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University of Montevallo Athletics

2016-17 Women's Cross Country

Anna Leinheiser

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Alabaster, Ala.
  • Prev School University of Alabama
  • High School Hoover

Biography

2015... Was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was a recipient of the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... was named a NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association... was named All-Peach Belt Conference... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... competed in all seven events for the Falcons during her junior season... posted one of the top 10 5K times in program history... registered three top-10 finishes... recorded a season-best sixth-place finish in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship with a time of 23:27.7 in the 6K event and a sixth-place finish in the Falcon Classic with a time of 24:21.2 in the 6K event... posted a season-best 6K time of 22:50.9 in the NCAA Division II National Championship, which placed her 167th overall in individual standings... posted a career-best 5K time of 18:21.8 in the Chile Pepper Festival, which placed her 97th overall in individual standings.

2014... Was named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region team... was named All-Peach Belt Conference... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... competed in all seven events for the Falcons during her sophomore season... posted two top 10 finishes during her first season with the program, including one of the top 10 times in a 5K event and one of the top 10 times in a 6K event in school history... posted a career-best fourth-place finish in the Peach Belt Conference Championship with a career-best time of 21:48.2 in the 6K event... posted a season-best 5K time of 19:02.9 at the Greater Louisville Classic, which placed her 34th overall in individual standings.

2013... Competed at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala during her freshman season... registered a season-best time of 12:28.00 and finished 14th in a two-mile race at the Samford University Dual meet... was named to the President's List during both semesters at Alabama.

High School... Graduated from Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. in the spring of 2013... was a member of the Honor Roll during all four years of her high school career... helped her 3,200-meter relay team finish runner-up in the state championship.

Personal... Is a Math major with a minor in English at Montevallo... is the daughter of Thom and Liz Leinheiser.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'5"