2012 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Raced to apersonal best 400 m hurdles time at the 2012 Carolina’s Cup,crossing the finish line at 1:06.34 … Placed first in theevent behind her lifetime best … Achieved the 12th fastesttime in the 400 m hurdles at 2013 Big South Outdoor Championships… Ran 1:07.19 in the event … Took 5th in the 400 mhurdles (1:08.21) at the Winthrop Invitational … Recorded atime of 2:23.10 to take 22nd in the 800 m run at the Weems BaskinInvitational (University of South Carolina) … P.R.’din the 200 m dash (28.29) at the Weems Baskin Invitational.
2011-12 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Set apersonal best time in the 1 Mile Run at the Dick TaylorInvitational, crossing the finish line at 5:48.31 ... Finished 18thin the event ... Achieved a season best time of 2:23.58 in the 800m Run at the Tiger Paw Invitational, placing 15th in the event ...Finished 16th in the 800 m Run (2:23.98) at 2011-12 Big SouthConference Indoor Championships ... Took ninth in the 800 m Run(2:28.56) at the Niswonger Invitational.
2011 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Didnot compete.
2010-11 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Recorded apersonal record time of 1:23.61 in the 500 meter dash at theLiberty Open, good enough for seventh ... Was a part of thedistance medley relay team which finished sixth at 2010-11 BigSouth Conference Championships (12:44.73) ... Set a season besttime in the 800 meter run at the Tiger Paw Invitational, clockingin at 2:25.89 ... Contributed to the 11th-place 4x400 meter relayteam at the Appalachian Opener (4:20.68) ... Also competed in the800 meter run at the Niswonger Invitational.
2010 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Turned in atime of 2:21.65 in the 800 meter run preliminaries at 2010 BigSouth Championships ... One leg of the 4x400 meter relay team thatfinished seventh at 2010 Big South Championships with a time of4:02.73 ... Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished thirdwith a time of 4:06.49 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational ... Amember of the 4x400 meter relay unit that placed eighth overall atthe 2010 Aggie Relays with a time of 4:01.34 ... Finished ninth inthe 800 meter run at the Asics Winthrop Invitational with a time of2:19.00 ... Crossed the finish line in 13th-place with a time of2:21.65 in the 800 meter run at the Charlotte 49er Classic ...Turned in a time of 1:01.28 in the 400 meter run at the 2010 AggieRelays.
2009-10 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Finishedseventh in the 800 meter run at 2010 Big South Indoor Championshipswith a finals time of 2:20.75 ... Turned in a personal best time of2:19.35 in the 800 meter run preliminaries at the conference indoorchampionship meet ... One leg of the 4x400 meter relay team thatfinished sixth with a time of 4:02.57 at Big South IndoorChampionships ... Picked up a fourth-place finish in the 600 meterdash with a time of 1:45.67 at the Appalachian Mountaineer Open ...Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 400 meter run with a time of1:01.96 and a eighth-place finish in the 200 meter dash with a timeof 28.56 ... Turned in a seventh-place finish in the 800 meter runwith a time of 2:31.19 at the Appalachian Open ... Also a member ofthe distance medley relay team that finished in eighth-place with atime of 12:53.47 at the Niswonger Invitational ... Crossed thefinish line in ninth in the 1-mile run at the AppalachianInvitational with a time of 5:54.15 ... Placed 16th overall in the800 meter run with a time of 2:22.69 at the Tiger Paw Invitational... Picked up a 20th-place finish in the 800 meter run at theNiswonger Invitational with a time of 2:28.15.
High School: Was a six-time statequalifier in the 800 meters for Trinity Christian Academy ... Wondistricts in the 800 and in the mile as a freshman ... Also won thedistricts in the mile and 800 as a sophomore ... Finished second inthe state at the 800 meter run as a junior with a personal besttime of 2:18 ... Was on the varsity soccer team in both her seniorand junior years ... Was a competitive gymnast from the age of 10to 17.
Personal: Leah Elizabeth Steinke was bornon August 9, 1991 in New Milford, Connecticut ... Daughter of Chuckand Carol Steinke ... Older brothers Charlie and Paul were bothmembers of the GWU cross country and track and field teams ...Majoring in Health & Wellness.
