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2019 Women's Outdoor Track Roster

Leslie Peterson

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amherst, Ohio
  • High School Firelands

Biography

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Personal: Daughter of Kyle Peterson and Dana Johnson  ... Majoring in Physical Therapy ... Mother, Father, Grandfather (Charles Peterson) and Brother (Stephen Peterson) are all Slippery Rock graduates.

2019 (Outdoor): Did not compete in any outdoor meets ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2019 (Indoor): Recorded a personal-best time of 21:21.59 in the 5,000-meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite

2018 (XC): Competed in five races … Finished a season-best 19th with a time of 28:36.5 at the Bill Lennox/SRU Invite … Placed 49th at the Doug Watts Invite with a time of 26:27.1 … Concluded her season at the PSAC Championships finishing 140th with a time of 28:33.4.

2018 (Outdoor): Competed in the 5,000-meters and the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Top 5,000-meter time was 20:45.99 at the Cal U Early Bird Invite … Ran the steeplechase at the Shamrock Invitational in a personal-best time of 13:46.55 … Placed eighth in the steeplechase at the SRU Open in 14:12.05 ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2017-18 (Indoor): Took part in four events, running primarily the 3,000-meters and 5,000 meters … Took fourth at the Edinboro Invite in the 3,000-meters with a season-best time 13:36.19 … Also placed sixth in the 3,000-meters at the Al Hall Freedom Games with a time of 12:50.74 … Completed the mile in 6:10.06, finishing seventh at the Youngstown State Icebreakers.

2017 (XC): Took part in four meets … Started season with a 19th-place finish at the Marty Uher Invitational with a time of 29:18.4 … Top time of season came at the LHU Open, placing 94th in a time of 25:19.4.

2016-17 (Outdoor): Competed in four meets ... Recorded a career-best time of 12:24.26 in the 3000m at the PSAC West Meet ... Recorded a career-best time of 20:50.44 in the 5000m at the Ashland Alumni Open ... Placed tenth in the 3000S with a time of 14:23.37 at the SRU Open ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (XC): Competed in four meets ... Placed 22nd in the 3.1M at the Doug Watts Distance Gala with a time of 21:58.3 ... Recorded a personal best in the 6K at the Lock Haven University Invitational with a time of 25:46.8 ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in six meets ... Recorded personal best times in the 800m (2:59.78), 1500m (5:46.17), 5000m (21:11.81), and the 3000 Steeple (14:02.39) ... Placed fifth and ninth in the 3000 Steeple at the SRU Open and the Dave Labor Invitational ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient.

2015-16 (Indoor): Competed in five meets ... Recorded a personal best time of 12:53.80 in the 3000m at the Al Hall Freedom Games.

High School: Lettered four times in track and three times in cross country ... Was a Regional Qualifier in cross country in 2012 ... Was a part of the National Honors Society.

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