The University of Mississippi Athletics
2016 Track and Field Roster
Leanne Zimmer
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lambert
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
AT OLE MISS (2014-15):
2015:
OUTDOOR: Ran in one outdoor meet, placing 12th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1500m (4:38.46) ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Clocked a personal-best 2:11.97 in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational … ran on the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational in 11:54.59, top five in school history … Clocked a time of 2:13.51 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish fifth … placed ninth in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:57.49) … finished sixth with a time of 2:15.20 in the 800m at the Auburn Invitational.
2014:
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six meets ... placed 80th at the NCAA South Region Championships (6K time of 21:18.6) ... came in 62nd place at the SEC Championships (6K time of 21:40.0) ... came in 57th place at the Commodore Classic (5K time of 18:27.7) ... earned 22nd at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic (5K time of 18:58.6).
OUTDOOR: Did not compete and was redshirted ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Ran at the UAB Blazer Invitational before her season was ended due to injury ... received a medical redshirt ... ran 2:15.43 in the 800 meters ... helped the distance medley relay unit to a fourth-place finish with a season-best time of 12:18.15 that ranks eighth in school history.
BEFORE OLE MISS: Lettered four years in cross country and track ... placed fifth at the GHSA 6A Cross Country Championships as a senior ... finished fourth in the 800 meters at the GHSA 4A state meet her junior year ... set a school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with a 7:19.22, which was the fastest time in Georgia in 2013 ... also set school records in the 800 (2:11.45) and 300-meter hurdles (45.2) ... personal best of 18:37.24 in the cross country 5K ... runner-up to current teammate Katherine Yost at the 2012 UGA Bulldog Cross Country Invitational ... helped Lambert to a regional championship in 2010 ... member of National Honor Society, Spanish NHS and Science NHS.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1995 ... daughter of David and Kara Zimmer ... career plans include becoming a forensic anthropologist.
2015:
OUTDOOR: Ran in one outdoor meet, placing 12th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1500m (4:38.46) ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Clocked a personal-best 2:11.97 in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational … ran on the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational in 11:54.59, top five in school history … Clocked a time of 2:13.51 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish fifth … placed ninth in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:57.49) … finished sixth with a time of 2:15.20 in the 800m at the Auburn Invitational.
2014:
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six meets ... placed 80th at the NCAA South Region Championships (6K time of 21:18.6) ... came in 62nd place at the SEC Championships (6K time of 21:40.0) ... came in 57th place at the Commodore Classic (5K time of 18:27.7) ... earned 22nd at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic (5K time of 18:58.6).
OUTDOOR: Did not compete and was redshirted ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Ran at the UAB Blazer Invitational before her season was ended due to injury ... received a medical redshirt ... ran 2:15.43 in the 800 meters ... helped the distance medley relay unit to a fourth-place finish with a season-best time of 12:18.15 that ranks eighth in school history.
BEFORE OLE MISS: Lettered four years in cross country and track ... placed fifth at the GHSA 6A Cross Country Championships as a senior ... finished fourth in the 800 meters at the GHSA 4A state meet her junior year ... set a school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with a 7:19.22, which was the fastest time in Georgia in 2013 ... also set school records in the 800 (2:11.45) and 300-meter hurdles (45.2) ... personal best of 18:37.24 in the cross country 5K ... runner-up to current teammate Katherine Yost at the 2012 UGA Bulldog Cross Country Invitational ... helped Lambert to a regional championship in 2010 ... member of National Honor Society, Spanish NHS and Science NHS.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1995 ... daughter of David and Kara Zimmer ... career plans include becoming a forensic anthropologist.
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