2009-10: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Narrowly missed the consolation final of the 200 butterfly with a 17th-place finish (2:06.43) … came in 33rd in the 100 fly (58.62).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished third in the 200 fly (2:06.87) and eighth in the 400 individual medley (4:52.02) … won the consolation final (ninth overall) of the 100 fly (59.12).
SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team … top times of 2:03.47 in the 200 free Nov. 21 at Calvin and 2:15.40 in the 200 IM at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.
2008-09: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placed 11th in the 200 butterfly (2:04.28) to earn Honorable Mention All-America distinction ... finished 20th in the preliminary 100 fly (57.21).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Came in fourth in the 200 fly (2:05.16) and sixth in both the 400 individual medley (4:46.10) and 100 fly (58.26) ... swam the third leg of the preliminary 400 medley relay which qualified fourth (4:10.16) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
2007-08: Earned the Deans' Award for having the highest cumulative gpa of any student-athlete in the College of Engineering ... was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly (2:08.49) and finished seventh in both the 400 individual medley (4:45.71) and 100 butterfly (59.90) at the GLIAC Championships ... swam the butterfly portion of the preliminary 400 medley relay, which qualified first (4:01.26) ... earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors.
2006-07: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned four Honorable Mention All-America accolades, including three relays - the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.24 - 16th), 200 medley relay (1:50.44 - 16th), and 400 medley relay (3:58.49 - 12th), which set a school record of 3:57.95 in the preliminary round ... won the [quote]B[quote] final to take ninth overall in the 200 butterfly (2:07.29) and broke her own school record in the preliminary 100 butterfly (58.41) but missed the final cut by .10 seconds. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Took second in the 200 butterfly (2:09.52) and fourth in the 100 fly (59.00) ... swam the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay, which finished fourth and set a new WSU record (1:49.04), as well as the 400 medley relay, which came in third (4:01.87). SEASON: Broke the school record in the 100 butterfly (58.91) Dec. 2 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... helped get the 200 medley relay qualified for nationals March 3 at Ashland's Last Chance Meet, setting another WSU record (1:47.96).
High School: A 2006 graduate of Flint Southwestern Academy ... spent four years on the varsity squad under coach Mildred James ... competed in the 100 fly at the Division II state meet in her last three seasons, finishing 16th in 2003, fourth in 2004, and 11th in 2005 ... earned all-league and all-state honors, as well as team MVP ... was co-valedictorian of Flint Southwestern, finishing with a 4.00 GPA ... also swam for the Flint YMCA Falcons and placed 14th in the 200 fly at the YMCA national championships in 2006.
Personal: Full name--Laura J. Leix ... in Flint ... daughter of Bill and Carol Leix ... has an older brother, Matt, a former WSU swimmer, and a younger sister, Catherine, a junior on the Warrior swim team ... is an environmental science major... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 (4.00), Winter 2008, Fall 2008 (4.00), Winter 2009, Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2007.
