Leah Francis Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Juneau, AK High School: Juneau-Douglas Event: Distances

2011 Season (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: A three-time 4A Alaska state champion ... three-time Alaska Region V champion ... individual champion at the Northwest region meet of Nike Team Nationals in 2007 ... 2007-08 and 2008-09 Alaska Gatorade Athlete of the year for cross country ... led Juneau Douglas to four straight Region V titles in cross country and a runner-up finish at the state meet in 2006 ... won seven 4A Alaska state titles in track, including three apiece in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters and one in the 800 meters ... best times of 2:16.94 in the 800, 5:00.65 in the 1,600 and 10:54.38 in the 3,200 meters are all school and Region V records ... led the Juneau-Douglas track team to four consecutive Region V titles and three top-3 finishes at the state meet.

Cardinal Catalogue: Major is undeclared, but interested in English ... considering a profession as a physician or an author ... daughter of Christopher and Jeanette Francis ... has one younger brother named David ... enjoys drawing, hiking, camping, collecting bouncy balls, climbing, baking and painting.