McElrath, Leah

Class:
Junior
High School:
Wauseon
Hometown:
Wauseon, Ohio

Junior (2005-06): Had 14 individual and 10 relay top-five finishes on the season ... moved into the top-five program-best list in the 1,000 freestyle (10:45.83) ... posted the top time of the season for the Zips in the 1,650 freestyle (17:56.25), becoming just the fifth UA student-athlete to break the 18-minute mark in the event ... posted the third-best times of the season in the 500 freestyle (5:12.74) and 1,000 freestyle (10:45.83) ... posted top-five finishes in five of her first six individual events to open the season.
Sophomore (2004-05): Ended the season with one individual and one relay victory while grabbing 12 individual and one relay top-five finish … posted the third-fastest time in the 1,000 freestyle (10:49.30) and 1,650 freestyle (18:06.44), and the fourth-fastest time in the 500 freestyle (5:16.32) … opened the season with a second-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle (10:49.30) at the Oakland Quad meet (10/30/04) … posted the second two-win meet of her career at Youngstown State (1/17/05), winning the 1,000 freestyle (10:57.41) and helping the 800 freestyle relay team (8:11.51) to a win.
Freshman (2003-04): Recorded four victories while placing in the top-five 13 times at various competitions … recorded a time of 5:12.41 in the 500 freestyle while placing first at the Ball State meet (10/31/03) … won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 11:02:88 at the Youngstown State meet (1/17/04) before capturing the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:36:69 … finished with a time of 18:05:74 in the 1,650 freestyle at the Zips Invitational (12/4-12/6/03) ... placed second in the 1,650 freestyle at the Buffalo Invitational (2/7-2/8/04) with a time of 17:38.04 ... recorded three other top-five finishes at the Buffalo Invitational (500 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke).
Wauseon HS: Team captain as a senior ... three-time state qualifier (2000, 2002, 2003) in the 500-yard freestyle ... four-time state qualifier in the 200 and 400 freestyle and the 200 medley relay.
Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Nancy McElrath ... has one younger brother, Jacob ... collects frogs ... nursing major.