Birth Date: | 08/01/1992 |
Height: | 5-7 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | New Bedford, Mass. |
High School: | Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech |
Event: | Mid-Distance |
2013-14 Ended her college career as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that won the gold medal at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Outdoor Championship meet … Recorded a season best time of 1:00.55 in the 400 meter dash at the ECSU Invitational on April 11 … Earned her second fastest time of the year in the 400 on May 1 at the NCAA New England Championship meet with a time of 1:01.69 … Earned a season best time of 2:26.37 in the 800 meter run on April 5 and the Ramapo College (N.J.) Roadrunner Invitational … Earned her fastest indoor time in the 800 at the Little East Conference Championship meet with a time of 2:29.29.
2012-13 Competed in a total of seven meets in her junior season … Recorded a season best time in the 200 meter dash at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic on April 6 with a time of 28.31 seconds … Hit her best indoor time in the 200 on January 5 at the Roxbury Community College All-Comers meet, when she crossed the finish line with a time of 28.80 … Recorded her best time in the 300 meter dash (44.40) on January 19 at the Wheaton College (Mass.) Winter Invite … Set the program record in the 500 meter dash on December 8 at the Harvard University Open with her time of 1:23.46 … Earned a fourth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.25 at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Outdoor Championship on April 27.
2011-12 Proved to be one of the Beacons most solid sprinters throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Competed in a total of 12 meets as a sophomore ... Earned a fourth place finish in the 200 meter dash at the Bridgewater State U. Bears Invitational on March 24 ... Recorded a fifth place finish at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Indoor Championship meet on February 11 with a time of 27.69 seconds ... Earned a first place finish in the 400 meter dash on April 7 at the UMass Darmouth Corsair Invite with her time of 1:01.40 ... Notched a third place time (1:02.55) at the Bridgewater State U. Invite ... Earned a top-15 finish in the 800 meter run on December 3 with her time of 2:33.02.
2010-11 Had a strong rookie season with the Beacons ... Finished in 5th place in the 800 meter run at the Tiger All-Comers meet with a time of 2:42.86 ... Took 4th place at the Reggie Poyau Memorial meet on January 15 in the 600 meter run with a time of 2:06.48 ... Finished in 8th place at the same meet with a time of 1:09.18 in the 400 meter dash ... Crossed the finish line in 3rd place with a time of 1:17.22 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Husky Spring Open ... Notched a 4th place finish in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.83 at the Corsair Classic on April 9 ... Helped the 4x100 meter relay team to a 7th/4th place finish at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship meet on April 30.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Earned the maximum of 12 varsity letters at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School, earning four in cross country as well as four in both indoor and outdoor track & field ... Was a team captain in all three running seasons ... Named the Bears Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2010 ... Born August 1, 1992 ... Daughter of Jose and Lucia Leao ... Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science ... Member of the UMass Boston Jumpstart program.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200m Dash | 27.41 | 1/27/2012 | BU Terrier Classic |
300m Dash | 44.40 | 1/19/2013 | Wheaton College Winter Invitational |
400m Dash | 1:02.15 | 1/27/2012 | BU Terrier Classic |
500m Dash | 1:23.46 | 12/8/2012 | Harvard University Open |
600m Run | 1:50.44 | 2/1/2014 | Tufts University Stampede Classic |
800m Run | 2:29.72 | 2/15/2014 | Little East Conference/NE Alliance
Championship |
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100m Dash | 14.02 | 4/28/2012 | Brigdewater State U. Bears Invitational |
200m Dash | 28.31 | 4/6/2013 | UMass Dartmouth Corsair Invitational |
400m Dash | 1:00.55 | 4/11/2014 | 8th Annual Eastern CT State U.
Invitational |
800m Run | 2:26.37 | 4/5/2014 | 5th Annual Ramapo College Roadrunner Invite |
400m Hurdles | 1:10.25 | 4/27/2013 | Little East/NE Alliance Championship |