Wayne State University Athletics

2005: Deans[apos] Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ... competed in seven races ... had two 20th-place finishes, at the C.C. Only Nationals 6k on Sept. 24 (24:28.90) and the Michigan Intercollegiate 6k on Oct. 7 (23:48.6) ... competed at the GLIAC Championship (52nd) and the NCAA Regional (43rd) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

2004: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team and the All-GLIAC second team ... earned national academic honors from the Cross Country Coaches Association ... five top 20 finishes ... best 6k time of 22:58 ... finished 14th at the GLIAC Championship and 39th at the NCAA Regional.

2003: Top finish was 35th at Detroit Mercy Invitational ... best 5k time was 20:23 at Louisville Classic.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Kennedy Collegiate Institute ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Clippers ... best 5k time was 19:18 ... also ran track ... selected captain of track and cross country squads during her senior season ... earned team MVP honors as a junior ... member of bronze medallist team at the 2002 Junior National Cross Country Championships ... member of Team Ontario for the Espoir Games and competed at three national championships ... named to the honor roll each year.

Personal: Full name--Leah M. Steinke ... born January 20, 1985, in Windsor, Ont. ... daughter of Tom and Ilene Steinke ... is a pharmacy major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2003, Winter 2004, Fall 2004 and Winter 2005 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2005 and Fall 2006.