2012-13 Track and Field

Mark Leininger

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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Colts Neck, N.J.
  • Highschool Colts Neck

Biography

2012-13: All-Patriot League Second Team forcross country and outdoor track ... finished fifth at the NavyInvitational (25:06.43) ... earned a top-five result at the LeopardInvitational with a time of 25:18.50 ... came in 13th at thePatriot League Cross Country Championship, posting a time of26:03.9 ... finished 49th (31:33.25) at the NCAA Mid-AtlanticRegionals ... set a personal best time of 4:00.25 in the indoor1,500 meter run, placing fourth at the Navy Invitational ... posteda personal best time of 4:15.78 in the indoor mile to finish secondat the George Mason Patriot Games ... recorded the third-fastesttime at American with an IC4A mark of 14:21.79 in the indoor 5,000meter run to place sixth at the New Balance Invitational ...finished third (14:35.93) in the 5,000 meter run and fifth(8:28.14) in the 3,000 meter run at the Patriot League IndoorChampionship ... opened the outdoor season registering the10th-fastest time in program history in the 3,000 meter run with apersonal best mark of 8:28.63, also placing ninth in the 1,500meter run (4:02.45) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational ... wonthe 5,000 meter run at the Navy Invitational with an IC4A mark of14:31.70 ... finished 16th in the 800 at the Maryland Invitationalin a personal best 1:57.95 ... set a new program record in theoutdoor 10,000 meter run with an IC4A time of 29:30.97 to finishsecond at the Colonial Relays ... posted a personal best mark of3:53.14 in the 1,500 at the Mason Spring Invitational ... talliedthe third-fastest time in program history with an IC4A time of14:08.30 to place fourth at the Penn Relays ... earned a runner-upresult in the 5,000 meter run (14:29.09) and placed third in the10,000 meter run (30:42.78) at the Patriot League OutdoorChampionship ... qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the10,000 meter run, finishing 23rd with a time of 30:21.81 ... namedto the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in the fall andspring.

2011-12: Took second place at the Mount St.Mary’s 5K Duals in a personal-best time of 15:26.00 …placed 26th at the Patriot League Cross Country Championship in26:13.10 … recorded a personal-best time of 4:17.39 in theindoor mile at the Navy Invitational to place fourth …placed second at the Maryland Invitational in the indoor 3,000meter run with a personal-best time of 8:35.66 … tallied apersonal-best 14:47.15 in the indoor 5,000 meter at the New BalanceCollegiate Invitational … posted a 10th-place finish in the5,000 meter and 11th in the 3,000 meter at the Patriot LeagueIndoor Championship … registered a personal-best 8:38.70 inthe outdoor 3,000 meter run to finish second at the MarylandInvitational … tallied a personal-best time of 14:38.82 inthe outdoor 5,000 meter run at the Bison Outdoor Classic …posted the eighth fastest time at American in the 10,000 meter runwith a time of 31:04.75 to finish seventh at the Patriot LeagueOutdoor Championship … named to the Patriot League AcademicHonor Roll in the spring.

2010-11: Placed third overall at the Mount St.Mary’s 5k Duals … finished 31st overall at the PatriotLeague Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:03.00 …placed eighth at Navy with a personal record indoor 3000 meter timeof 8:35.76 … ran a season-best time of 14:55.58 in the 5000meter to place 11th at the Patriot League Indoor Track & FieldChampionships … ran a personal record 4:01.96 outdoor 1500time at the Maryland Invitational … set a personal-best timeof 14:51.31 in the outdoor 5000 at the Bison Classic …placed seventh at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & FieldChampionships with a personal record 31:10.84 in the 10000. 

2009-10: Placed sixth at the Mount St.Mary’s Duals in 15:48.16 ... ran a personal best 4:42.47 inthe indoor mile at the GMU Patriot Games … set a personalrecord in the indoor 3000 meter at the New Balance CollegiateInvitational, finishing in 8:41.45.

High School: Was a member of two All-Americanrelay teams ... was a state champion in the 3200 meters ... wasnamed Second Team All-State as a senior ... named Colts Neck HighSchool Outstanding Athlete as a senior.

Personal Records
Track
Indoor 1500: 4:00.25
Indoor Mile: 4:15.78
Indoor 3000: 8:35.66
Indoor 5000: 14:21.79
Outdoor 800: 1:57.95
Outdoor 1500: 3:53.14
Outdoor 3000: 8:28.63
Outdoor 5000: 14:08.30
Outdoor 10000: 29:30.97

Cross Country
5k: 15:26.00
8k: 25:06.43
10k: 31:34

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior