Elizabeth Leachman

Elizabeth Leachman
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong 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

She attends Samuel V. Champion High School in Boerne, Texas.[2]

Career

2023

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

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]

On December 14, 2024, Elizabeth Leachman won the Foot Locker girls Cross Country National Championship, repeating her win of 2023.[9]

References

  1. ^ "E.Leachman". World athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Boerne Champion's Leachman shatters more records at Nike Indoor Nationals". Expressnews. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BOERNE CHAMPION STANDOUT ELIZABETH LEACHMAN HAS FOUND RIGHT FORMULA FOR SUCCESS ENTERING SOPHOMORE SEASON". Runnerspace. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ Lorge Butler, Sarah (March 29, 2024). "Texas 16-Year-Old Breaks Two High School 5K Records". Runners World. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ "ELIZABETH LEACHMAN LOWERS HER OWN HIGH SCHOOL 3,200-METER RECORD". Runnerspace. February 16, 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Leachman breaks her own national record". Boerne Star. 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ Mull, Cory (29 March 2024). "Behind The Record-Breaking 5K Performance Of Elizabeth Leachman". Flotrack. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Boerne's Elizabeth Leachman shines at Olympic Trials despite not qualifying". News4SanAntonio. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Foot Locker XC Championships: Elizabeth Leachman repeats, Tam Gavenas outmatches opponents". Yahoo Sports. 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2024-12-16.