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2018 Track and Field Roster

Lea Meyer

Lea Meyer

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Loningen, Germany
  • High School:
    Copernicus-Gymnasium Loningen

Summary

Biography

All-West Coast Conference honorable mention - XC (2017) 

2018 Track & Field:
Began the season with personal bests in the first two meets she competed in…racing in the 3,000 meters, she posted a personal best time of 9:25 at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10), that time ranks in the top-10 in USF track & field program history…at the UW Invitational (Jan. 27) she finished the mile with a time of 4:51.65, a personal best…added a pair of season bests at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational (Apr. 14) in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.25, and the 1,500 meters where she posted a mark of 4:29.78.

2017 Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Dons in 2017...she finished fourth in her first collegiate race for the Dons at the USF Invitational with a time of 21:35.2...took 17th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:05...crossed the line in 54th place at the Nuttycombe Invitational, posting a time of 20:48...raced to a season-best mark of 20:40.9 at the WCC Championships to finish 14th to earn All-Conference honorable mention honors...placed 59th at the Regionals with a time of 20:57.37, helping the Dons on the way to their first place team finish, USF's highest ever Regional finish...at the NCAA Championships she finished with a time of 21:19.1 to finish 176th, helping the Dons to their program best runner up finish at the NCAAs.

Prep/International: Competed for the club VfL Loningen, coached by Armin Beyer … finished third at the 2014 and 2016 German U20 Championships in the 5,000 meters … raced to second in the 2,000 m steeplechase at the 2016 German Youth Championships … raced to a fist place team finish at the U18 German Cross Country Championships in 2014 … two-time winner of the 1,500 m steeplechase at the German Youth Championships (2014, ’13)... finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2017 U23 Euopean Championships with a time of 9:58.

Personal: Daughter of Monika and Arnt Meyer … planning to major in psychology at USF … born Sept. 16, 1997 in Loningen, Germany.

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