at American Athletic Conference Championships with a 21:23.7, earning All-Conference honors...Tallied four top-10 finishes.
1500m: 4:36.34
Mile: 4:53.40
3000m: 9:44.21
5000m: 17:01.36
10000m: 35:54.27
2019 Outdoor: Debuted her senior season at the Raleigh Relays, where she ran the 10K in 35:54.27 to finish in the top-10…Raced the 5K in 17:07.99 at the 125th Penn Relays, the fastest time for the Owls this season…Represented Temple in both the 5K and the 10K at the AAC Outdoor Championships during her final season in Cherry and White.
2018-19 Indoor: Finished ninth in the 3000m at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 9:59.36…Represented Temple in the 5000m run at the AAC Indoor Championships.
2018 Cross Country: Finished 20th at the American Athletic Conference Championships, helping the Owls to a third place overall finish...Contributed to Temple's program-high fourth place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Helped the Owls to their first ever ECAC Championships title...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department.
2018 Outdoor: Set the school record in the 5000m at the Sam Howell Invitational, finishing eighth with a time of 17:01.36...Competed in the 3000m at the 2018 Penn Relays...Finished eighth in the 10,000 at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
2017-18 Indoor: Competed in three meets for the Owls this season...Finished second in the 5000m at the Penn State National...Competed at the Great Dane Classic, where she placed third in the 3000 and second in the 4x800m relay.
2017 Cross Country: Finished seventh overall at the American Athletic Conference Championships, leading the Owls to their highest-ever team finish in the conference (3rd)…Earned All-Conference honors for the second year in a row…Earned All-East honors for her top-25 performance at the ECAC Championships, leading the Owls to a third-place team finish…Was Temple’s top finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional placing 32nd overall, leading the Owls its highest-ever team finish in the region (10th).
2017 Outdoor: Represented Temple in six meets…Helped the Owls’ 4x1500m relay team to second place at the Colonial Relays…Posted a personal best time of 2:28.06 in the 800m at the Delaware Open…Reached a personal record time of 4:36.34 in the 1500m race at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Placed 27th in the 5000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
2016-17 Indoor: Reached personal-best times of 9:44.21 and 17:06.09 in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races, respectively at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships...Set a personal best of 4:53.40 in the mile run at the Fastrack National Invite.
2016 Cross Country: Set a personal-best time in the 6K at the Paul Short Women’s Gold race (20:54.0)..Placed 14th at American Athletic Conference Championships with a 21:23.7, earning All-Conference honors...Tallied four top-10 finishes.
2016 Outdoor: Set a new personal-best time in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:42.92 at The American Outdoor Track & Field championships…Set another personal record in the 3000-meter with a time of 10:07.21 at the Princeton Outdoor Invite where she finished in fourth place…Earned another top-five finish at the Morgan State Legacy Meet in the 1500-meters where she placed third overall.
2015-16 Indoor: Competed in the 800-meter race, the mile and distance medley relay in four meets as a freshman…Posted a seasons-best time of 2:30.73 in the 800-meter race and 5:12.24 in the mile...Helped the Owls’ distance medley relay to a fifth place finish at the NYC Gotham Cup…Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2015 Cross Country: Finished 42nd in the Big 5 Invitational with a time of 16:01.2...Placed 50th in the Duquesne Duals with a 20:35.6.
High School: Earned multiple 1A Maryland state titles in cross country and track and field.
Personal: Majoring in social work with a minor in pyschology at Temple...Was an honor roll student all four years of high school...Completed a one-year course in the Academy of Health Professions and earned her CNA and GNA certification at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center... An aspiring sports psychologist.
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