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 Leah Marbach
Leah Marbach
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kingwood, Texas
High School:
Kingwood
Height:
5-4
Birthdate:
11/08/1980
Experience:
3L
2001: Posted a time of 22:55.2 at the Big 12 Championships to finish 57th…Her time of 22:53 at the NCAA South Central Regional was good enough for a 53rd-place showing and was her best 6K time of the year…Top individual finish of 14th came at the Baylor Invitational (18:39.80)… Turned in a 18:04.27 5K time at the Auburn Invitational to place 54th.

2000: Turned in three top 20 performance…Best finish was a third-place showing at the three-mile North Texas Invitational with a time of 18:04…Finished seventh at the Baylor Invitational, running the 5,000 meters in 18:56…Best 5,000 time was 18:45, good for 18th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree…Finished 41st at the Arkansas Chili Pepper Invitational with a 6,000 time of 23:09…Best 6,000 mark was a 22:28.21 46th-place clocking at the NCAA South Central Regional.

1999: Joined teammate Kara Newton to place eighth at the six-mile Rice Relays in first collegiate meet with a time of 34:10...Finished 16th at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 19:39.23...Time of 19:20 at the Cowboy Jamboree placed 39th...Turned in a 19:22.91 mark at the Penn State Open to finish 50th...Took 21st at the two-mile Southwest Texas State Invitational with a time of 12:08...Finished with a time of 20:03 at the Big 12 Championships.

High School: Lettered in cross country, track, and soccer at Kingwood High School in Kingwood, Texas...Was a member of the regional and district champion and state runner-up cross country team...Named to all-area and all-state teams in cross country...Three-time regional finalist in track...Was the leading scorer for Kingwood’s nationally top-ranked soccer team...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Leah Claire Marbach...Born Nov. 8, 1980 in Denver, Colo....Daughter of Waldemar and Verena Marbach...Currently undecided on major. 

Career Individual Results
1999
Date		Meet	                Distance Time	        Place
Sept.	25	Baylor Invitational	5,000 m	 19:39.23	16th
Oct.	2	OSU Cowboy Jamboree	5,000 m	 19:20.00	39th
Oct.	9	PSU Open National 	5,000 m	 19:22.91	50th
Oct.	22	Southwest Texas State 	2 miles	 12:08.00	21st
Oct.	30	Big 12 Championships	5,000 m	 20:03.00	88th


2000
Date		Meet	                Distance Time	        Place
Sept.	23	Baylor Invitational	5,000 m	 18:56.00	7th
Sept.	30	OSU Cowboy Jamboree	5,000 m	 18:45.00	18th
Oct.	6	UNT Invitational	3 miles	 18:04.00	3rd
Oct.	14	UA Chili Pepper Fest.	6,000 m	 23:09.00	41st
Oct.	28	Big 12 Championships	6,000 m	 23:30.00	61st
Nov.	11	NCAA South Central Reg.	6,000 m	 22:28.21	46th


2001
Date		Meet	                Distance   Time	        Place
Sept.    8	UTA Season Opener	2 miles	  12:51	        22nd
Sept.   22	Baylor Invitational	5,000 m	  18:39.80	14th
Sept.   29	Auburn Invitational	5,000 m	  18:04.27	54th
Oct.    13	NCAA Pre-Meet	        5,000 m	  23:47	        161st
Oct.    27	Big 12 Championships	6,000 m	  22:55.2       57th
Nov.    10	NCAA Regional	        6,000 m	  22:53	        53rd