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Cornell University Athletics

2013 Women's Cross Country Roster

Leah Ferrara

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bishop Guertin HS
  • Hometown Londonderry, N.H.

Biography

Ferrara's Top Performances
1500m4:58.51
Mile5:21.69
3000m10:25.46
5000m17:47.73
As a Senior (2013-14)
Ferrara ran in five races this season, with her best 5K time coming at the Boston College Invitational, where she ran a 17:57.0. She also placed 6th at the Princeton Invitational Open 6K with a time of 23:20.0.

Ferrara continued to compete in the distance races in her final season. She posted a career best mile time of 5:21.69 in a 2nd place finish at the Ithaca College Quad Meet. Outdoors, she posted a season best 3000 time of 10:29.09 in a 10th place finish at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational. She concluded her Big Red career with a career best 5000 of 17:47.73 in a 9th place finish at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational.

As a Junior (2012-13)
Ferrara took 95th place for the Big Red at the Yellowjacket Invitational, following that performance with a 24th-place showing at the John Reif Run later in the year.

On the track, Ferrara set multiple personal records throughout the season. Her new best of 4:58.51 in the 1500 came at the Ithaca Invitational in March. Her 26-second personal best in the 5K came in the Bison Outdoor Classic. And her new best in the mile of 5:25.37 came in the Ithaca Bomber Invitational in February.

As a Sophomore (2011)
Ferrara saw action in two races in her sophomore year, competing in the Binghamton-Army tri-meet where she took 36th and in the Yellowjacket Invitational where she came in 46th place.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2012-13Junior

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  • 2013-14Senior

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