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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Leah Holmes

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Superior
  • Hometown Superior, Wis.

Biography

Holmes' Track & Field Bio

Collegiate Honors
• 2015 Horizon League Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Athlete of the Year
• 2015 First-Team All-Horizon League
• 2014 First-Team All-Horizon League

• 2x Horizon League Runner of the Week (10/19/15, 9/8/15)


2016 (Senior)
Returned from a lengthy injury that sidelined her entire 2016 outdoor track season to again earn a scoring spot and finish 28th overall at the Horizon League Championships ... competed for the first time since the injury at the UIC Opener Sept. 3, taking 45th in 16:57.3 ... ran her first 5k at the massive Louisville Classic Oct. 1, crossing the line in 19:05.4 ... two weeks later, finished the Bradley Classic 6k in 23:57.4 ... closed out her Panther cross country career at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, taking 189th in 23:48.7.

2015 (Junior)
Posted one of the best individual seasons in program history as a junior ... was crowned Horizon League Champion and Horizon League Athlete of the Year ... posted a winning time of 21:42.78 at the league meet, two seconds ahead of the next finisher ... started the season winning league runner of the week after finishing first on the team and runner-up overall in 14:43.9 at the Flyers/Flames Challenge Sept. 5 ... two weeks later, was second on the team and fourth overall in a team win at the Friendship Invite ... again led the team and posted a season-best 5k time of 18:10.7 for 24th at the Notre Dame Invite Oct. 2 ... was runner-up on the team and overall at the Panther Prowl one week later with a time of 18:11 for another team win ... was again named Horizon League Runner of the Week after leading the team and taking 20th overall at the Bradley Classic Oct. 16 with a PR time of 21:11.2 - 30 seconds faster than her previous best ... capped the season placing 93rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Nov. 13, crossing the line in 22:30.5.

2014 (Sophomore)
Led Milwaukee in five meets on the season as a sophomore ... finished First-Team All-Horizon League, crossing the line fourth with a massive PR time of 21.50 at the league meet ... started the season with a runner-up showing at the UIC Opener Aug. 30 ... two weeks later, came in third overall at the Parkside Invite in 18:33.0 ... had an impressive showing at the Louisville Classic, posting a personal record of 18:03.59 to lead the way for Milwaukee and take 59th overall Oct. 4 ... placed 52nd at the Bradley Classic with a time of 22:19.7 on Oct. 17 ... capped the season by leading the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a strong time of 22:28 for 116th place.

2013 (Freshman)
Had an impressive freshman campaign, scoring in every meet on the season ... placed 178th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Nov. 15 ... scored second for Milwaukee and crossed the line 25th overall at the Horizon League Championships ... posted an impressive time of 22:42 for 90th place at the Bradley Classic ... recorded a personal-best time of 19:17 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational for 63 place ... came in 103rd at the massive Louisville Classic Oct. 5 ... came in ninth overall and third for UWM at the College of DuPage Invitational with a time of 19:48.3 ... started her collegiate career taking third overall and second for Milwaukee at the Falcon Invite Sept. 14.

High School
Named a 2013 Scholar Athlete by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association ... won an impressive six conference championships between cross country and track & field ... named team MVP an outstanding five times, first-team all-conference four times and helped her teams to four conference titles and one regional crown.

Personal
Daughter of Troy and Kari Holmes ... born in Duluth, Minn. on June 5, 1995.

Holmes' Personal Bests

Year 5K 6K
2016 19:05.4 23:27.7
2015 18:10.7 21:11.2
2014 18:03 21:50
2013 19:17 22:42
Career 18:03 21:11.2

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior