Nicole Leonzo

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Harrisburg, Pa.
Prev School:
Harrisburg Christian School

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 8.10 (Indoor)
100 - 12.48
200 - 24.50
400 - 54.97

All-Big South Honors (5)
2016 Indoor 400 - 3rd
2016 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2016 Outdoor 4 x 100 - 1st
2017 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2017 Outdoor 4 x 400 - 1st

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Kept busy at the Big South meet, winning the 4 x 400 relay, placing second in the 4 x 100 relay (season-best 46.52) and taking fifth in the 400 final
• Blazed to a 53.50-second split on the third leg, helping the Lady Flames win the Penn Relays 4 x 400 ECAC final with a school-record time of 3:40.32. As a result, Liberty's relay quartet was collectively named Big South Women's Track Athlete of the Week on May 4.
• Posted a career-best 54.97 to win the Liberty Collegiate Invitational 400 dash title

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Finished third in the ECAC 4 x 400 relay and fifth in the 400 (season-best 55.73)
• Part of the Big South champion 4 x 400 relay squad for the second year in a row
• Posted an indoor personal-best 200 time of 25.10 at the Liberty Elite Invitational (Feb. 11)

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Led off for the Lady Flames' Big South champion 4 x 100 relay team (school-record 45.60), while placing eighth in the 400 final and 10^th in the 200 prelims
• Also helped the Lady Flames set a school record in the 4 x 200 relay (1:37.33 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational)
• Clocked a Liberty freshman-record 400 time of 55.50 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier, after posting a personal-best 200 time (24.50) earlier in the day. She moved into Liberty's all-time top 10 for both events.
• Part of the second-fastest 4 x 400 relay quartet in program history (3:41.65 at the Aggie Last Chance)
• At the Texas Relays, helped the Lady Flames qualify for the 4 x 400 relay final and place 10^th in the 4 x 200 relay

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South champion in the 4 x 400 relay (school-record 3:42.64), while also finishing third in the 400 and 10^th in the 200 prelims
• Part of Liberty's third-place 4 x 400 relay team at the ECAC meet
• Clocked an indoor personal-best and Liberty freshman-record 400 time of 55.68 in the ECAC prelims

Prep
• Graduated from Harrisburg Christian High School
• In the PIAA AA state 400 dash final, placed eighth as a freshman, seventh as a sophomore, third as a junior and second as a senior
• Finished sixth in the 400 (17-18 age group) at the 2014 AAU Junior Olympics
• Posted times of 25.03 (200) and 56.16 (400)
• Also took part in field hockey, cross country and basketball

Personal
• Daughter of Mike and Kathy Leonzo
• Sports psychology major
• Birthday is on Oct. 17