2013-14 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Leiher, Sydney

Sydney Leiher
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Beavercreek, Ohio
Bio
Career Track Honors: (view cross country bio)
All-ACCÂ (2016- indoor)
Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2013, 2015)
Leiher's collegiate performances
Senior Year (2016-2017)
Indoor: Took 16th place in the Mile at the IC4A/ECAC Championships with a time of 4:53.77 (3/3-3/5) ... Placed 9th in the Mile at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line at 4:51.94 (2/23-2/25) ... Took 1st place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Deneault Memorial with a time of 11:57.33 (2/18) ... Placed 21st in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, recording a time of 4:48.02 (2/10-2/11) ... Finished in 3rd place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a time of 11:49.88 (2/10-2/11) ... Placed 14th in the mile with a time of 4:52.56 at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/27-1/28) ... Finished in 2nd place in the mile at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:54.63 (1/21) ... Took 1st place in the 800m event at the Upstate Challenge, recording a time of 2:17.22 (1/21).
Outdoor: Finished 25th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:28.46 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (5/25-5/27) ... Took 7th at the ACC Championships in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:23.38 (5/12-5/14) ... Ran to finish 3rd at the Cortland Classic Invitational in the 800m event with a time of 2:12.42 (4/22-4/23) ... Placed 7th at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:30.61 (4/21-4/22) ... Finished 2nd at the Sam Howell Invitational in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:25.54 (4/8) ... Took 6th place in the 3000 steeplechase event with a time of 10:28.50 at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1)
Junior Year (2015-2016)
Indoor: Placed 7th in the mile with a time of 4:45.52 at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/29-30)... At the Cornell Indoor Upstate Challenge, placed 1st in the 1000m with a time of 2:48.95 (1/23).
Outdoor: Finished 14th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:35.76 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1) ... Placed 7th in the 300 m steeplechase with a time of 10:11.36 at the Stanford Invitational (4/1-4/2)
Sophomore Year (2014-2015)
Indoor: At the 2015 Upstate Challenge, placed second in the 1000 Meter with a time of 2:52.81 (1/24) ... Finished 9th in the 1000 Meter’s at the Penn State National Invitational with a time of 3:04.54 (1/30)
Outdoor: Finished the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 10:35.19 at the Stanford Invitational (4/4)... Ran the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:25.51, but fell short of a NCAA Championship qualification (5/29).Â
Freshman Year (2013-2014)
Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional, finishing in 10:52.16 (5/29) ... Took second place in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:33.43 at the Cornell Big Red Invitational (4/27) ... Finished 13th place in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:26.98 and took seventh place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:35.93 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (4/17) ... Took 10th place in her 3,000-meter steeplechase debut with a time of 10:24.39 at the Stanford Invitational (4/4)
Indoor: Captured fourth place in the 1,000-meter at the ECAC Championships with a time of 2:51.66 (3/7) ... Took fifth place in the mile run with a time of 4:45.76 and helped the distance medley relay take fifth place with a time of 11:25.25 at the ACC Championships (2/27) ... Helped the distance medley relay run a time of 11:14.06 for a third place finish at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22) ... Took fourth place in the 1,000-meter with a time of 2:49.86 at the SPIRE Division I Invitational (2/14) ... Finished 17th place in the one mile run at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a time of 4:51.35 (2/7) ... Took fifth place in the mile at the Penn State National Invitational with a time of 4:55.82 (1/31) ... Finished second place in the 1000m run with a time of 2:52.81 at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/25)
High School: State champion in both 2012 and 2013 in the 1600m...Most valuable player all four years...All-Ohio all four years (2010-13)...All-American New Balance 2012...Team captain sophomore year.
Personal: Born in February of 1995...Daughter of Barry and Loretta Leiher...One brother, Cody. Majoring in Sport Management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
All-ACCÂ (2016- indoor)
Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2013, 2015)
Leiher's collegiate performances
Top Performance | 800m | 1000m | 1500m | Mile | 3,000m SC |
Indoor | 2:17.22 | 2:48.95 | 4:39.14 | ||
Outdoor | 4:25.04 | 10:23.38 |
Senior Year (2016-2017)
Indoor: Took 16th place in the Mile at the IC4A/ECAC Championships with a time of 4:53.77 (3/3-3/5) ... Placed 9th in the Mile at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line at 4:51.94 (2/23-2/25) ... Took 1st place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Deneault Memorial with a time of 11:57.33 (2/18) ... Placed 21st in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, recording a time of 4:48.02 (2/10-2/11) ... Finished in 3rd place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a time of 11:49.88 (2/10-2/11) ... Placed 14th in the mile with a time of 4:52.56 at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/27-1/28) ... Finished in 2nd place in the mile at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:54.63 (1/21) ... Took 1st place in the 800m event at the Upstate Challenge, recording a time of 2:17.22 (1/21).
Outdoor: Finished 25th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:28.46 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (5/25-5/27) ... Took 7th at the ACC Championships in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:23.38 (5/12-5/14) ... Ran to finish 3rd at the Cortland Classic Invitational in the 800m event with a time of 2:12.42 (4/22-4/23) ... Placed 7th at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:30.61 (4/21-4/22) ... Finished 2nd at the Sam Howell Invitational in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:25.54 (4/8) ... Took 6th place in the 3000 steeplechase event with a time of 10:28.50 at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1)
Junior Year (2015-2016)
Indoor: Placed 7th in the mile with a time of 4:45.52 at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/29-30)... At the Cornell Indoor Upstate Challenge, placed 1st in the 1000m with a time of 2:48.95 (1/23).
Outdoor: Finished 14th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:35.76 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1) ... Placed 7th in the 300 m steeplechase with a time of 10:11.36 at the Stanford Invitational (4/1-4/2)
Sophomore Year (2014-2015)
Indoor: At the 2015 Upstate Challenge, placed second in the 1000 Meter with a time of 2:52.81 (1/24) ... Finished 9th in the 1000 Meter’s at the Penn State National Invitational with a time of 3:04.54 (1/30)
Outdoor: Finished the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 10:35.19 at the Stanford Invitational (4/4)... Ran the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:25.51, but fell short of a NCAA Championship qualification (5/29).Â
Freshman Year (2013-2014)
Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional, finishing in 10:52.16 (5/29) ... Took second place in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:33.43 at the Cornell Big Red Invitational (4/27) ... Finished 13th place in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:26.98 and took seventh place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:35.93 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (4/17) ... Took 10th place in her 3,000-meter steeplechase debut with a time of 10:24.39 at the Stanford Invitational (4/4)
Indoor: Captured fourth place in the 1,000-meter at the ECAC Championships with a time of 2:51.66 (3/7) ... Took fifth place in the mile run with a time of 4:45.76 and helped the distance medley relay take fifth place with a time of 11:25.25 at the ACC Championships (2/27) ... Helped the distance medley relay run a time of 11:14.06 for a third place finish at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22) ... Took fourth place in the 1,000-meter with a time of 2:49.86 at the SPIRE Division I Invitational (2/14) ... Finished 17th place in the one mile run at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a time of 4:51.35 (2/7) ... Took fifth place in the mile at the Penn State National Invitational with a time of 4:55.82 (1/31) ... Finished second place in the 1000m run with a time of 2:52.81 at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/25)
High School: State champion in both 2012 and 2013 in the 1600m...Most valuable player all four years...All-Ohio all four years (2010-13)...All-American New Balance 2012...Team captain sophomore year.
Personal: Born in February of 1995...Daughter of Barry and Loretta Leiher...One brother, Cody. Majoring in Sport Management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13