Leah Keesling Season 2021

ClassSophomore
HometownModac, Ind.
2021-22
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten (Cross Country)
Academic All-Big Ten (Track & Field)
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Redshirted
Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Redshirted
Cross Country / As a Sophomore
  • Raced in three meets
  • Posted a 6k time of 24:32.6 at the Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 15
  • Ran the 5k in 19:32.0 at the John McNichols Invite to finish 37th on Sept. 18
  • Finished 20th overall with a personal-best 5k time of 18:56.6 at the Winrow Open on Sept. 3
 
2021
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Raced at two meets in the 1,500
  • Finished the 1,500 in 4:49.68 at the Big Ten Invitational No. 2 on April 9
  • Posted a personal-best 1,500 time of 4:42.85 to finish 13th overall at the Big Ten Invitational No. 1 on March 26
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Did not compete
Cross Country / As a Freshman
  • Did not compete in Purdue’s one meet
 
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Was a three-time conference and sectional cross country champion
  • Won a regional title in 2018
  • Helped Randolph Southern Junior-Senior High to two conference and four county titles
  • Won five track & field conference titles
  • Earned track & field all-state accolades three times
  • Broke four school, conference and county records, in the 5,000-meter, 1,600, 800 and 4x800
  • Personal-record times are 18:41 in the 5,000, 5:06 in the 1,600, 2:23 in the 800 and 11:17 in the 3,200
  • Earned multiple academic honors, including regional and county recognition
 
PERSONAL
  • Parents are Lisa and Brad
  • Has two siblings
  • Sister, Emma, also is on the Purdue track & field and cross country team
  • Majoring in food science
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Junior
2022

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Freshman
2020