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2023-24 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Erika Leasher

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Midland, Mich.
  • High School Midland
  • Event Throws
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)

Accolades: 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2021-22, 2023-24)

2023-24: 
- Competed in nine meets 
- Finished fifth in the discus throw and tenth in the hammer throw at the NEWMAC Championship

2022-23: 
- Competed in nine meets 
- Placed sixth in the hammer throw at the NEWMAC Championship 

2021-22: 
- Competed in 11 meets
- Finished eighth in the discus and ninth in the hammer throw at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championship

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Setting my discus PR in high school

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in biological engineering
- UROP in the Gabrieli Lab
- UROP in the Lourido Lab
- Treasurer of the MIT Premedical Society

High School:
- 2020 Track Team Captain
- Two-time All-Conference performer
- Finished second in the conference and fourth in the region in 2019
- PR's of 118-1 in the discus and 33-0.75 in the shot put
- Three-time varsity letter winner
- Also competed in cross country, volleyball and basketball
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Member of Marching and Concert Band
- Four-year Honor Roll student

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Throws
    5'9"