Completed Event: Track & Field versus NCAA Championships on June 12, 2025 ,
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2019-20 Track & Field Roster
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Leonard, Sara
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Sara Leonard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Anaheim Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Canyon HS
Bio
Personal Bests:
4K (XC): 15:36.89
5K (XC): 18:21.4
6K (XC): 21:47.2
Mile (Indoor): 5:27.36
3000 (Indoor): 10:19.46
1500 (Outdoor): 4:48.29 (aa)
Mile (Outdoor: 5:12.26 (aa)
3000 (Outdoor): 10:14.56
5000 (Outdoor): 17:11.89
Sara Leonard's TFRRSXC Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Outdoor Track:
Ran in seven meets during the outdoor season and recorded three new PRs early on in the season … started the season with a second-place finish at the dual meet against San Diego State with a time of 10:14.56 in the 3000m … posted another PR in the 5k at the NW Distance Jamboree, finishing sixth with a time of 17:11.89 … came in 14th overall at the Utah Spring Classic with a mark of 4:54.44 in the 1500m … ran a 17:50.66 in her first Pac-21 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 5k.
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2020-21 Indoor Track:
Did not compete.
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2020 Cross Country:
Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring … ran her second collegiate 6k at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge to open the year with a time of 22:38.0 … posted a mark of 22:39.3 at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge … recorded a new PR in the 6k at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships with a mark of 21:47.2.
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2020 Outdoor Track:Â
Season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor Track:Â
Saw action in two meets ... made season debut finishing fifth in the 3k at the Bronco Invite ... placed 11th in the 3k at the Weber State Invite.Â
2019 Cross Country:Â
Competed in four events ... placed 11th in season debut at CSI Invite ... finished in 23rd at both the Color Country Invite and Utah Open, while recording a new 4K PR (15:36.89) at the Color Country ... captured 38th at the Joe Piane Invite in the Open race.Â
2019 Outdoor Track:
Competed in four meets ... set new PR in 5K with a time of 17:39.73 at Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... posted a new 3K PR time of 10:41.96 at Utah Spring Classic ... took third-place in 5K (17:51.69) at Bryan Clay Invite ... set new PR in mile at BYU Invite with time of 5:18.51.
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
Competed in three meets ... opened indoor career with PR in the mile (5:27.36) at Weber State Winter Open ... notched a new PR in 3K with time of 10:19.46 at Boise State Challenge.
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2018 Cross Country:
Competed in three events on the season … took 11th at the CSI Invitational … placed 132nd and earned a new personal best time of 18:58.30 at the Battle in Beantown … took 239th at the Penn State National.
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High School:
Finished third two straight seasons at the CIF State Cross Country Championships (2016-17) … competed twice at NIKE Cross Nationals (2016-17) … third in the CIF Southern Section in 2017 … won two Crestview League cross country titles (2016-17) and a Century Conference cross country title (2016) … finished in the top three twice in cross country at the Orange County Championships (2016-17) … three-time first-team all-Orange County in cross country (2015-17) … two-time cross country OC Register Athlete of the Week (Oct. 27, 2016; Sept. 11, 2017) … placed ninth in the 3,200 at the 2017 CIF State Track Championships and was third in the CIF Southern Section … won Crestview League titles in the 3,200 (2015, 2017) and 1,600 (2015-17) … second in the 1,600 at the 2017 Orange County Championships … 2017 all-county in the 3,200 … fourth in the 3,200 at the 2017 Azusa Meet of Champions … personal best times of 10:25.64 in the 3,200 and 5:00.08 in the 1,600.
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Personal:
Parents are Elke and Mitch Leonard ... has one brother, Noah ... major is nursing.
4K (XC): 15:36.89
5K (XC): 18:21.4
6K (XC): 21:47.2
Mile (Indoor): 5:27.36
3000 (Indoor): 10:19.46
1500 (Outdoor): 4:48.29 (aa)
Mile (Outdoor: 5:12.26 (aa)
3000 (Outdoor): 10:14.56
5000 (Outdoor): 17:11.89
Sara Leonard's TFRRSXC Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Outdoor Track:
Ran in seven meets during the outdoor season and recorded three new PRs early on in the season … started the season with a second-place finish at the dual meet against San Diego State with a time of 10:14.56 in the 3000m … posted another PR in the 5k at the NW Distance Jamboree, finishing sixth with a time of 17:11.89 … came in 14th overall at the Utah Spring Classic with a mark of 4:54.44 in the 1500m … ran a 17:50.66 in her first Pac-21 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 5k.
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2020-21 Indoor Track:
Did not compete.
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2020 Cross Country:
Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring … ran her second collegiate 6k at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge to open the year with a time of 22:38.0 … posted a mark of 22:39.3 at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge … recorded a new PR in the 6k at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships with a mark of 21:47.2.
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2020 Outdoor Track:Â
Season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor Track:Â
Saw action in two meets ... made season debut finishing fifth in the 3k at the Bronco Invite ... placed 11th in the 3k at the Weber State Invite.Â
2019 Cross Country:Â
Competed in four events ... placed 11th in season debut at CSI Invite ... finished in 23rd at both the Color Country Invite and Utah Open, while recording a new 4K PR (15:36.89) at the Color Country ... captured 38th at the Joe Piane Invite in the Open race.Â
2019 Outdoor Track:
Competed in four meets ... set new PR in 5K with a time of 17:39.73 at Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... posted a new 3K PR time of 10:41.96 at Utah Spring Classic ... took third-place in 5K (17:51.69) at Bryan Clay Invite ... set new PR in mile at BYU Invite with time of 5:18.51.
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
Competed in three meets ... opened indoor career with PR in the mile (5:27.36) at Weber State Winter Open ... notched a new PR in 3K with time of 10:19.46 at Boise State Challenge.
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2018 Cross Country:
Competed in three events on the season … took 11th at the CSI Invitational … placed 132nd and earned a new personal best time of 18:58.30 at the Battle in Beantown … took 239th at the Penn State National.
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High School:
Finished third two straight seasons at the CIF State Cross Country Championships (2016-17) … competed twice at NIKE Cross Nationals (2016-17) … third in the CIF Southern Section in 2017 … won two Crestview League cross country titles (2016-17) and a Century Conference cross country title (2016) … finished in the top three twice in cross country at the Orange County Championships (2016-17) … three-time first-team all-Orange County in cross country (2015-17) … two-time cross country OC Register Athlete of the Week (Oct. 27, 2016; Sept. 11, 2017) … placed ninth in the 3,200 at the 2017 CIF State Track Championships and was third in the CIF Southern Section … won Crestview League titles in the 3,200 (2015, 2017) and 1,600 (2015-17) … second in the 1,600 at the 2017 Orange County Championships … 2017 all-county in the 3,200 … fourth in the 3,200 at the 2017 Azusa Meet of Champions … personal best times of 10:25.64 in the 3,200 and 5:00.08 in the 1,600.
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Personal:
Parents are Elke and Mitch Leonard ... has one brother, Noah ... major is nursing.
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