Elizabeth Leachman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Mile: 4:48:55 (New York, 2024) 3000m: 9:16:84 (Lubbock, 2024) 5000m: 15:25:27 (Austin, 2024) |
Elizabeth Leachman is an American track and field athlete.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attends Samuel V. Champion High School in Boerne, Texas.[2]
Career
[edit]2023
[edit]In June 2023, she became the first prep freshman female athlete to beat the 10-minute barrier in the 2-mile, lowering the ninth-grade national record to 9:57.65.[3]
In December 2023, she won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in San Diego finishing the course in 16:50, 14 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.[4]
2024
[edit]In February 2024, she broke the high school record set by Katelyn Tuohy over 3,200 metres by running 9:45.57. The following week, she broke her own record, and ended the month with the three fastest times ever set, breaking her own record again with a run of 9:43.74 at the Boerne Greyhound Relays.[5][6]
In March 2024, she set a new American high school record indoor time of 15:28.90, again beating the mark set by Tuohy. Later that month, she set a new outdoor high school record over 5000 metres of 15:25.27.[7]
She finished in 26th place in the 5000m at the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "E.Leachman". World athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Boerne Champion's Leachman shatters more records at Nike Indoor Nationals". Expressnews. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "BOERNE CHAMPION STANDOUT ELIZABETH LEACHMAN HAS FOUND RIGHT FORMULA FOR SUCCESS ENTERING SOPHOMORE SEASON". Runnerspace. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Lorge Butler, Sarah (March 29, 2024). "Texas 16-Year-Old Breaks Two High School 5K Records". Runners World. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "ELIZABETH LEACHMAN LOWERS HER OWN HIGH SCHOOL 3,200-METER RECORD". Runnerspace. February 16, 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Leachman breaks her own national record". Boerne Star. 17 February 2024.
- ^ Mull, Cory (29 March 2024). "Behind The Record-Breaking 5K Performance Of Elizabeth Leachman". Flotrack. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Boerne's Elizabeth Leachman shines at Olympic Trials despite not qualifying". News4SanAntonio. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.