2009 Cross Country

Astrid Leutert

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Zurich, Switzerland
  • High School Gymnasium Hofwik

Biography

Academic Notes:Considering a major in biochemistry.

Personal Bests:4:28.45 (1,500m), 9:23.58 (3,000m), 16:40.58 (5,000m)

2009 Track andField: In her second year with the Lumberjacks, scored inboth the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs at the Big Sky IndoorChampionships ... Took fourth place in the 3,000m (10:21.02) andwas the runner up in the 5,000m (17:51.63) ... Recorded personalbest in the 3,000m at the Husky Invitational (9:23.58).

2008 CrossCountry: All-Big Sky … Ran in five races on theseason … Had three top-10 finishes on the season …Hadseason-best finish of second at Big Sky Conference Championshipsbehind teammate Veronica Pohl …. Also finished seventh atthe Oklahoma State and Mountain Region meets … Crossed line43rd overall at NCAA Championships. 

2008 Track andField: During freshman season, ran the 3,000m during theindoor campaign ... Collected a third-place finish at the Big SkyIndoor Championships (10:01.10) ... Recorded personal-bests in the800m (2:18.34), 1,500m (4:28.45) and 5,000m (16:40.58) ... At theBig Sky Outdoor Championships, finished sixth in the 1,500m(4:28.45) and took third in the 5,000-meter run (17:42.18) ...Competed at the 2008 West Region Championship finishing 14th in the5,000-meter run (17:10.84).

2007 CrossCountry: Ran in five races, including all three postseasonraces, in her first year at NAU ... Finished ninth overall at theBig Sky Championships in 18:06.8 ... Ran the 6k course at MountainRegionals in 21:44.1 to claim 25th place ... Posted a 6k time of21:53.4 at the NCAA Championships.

High School:Attended Gymnasium Hofwik in Bern, Switzerland ... Was the 2006Swiss junior cross country champion ... Placed second at the 2007Swiss under-23 cross country championships ... 5000m personal bestof 16:54.31 ... Competed in the 2006 World Junior Cross CountryChampionships and placed in the top 60.

Personal: Born onSept. 12, 1987 to Roger and Marion Leutert in Zurich, Switzerland... Likes reading, shopping, and spending time with friends ...Chose NAU for its running program and altitude training.