Carl Leonard (2006) - Edinboro Athletics Hall of Fame

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Carl Leonard

Class
Induction

2006
Sport(s)

Cross Country, Men's Track & Field

Carl Leonard ('96) rates as one of the all-time great runners in Edinboro Cross Country and Track & Field history, quite an honor given the long list of standout runners. He was named the Sox Harrison award winner in 1997, recognizing his accomplishments in Track & Field the year before. He ran for head coach Doug Watts from 1992-96, leading Edinboro to four straight PSAC Championships in Cross Country. He was a three-time Cross Country All-American (1992,’93,’94), one of only ten Edinboro runners (male of female) to earn the honor three-or-more times. He won the PSAC individual championship in 1992, ’93, and ’94 and was a four-time All-PSAC and All-East Region performer. He was part of the 1992 team which finished second at Nationals. In Track & Field, he earned All-American honors four times. That included three times in the 5,000 meter run. (1994, ’95 and ’96), and once in the 10,000 meter run (1996). In fact, in 1996 he finished as the national champion in the 5000 and was the runner-up in the 10,000.

He was a seven-time PSAC Champion in track—800 meters in 1993; 1,500 meter in 1994; 800 and 1,500 meters in 1995; and 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters in 1996. That 1996 performance was the first and only time an individual has won all three races. Leonard was a multiple PSAC athlete of the year in both Cross Country and Track & Field, and was also named the NCAA Division II East Regional runner of the year several times. He still holds the school record in the 1,500 meters. He graduated from Edinboro in 1996 with a Bachelor’s in Health & Physical Education.

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