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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Karsyn Leeling

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SIDNEY HS
SIDNEY, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
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Peak Performance

1st

Nike Outdoor Nationals - High Jump

1st

Alliance Invite - High Jump

1st

NSAA Class B State Meet - High Jump
“In a nerve-racking event defined by the need for delivering controlled power and fluid technique, the nation’s girls prep high jumpers successfully negotiated a 6-foot attempt only 10 times collectively this spring. Karsyn Leeling owned half of those clearances. Within the state, her ledger was even more dominant. Having won each of the last two state titles in the event, she also owns the 10 best marks in state history—all 5-11 or higher. That type of consistency in such a technically precise event is just uncanny.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior jumper swept the long jump, triple jump and high jump at the NSAA Class B State Championships, leading the Raiders to third place as a team. Leeling went on to win a national title in the high jump at Nike Outdoor Nationals, clearing six feet even to earn All-American honors. At the USATF U20 Championships, she took fourth in the event. Her clearance of 6-1.50 to win the Alliance Invite in April eclipsed the previous state record by more than three inches and ranked No. 1 nationally among prep girls competitors this spring—tied for No. 19 in prep history.

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Academic Achievement

Leeling has maintained a 3.66 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Nebraska this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Leeling has volunteered locally teaching summer youth swim lessons. She has also donated her time at various youth sports camps and as part of her school’s youth mentoring program.