St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster
Anderson, Leah
Aliann Pompey Named New Track & Field/Cross Country Head Coach
Wednesday, June 16
Track & Field ECAC Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field BIG EAST Indoor Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Monday, March 23
Leah Anderson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Cardinal Spellman
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Bio
As a Junior (2019-20): Captured eleven first place finishes for the Johnnies during the 2019-20 indoor season ... garnered three gold medals in the 200 meters, 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer in track events and the conference's High Point Performer of the meet ... an All-BIG EAST Team selection ... broke two program records in the 200 meters (23.54) and 400 meters (53.25) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 14 ... earned two gold medals in the 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships ... ranked 15th in the nation by the USTFFFCA for the 400 meters on Feb. 14 and placed 30th overall on the season ... posted the fourth-fastest time in program history for the 60 meters after grabbing first place at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a mark of 7.52 seconds ... a three-time BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week selection ... led the 4x400-meter relay team to five first-place finishes, including wins at the Metropolitan Championships, BIG EAST Indoor Championships, NYRR Millrose Games and the IC4A/ECAC Championships ... helped the 4x400-meter relay squad post the second fastest time in school history after earning a gold medal with a mark of 3:37.72 at the ECAC Championships, just .16 seconds shy of the 1,600-meter record.
As a Sophomore (2018-19): Began her second season at St. Johns by placing first in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational ... earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the Penn 8-Team Indoor Select en route to being named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week ... at the NYRR Millrose Indoor Games, she finished first in the 4x200 meter relay ... during the BIG EAST Indoor Championships she was able to get second place in the 200 meters and the 400 meters, before leading the 4x400-meter relay team to a first-place finish ... In the outdoor season, Anderson sophomore recorded five-straight wins in the 200 meters, starting at the Sam Howell Invitational with a season best time of (23.69) ... captured a gold or silver medal in six consecutive meets, including her top mark of the outdoor season at the BIG EAST Championships (53.10) ... served as an active member of the Metropolitan and BIG EAST Champion 4x100-meter relay squads ... in the NCAA Preliminaries, she finished 42nd in the 200 meters and 28th in the 400 meters.
As a Freshman (2017-18): Began her track career at St. John's with two first place finishes at the Bill Ward Meet, claiming both the 200 and 400-meter titles at the event, earning herself BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week .. she followed that performance with a second place finish in the 200 meters and a third place finish in the 400 meters at the Towson Tiger Invitational ... at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships, Anderson finished first in both the 200 meters and the 4x400 meter relay ... at the BIG EAST Track & Field Championships, Anderson finished second in the 4x400-meter relay, setting her personal best in the event with a 3:42.75 as a unit ... finished third in the finals of both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at her first conference championship .. set her personal best for the season at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a time of 23.94 in the 200-meter trek, finishing 13th overall ... took first place at the Metropolitan Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 200 meters and the 4x100-meter relay events before setting a personal best mark at the Tom Farrell Classic with a time of 12.24 in the 100-meter dash ... Anderson finished her season at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships earning a pair of silver medals in the 4x400 meter and the 400 meters (53.10).
As a Sophomore (2018-19): Began her second season at St. Johns by placing first in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational ... earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the Penn 8-Team Indoor Select en route to being named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week ... at the NYRR Millrose Indoor Games, she finished first in the 4x200 meter relay ... during the BIG EAST Indoor Championships she was able to get second place in the 200 meters and the 400 meters, before leading the 4x400-meter relay team to a first-place finish ... In the outdoor season, Anderson sophomore recorded five-straight wins in the 200 meters, starting at the Sam Howell Invitational with a season best time of (23.69) ... captured a gold or silver medal in six consecutive meets, including her top mark of the outdoor season at the BIG EAST Championships (53.10) ... served as an active member of the Metropolitan and BIG EAST Champion 4x100-meter relay squads ... in the NCAA Preliminaries, she finished 42nd in the 200 meters and 28th in the 400 meters.
As a Freshman (2017-18): Began her track career at St. John's with two first place finishes at the Bill Ward Meet, claiming both the 200 and 400-meter titles at the event, earning herself BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week .. she followed that performance with a second place finish in the 200 meters and a third place finish in the 400 meters at the Towson Tiger Invitational ... at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships, Anderson finished first in both the 200 meters and the 4x400 meter relay ... at the BIG EAST Track & Field Championships, Anderson finished second in the 4x400-meter relay, setting her personal best in the event with a 3:42.75 as a unit ... finished third in the finals of both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at her first conference championship .. set her personal best for the season at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a time of 23.94 in the 200-meter trek, finishing 13th overall ... took first place at the Metropolitan Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 200 meters and the 4x100-meter relay events before setting a personal best mark at the Tom Farrell Classic with a time of 12.24 in the 100-meter dash ... Anderson finished her season at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships earning a pair of silver medals in the 4x400 meter and the 400 meters (53.10).