2011 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Leah Blanchard
- Position:
- Player
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Cedar Falls
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
Performance History and Personal Bests
2012: INDOOR: Season-best mile time of 5:12.37, recorded at the Iowa Invitational (2/17) ... posted a personal best in the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic (2/9), finishing in 10:18.88 ... 15th place in the mile at the MVC Indoor Championships.
2011: INDOOR: Recorded a season-best mile time of 5:13.39 at the Jack Jennett Invite (1/28) ... posted a season-best in the 3,000m in 10:33.60 at the Iowa State Classic (2/10).
OUTDOOR: Clocked her fastest 1,500m time of the year at the MVC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 4:51.33 for 17th place.
2010: INDOOR: Clocked a season-best 800m time of 2:19.04 at the ISU Classic (2/13) ... finished 14th in the 800m run at the MVC Indoor Championships ... took fifth place in the mile run at the UNI-Dome Open (2/19), crossing the line in 5:14.36.
OUTDOOR: Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championships, clocking in at 11:35.52 ... took second place in the 3,000m at the Iowa Invitational (4/17), finishing in 10:32.88 ... recorded a season-best 1,500m time of 4:53.59 at the Jim Duncan Invitational (4/10).
2009: OUTDOOR: Clocked in a season-best 800m time of 2:25.86 at the Messersmith Invitational to take eighth place ... recorded a time of 4:52.77 at the MVC Championships in the 1,500m ... recorded a ninth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Jim Duncan Invitational with a time of 4:52.84.
INDOOR: Took fifth place at the UNI-Dome Open in the 800m with a time of 2:25.30 ... recorded a season-best time of 5:22.40 in the mile at the Iowa State Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran a personal-best 15:11 4K in the 2007 cross country season ... member of 4x800 team that finished third at the state track meet and sixth at the Drake Relays in 2008 ... team finished fifth at the state cross country meet in 2005 ... honor roll student ... participated in orchestra and student leadership.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Deb Blanchard ... born March 13, 1990, in Waterloo, Iowa ... majoring in math teaching.
