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Wayne State University Athletics

2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki

Leah Coonrod

Leah Coonrod

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • High School:
    Gull Lake
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Cross Country:  4000m - 17:39.4 ... 5000m - 19:26.90 ... Four Mile - 18:51.00 ... 6000m - 23.18.10

Indoor:  600m - 1:46.39 ... 800m - 2:23.38 ... 1000m - 3:11.81 ... Mile - 5:06.13 ... 3000m - 10:38.88 ... 5000m - 18:11.62

Outdoor:  800m - 2:22.24 ... 1500m - 4:54.00 ... 3000m - 11:16.09 ... 3000m Steeplechase - 11:29.81 ... 5000m - 17:58.22 ... 10,000m - 40:46.82
 

Lead Coonrod's TFRRS Race-by-Race Results

2017-18:   Deans' Award winner from the College of Nursing (for the third consecutive year) for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college ... is a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... not eligible for cross country or indoor due to having competed for four years.  OUTDOOR:  Used final semester of eligibility to compete outdoors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in four meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... set two season-bests at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/21) - 800m (2:28.02) and 1500m (4:59.32) ... recorded a season-best for 5k at Cincinnati's Nikoloff Open (19:48.58) ... ran a 42:08.19 for 10k at the GLIAC Championships (5/3) ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2016-17:   A CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... received the Deans' Award winner from the College of Nursing for the second straight year for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in all seven meets … posted a 31st-place finish (17:39.4) at Oakland’s Golden Grizzly Open (9/2) … notched a time of 23:08.0 at the Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite (9/10) … crossed the finish line in 27:10 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/16) … recorded a season-best (21:24.06) for the 5k course at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/1) … placed 32nd with a time of 22:05 at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/7) … garnered a time of 26:10.7 at the GLIAC Championships (10/22) ... finished the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/5) in a season-best 6k time of 24:31.45.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in the first six meets ... recorded season-best times of 2:34.23 for 800m at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (2/4), 3:20.04 for 1000m at the Findlay Classic (1/27), and 5:55.13 for the mile at the Oiler Opener (12/9) ... participated as part of both the 4x400m relay (4:29.80 at Findlay Classic) and DMR (13:14.67 - GVSU Saturday Big Meet - 2/11).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in five meets … ran a season best (5:15:58) in the 1500m at the Bellarmine Invitational (3/31) … ran the second leg of the 4X400m relay (4:26:19) at the Tennessee Rust Buster (3/25) ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Deans' Award winner from the College of Nursing for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all six races … recorded a new personal-best (19:26.90) at the EMU Celebration (9/5) … finished third with a mark of 18:51.00 at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/12) … crossed the finish line in 24:11 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/19) … placed in the top-20 with a mark of 19:32.60 at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/9) … posted a time of 24:22.90 in the 6k race of the GLIAC Championships (10/24) … beat her season-personal record with a mark of 23:18.10 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/7).  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in two meets ... ran a season-best time in the 3k of 11:22.79 at the GVSU Big Meet Saturday (2/13) ... participated in the mile (5:27.34) at the GVSU Big Meet Invite (2/12).  OUTDOOR:  Did not compete.

2014-15:  CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  CROSS COUNTRY:   Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... ran in all eight meets ... completed the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) with a time of 20:12.67 placing 39th ... finished the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) in a time of 25:03 ... had a time of 23:45.68 at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... recorded a career best 5K time of 19:48.0 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... season-best finish was 10th at the LSSU Invitational posting a career-best 6K time of 23:25.67 (10/25) ... placed 89th (23:42.7) at the GLIAC Championships (11/8) ... had a time of 23:56.57 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/22) ... competed in the NCAA National Championship meet and finished with a time of 24:10.4.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... posted a second-place finish in the mile run (5:24.66) at the Friday Night Special (12/12) ... recorded a fourth-place finish in the 800m dash with a mark of 2:26.56 at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... won the 3000m run with a time of 10:38.88 at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ... ran a 18:11.62 to finish sixth in the 5000m run at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invitational (1/31) ... recorded a top-10 finish in the mile with a time of 5:15.78 at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (2/7) ... placed eighth in the mile (5:12.55) at the Silverston Invitational (2/21) ... finished 12th in the mile (5:06.13) and sixth (12:14.21) in the distance medley relay at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1). OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished 13th in the 5000m run with a time of 17:58.22 at the Washington University of St. Louis Invitational (3/28) ... secured a second-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase (12:04.08) at the CSULA Twilight Open (4/16) ... finished in the top-20 in the 1500m run (4:54) at the Hillsdale Gina Relays ... competed in the 1500m run (5:07.61) and the 10,000m run (40:46.82) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2).

2013-14:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Ran in the first six meets ... made collegiate debut at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7), posting season-best 5K time of 21:28.14 and placing 42nd to help team to victory ... recorded top 6K time of 24:38 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... had time of 21:38 at Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... ran to 33rd (25:50.75) as team won SIU-Edwardsville Invitational ... finished 48th (21:46.50) at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/11) ... placed 81st (25:36.4) at the GLIAC Championships (10/26).  INDOOR:  Ran in six meets ... helped the DMR team to a first-place finish at the SVSU The Cardinal meet ... garnered a runner-up finish in the 4x800m run at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic ... ran in both the DMR and the 800m at the GLIAC Indoor Championships.  OUTDOOR:  Saw action in four meets during the outdoor season ... finished eighth in the 800m run at the Bellarmine Invitational with a personal-best time of 2:22.24.

High School:  A 2013 graduate of Gull Lake High School ... was a four-year track and cross country letterwinner for the Blue Devils ... two-time Second Team All-Conference selection ... was a member of the GLHS Honor Roll ... earned Academic All-State honors in both cross country and track ... selected to the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish National Honor Society ... track results ... placed 10th in the 2013 Division 2 State track meet in the 800m with a career-best time of 2:21.40 ... part of the ninth-place 4x800 relay at the 2013 state meet ... finished 17th at the 2012 state meet in the 800m (2:30.44) and was part of the eighth-place 3200m relay ... placed 28th in the 800m at the 2011 state meet (2:34.03) ... cross country results ... competed in the Michigan Division 2 State Cross Country meet her last three seasons ... ran a career-best 19:45.3 at the 2012 Portage Invitational ... served as a team captain in both sports.

Personal:  Full name--Leah R. Coonrod ... born May 4, 1995, in Jerseyville, Ill. ... daughter of Paul and Lynn Coonrod ... has an older sister, Kristen, and an older brother, Adam ... father ran track at Western Illinois ... is a Nursing Honors major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2014 (4.00), Fall 2014 (4.00), Winter 2015 (4.00), Fall 2016, Winter 2017 (4.00), Fall 2017 (4.00) and Winter 2018 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

 
Leah Coonrod's XC Career Statistics
2013
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 21:28.14 42nd
MSU Spartan Invitational 24:38 126th
Western Ontario Invitational 21:38 141st
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational 25:50.75 33rd
Michigan Intercollegiates 21:46.50 48th
GLIAC Championships 25:36.4 81st
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships DNR DNR
NCAA Division II Championships DNR DNR
2014
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 20:12.67 39th
MSU Spartan Invitational 25:03 152nd
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational 23:45.68 24th 
UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational 19:48 86th 
LSSU Invitational  23:25.67 10th
GLIAC Championships 23:42.7 89th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 23:56.57 129th 
NCAA Division II Championships 24:10.4 202nd
2015
Meet Time Place
EMU Celebration 19:26.90 39th
Detroit Titan Invitational 18:51.00 3rd
MSU Spartan Invitational 24:11 89th
Michigan Intercollegiates 19:32.60 20th
GLIAC Championshipships 24:22.90 67th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 23:18.10 98th
2016
Meet Time Place
Oakland Golden Grizzly Open 17:39.4 31st
Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite 23:08.0 66th
MSU Spartan Invitational 27:10 259th
Greater Louisville Classic 21:24.06 275th
Michigan Intercollegiate 22:05 32rd
GLIAC Championships 26:10.7 92nd
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 24:31.45 167th
 
 
Leah Coonrod's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2013-17
Event Time Meet
600m 1:46.39 Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014)
800m 2:23.38 GLIAC Indoor Championship (March 2, 2014)
1000m 3:11.81 Kent State Raymond Invitational (Jan. 11, 2014)
1 Mile 5:06.13 GLIAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28, 2015)
3,000m 10:38.88 Tiffin Dragon Open (Jan. 24, 2015)
5,000m 18:11.62 SVSU Jet's Pizza Invitational (Jan. 31, 2015)
4x800 Relay 9:42.72 Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014)
DMR 12:22.73 The Cardinal at SVSU (Jan. 31, 2014)
 
 
Leah Coonrod's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2014-18
Event Time Meet
800m 2:22.24 Bellarmine Invitational (April 4, 2014)
1,500m 4:54.00 Hillsdale Gina Relays (April 25, 2015)
3,000m 11:16.09 South Florida Invitational (March 14, 2014)
3,000m Steeplechase 11:29.81 Tennessee Relays (April 11, 2015)
5,000m 17:58.22 Washington University (Mo.) Invite (March 27, 2015) 
10,000m 40:46.82 GLIAC Outdoor Championships (April 30, 2015)
4x400m Relay 4:26.19 Tennesse Rust Buster (March 25, 2017)

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  • 2013Freshman

    5'7"

  • 2014Sophomore

    5'7"

  • 2015Junior

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  • 2016Senior

    5'8"