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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Troy L. Sayles

Leandra Lorenz

Leandra Lorenz

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • High School:
    Vicco von BĂ¼low Gymnasium Stahnsdorf
  • Hometown:
    Kleinmachnow, Germany
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
  • Daughter of Matthias Berger and Andrea Lorenz
  • Majoring in exercise science

Women's Track and Field
  • 2024 CAA Indoor Champion (Distance medley relay)
  • 2024 All-CAA Indoor (Distance medley relay)
  • 2023 CAA Champion (1,500-meters)
  • 2023 CAA Champion (5,000-meters)
  • 2023 All-CAA Outdoor (1,500-meters)
  • 2023 All-CAA Outdoor (5,000-meters)
  • 2022-23 All-CAA Indoor (3200 relay)
  • 2022 CAA Women's Track Athlete of the Year
  • 2022 CAA Champion (1,500-meters)
  • 2022 CAA Champion (5,000-meters)
  • 2022 All-CAA (1,500-meters)
  • 2022 All-CAA (5,000-meters)

2024 Outdoor
  • Named the 2023-24 CAA Institutional Scholar-Athlete
  • Ran in a limited capacity before injuries ended her outdoor season early
  • Ran 2:21.15 in the 800 at the Phoenix Invitational
  • Posted a time of 4:41.99 in the 1,500 at the Duke Invitational
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • CAA Champion as member of the distance medley relay team
  • Ran the anchor leg on the DMR team that posted a time of 11:41.27, the third-fastest in school history

2023 Outdoor
  • All-CAA in the 1500 and 5000
  • CAA Champion in the 1500 and 5000 for the second consecutive year
  • NCAA Regional qualifier in the 1500
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Won the CAA title in the 1500 with a time of 4:36.80 in the finals after qualifying with a prelim time of 4:33.81
  • Set a personal best in the 1500 at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier time of 4:18.14, the second-fastest time in program history
  • Placed 33rd at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round with a time of 4:25.33
  • Won the CAA Championship in the 5000 with a personal best time of 16:33.61, ranking fifth in school history
  • Ran on the 1600 relay team at High Point’s Meet of Champions that posted a time of 4:04.14

2022-23 Indoor
  • All-CAA in the 3200 relay
  • Only competed at the CAA Championships, running the mile and the 3200 relay
  • Runner-up in the 3200 relay with a time of 9:03.52, third-fastest in program history
  • Ran the mile in a career-best time of 4:56.44 in prelims to advance to finals where she ran 4:59.57 and placed fourth
  • Time of 4:56.44 ranks tenth in program history in the mile 

2022 Outdoor
  • Named the 2022 CAA Women's Track Athlete of the Year.
  • Won the CAA title in the 1,500 and the 5,000-meters and was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet.
  • Clocked a personal-record time of 16:37.68 in the 5,000-meters at the CAA Championships with to win gold in the race.
  • Took first in the 1,500-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 4:35.72.
  • Ran a personal-best time of 4:19.73 in the 1,500-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 1,500-meters and ran a time of 4:31.62 in the prelims. 

2021-22 Indoor
  • Did not compete in any meets.

2021 Outdoor
  • Ran a season-best time of 4:28.84 in the 1,500-meters at the Lee University Last Chance meet and was fifth overall.
  • Posted a season-best time of 16:58.68 in the 5,000-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
  • Finished fourth overall in the 1,500-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 4:30.11.
  • Was fifth in the 5,000-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 17:14.44.

2020-21 Indoor
  • Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor
  • Competed in two meets on the season.
  • Member of the distance medley relay team that ran the fourth-fastest time in school history at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 12:02.52.
  • Clocked a time of 5:09.05 in the one-mile run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.

Cross Country
  • 2023 All-CAA
  • 2022 All-CAA
  • 2021 All-CAA
  • 2020-21 All-CAA

2023
  • Ran in two meets on the season
  • Earned All-CAA honors at the CAA Cross Country Championships (10/27) with a fourth-place finish and a 6K time of 21:16.6
  • Posted a 6K time of 21:20.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/13)

2022
  • Was first overall at the Elon XC Opener with a time of 13:22.3 in the 4K
  • Competed in the 6K at the Coaching Tree Invitational and ran a 21:04.8
  • Ran a school-record time of 20:02.9 in the 6K at the Lehigh Paul Short Run
  • Clocked a 21:19.7 at the CAA Cross Country Championship where she finished third overall to earn All-CAA honors
  • Posted a 21:07.2 in the 6k at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships

2021
  • Earned All-CAA honors for the second straight year after finishing fourth overall at the CAA Championships (10/30) with a time of 21:48.5.
  • Set a new personal-best time in the 5K at the Firetower Project (9/17) at 17:40.2 and was eighth overall.
  • Posted a time of 21:45.0 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (11/12).
  • Clocked a time of 14:07.1 in the 4K at the Elon Opener (9/3) and was ninth overall.

2020-21
  • Earned All-CAA honors after finishing seventh overall at the CAA Championships with a time of 20:22.1 in the 6K.
  • Was the runner-up at the CAA XC Preview with a time of 17:45.6 in the 5,000-meters.
  • Posted a time of 22:26.7 in the 6K at the High Point Winter Vertcross meet and was sixth overall.

2019
  • Redshirted

Prep Career
  • Participated at the 2018 U20 German Championship in Rostock and earned second place in the 3,000-meters and third in the 2,000-meter steeplechase
  • Was a 2017 participate at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
  • Place third in the 1,500-meter steeplechase at the 2016 U18 German Championships

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

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