Lesley Lehane
American long-distance runner
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61) Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Event(s) | Mile run, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Cross country |
| College team | University of Virginia |
| Coached by | Bruce Lehane |
| Retired | 1999 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 1987 Cross Country 5th |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 4:08.54 2000 m: 5:37.86 |
Lesley (Welch) Lehane (born March 12, 1963, in Lynn, MA) is an American retired long-distance runner.
High school career
Lehane graduated from Peabody Veterans Memorial High School class of 1981, winning back to back to back cross country individual state titles from her sophomore through senior years. Her best times on the track in high school include a 9:27 3000 meter run and a 34:48 10,000 meter run.
College and professional career
Lehane attended University of Virginia for two years, and subsequently transferred to Boston University.[1] Her career highlights in cross country include winning both the NCAA and TAC National Championships in 1982, a 5th-place finish at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships,[2] and a repeat as TAC National Championship winner in 1986.[3] While at Virginia, she won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top female collegiate cross country runner in 1982–83.[4][5] Her career bests times are 4:08 1500 meters, 4:30 mile, 5:37 2000 meters, 8:44 3000 meters, 15:14 5000 meters on the road (15:19 on the track), 25:37 5 mile run, 31:42 10,000 meters, 53:04 10 mile run, and a 2-hour 32 minute marathon.[1] Her identical twin sister Lisa Brady was also a competitive distance runner, who ran a 2-hour-34-minute marathon, placing sixth at the Boston Marathon.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing the United States | ||||
| 1991 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, United States | 1st | 2:35:33 |
References
- ^ a b "Lesley_Lehane". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ http://www.the-sports.org/athletics-lehane-lesley-results-identity-s5-c2-b4-o15-w91135.html IAAF Results
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAXC/women.asp USATF XC Results
- ^ "White Named Finalist for Cross Country Honda Sports Award". University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Cross Country". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- "Lesley_Lehane". BU track coaches. Boston University. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
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USA Cross Country Championships female winners
- 1964: Marie Mulder
- 1965: Sandy Knott
- 1966: Doris Brown Heritage
- 1967: Vicki Foltz
- 1967–71: Doris Brown Heritage
- 1972–73: Francie Larrieu Smith
- 1974–75: Lynn Bjorklund
- 1976–77: Jan Merrill
- 1978: Julie Brown
- 1979: Margaret Groos
- 1980: Mary Shea
- 1981: Julie Brown
- 1982: Lesley Lehane
- 1983: Betty Springs
- 1984: Cathy Branta
- 1985: Lynn Jennings
- 1986: Lesley Lehane
- 1987–93: Lynn Jennings
- 1994: Olga Appell
- 1995: Joan Nesbit
- 1996: Lynn Jennings
- 1997–2003: Deena Kastor
- 2004–05: Colleen De Reuck
- 2006: Blake Russell
- 2007: Deena Kastor
- 2008: Shalane Flanagan
- 2009: Emily Brown
- 2010–11: Shalane Flanagan
- 2012: Sara Hall
- 2013: Shalane Flanagan
- 2014: Amy Van Alstine
- 2015: Laura Thweatt
- 2016: Mattie Suver
- 2017: Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton
- 2018: Emily Infeld
- 2019: Shelby Houlihan
- 2020: Natosha Rogers
- 2022: Alicia Monson
- 2023: Ednah Kurgat
- 2024: Weini Kelati
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