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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Madison Leishman

  • Class Junior
  • Major Political Science
  • Hometown New Orleans

Biography

2024-25 (Junior):
Competed in three indoor meets and three outdoor meets… SSAC All-Academic Team… Earned an indoor personal best in the mile run (6:04.60) at the UAB Green and Gold Invite… Earned outdoor season bests in the 800-meter run (2:57.76) and the 1,500-meter run (5:39.14) at the Pelican Relays and the SSAC Championships.

2023-24 (Sophomore):
Competed in fourt indoor meets and five outdoor meets this season… Indoor First Team All-Conference Distance Medley Relay… Indoor Second Team All-Conference 4x800-Meter Relay… Indoor Third Team All-Conference 4x400-Meter Relay… Outdoor Third Team All-Conference 4x800-Meter Relay… SSAC All-Academic… Helped earn the third-best time in program history in the indoor 4x400-Meter Relay at the SSAC Championships (4:34.67)... Helped earn the fourth-best time in program history in the indoor 4x800-Meter Relay at the Bleu Devils Indoor Track Classic (11:11.98)... Helped earn the second-best time in program history in the indoor Distance Medley Relay at the SSAC Championships (13:46.12)... Helped earn the second-best time in program history in the outdoor 4x800-Meter Relay at the SSAC Championships (10:00.30)... Earned indoor personal bests in the 600-Meter Run at the SSAC Championships (1:57.59), the 800-Meter Run at the Mardi Gras Indoor Classic (2:51.79), and the Mile Run at the KMS Invitational (6:09.97)... Earned outdoor personal bests in the 400-Meter Dash at the Louisiana Classic (1:12.19), the 800-Meter Run at the Pelican Relays (2:37.93), and the 1,500-Meter Run at the SSAC Championships (5:38.78).

2023 (Freshman):
Did not compete in track meets this season.

Pre-Loyola:
Attended Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies, where her coach was Lauren Kocic … She holds the 1600-meter and 3-mile records at her high school … 2019 JPPSS Eastbank Champion … 3rd Place at the 2019 JPPSS Championship … 28th at the LHSAA 3A 2022 State Meet … During high school, she was an active board member in youth and government, student council, key club, and other campus organizations.

Personal:
Majoring in Political Science, Minoring in Sociology … Born January 5, 2004 … Parents are Stephen and Laura Leishman … Her favorite food is alfredo anything and her least favorite is blue cheese … Favorite book is The Handmaid’s Tale … Favorite movie is Let it Shine … Most influential person in her life is her great grandmother … Hobbies are running, spending time with friends, picnics, and playing with her dog … Favorite athlete is Emma Abrahamson.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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