Elizabeth Leachman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | January 20, 2008 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Mile: 4:48.55 (New York 2024) 3000 m: 9:16.84 (Lubbock 2024) 5000 m: 15:25.27 (Austin 2024) |
Elizabeth Leachman (born January 20, 2008) is an American track and field athlete.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]She attends Samuel V. Champion High School in Boerne, Texas.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]2023
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]In February 2024, she broke the high school record set by Katelyn Tuohy over 3,200 meters 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 meters 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 national girls Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, repeating her win of 2023.[9]
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