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2024 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Castle Rock, Colo.
    Hometown
  • Mountain Vista
    High School
Leah Christians 2024
Leah Christians
Senior
Class
Castle Rock, Colo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2024-25
Cross Country:

Wyoming Invite
5k - 18:12.5 - 8th

Roy Griak Invitational
6k - 22:49.6 - 47th

Joe Piane Invitational
5k - 17:39.6 

Pre Nationals
6k - 21:43.0

Mountain West Championships
6k - 21:33.2 - 23rd

NCAA Mountain Regional
6k - 21:04.0 - 52nd

2023-24
Cross Country:

2023 Mountain West Cross Country Championships
6k - 21:52.9 - 48th

Indoor Track and Field: 
Air Force Indoor Last Chance
3000m - 11:02.78 - 1st

Outdoor Track and Field:
Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
5000m - 17:41.80 - 26th

Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete award for cross country and track and field in her junior year.

2022-23
2023 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championship
5000m - 17:48 – 14th
3000m - 10:14.04 - 26th  

2023 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championship
5000m - 17:45.82 - 29th 

2023 Mountain West Cross Country Championship  
6k - 21:52.9 - 48th  

Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete award for cross country in her sophomore year.

2021-22
Cross Country: Had a standout first season in the Brown and Gold competing in every race for the Cowgirls…Was the top Cowgirl finisher at the Mountain West Championships taking 27th and helping Wyoming to a sixth-place team finish…  Raced unattached at the Wyoming Invitational finishing 15ht with a 5k time of 17:46.2… Finished second among the Cowgirls and 114th overall at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals… Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships finishing 74th with a 6k time of 22:20.3… Excelled in the classroom as well earning Academic All-Mountain West Honors.

Indoor Track & Field: Did not compete during the season

High School: A graduate of Mountain Vista in Castle Rock, Colo., Christians earned Academic All-Conference, finished fourth at the Colorado 5A 3200m, ran to 19th at the 2020 5A cross country state meet, and earned the Colorado Women in Sports award.

Personal:
Daughter of Jennifer and Adam Christians and sister of Tyler, Turner and Carly. Brother Turner runs track and cross country for Black Hills State. Chose to attend Wyoming for the school, coaches and location. Graduating in 2025 with a degree in communications.