Kirsten

Kirsten O’Hara-Leetch
Redondo Beach, CA
PRS:
5000 meters 15:46 1985 NCAA Championships
10000 meters 32:40 1985 USATF Championships
Half Marathon 1:15 1999 Hospital Hill Half (KC, MO)
Marathon 2:48 1995 California International
Master’s PR’s:
3000 meters: 9:59 (2010)
5000 meters: 16:59 (2010)

HIGH SCHOOL PR’s:
Palos Verdes High School, CIF Champion 2 mile, 1984
California State 2 mile Champion (10:11), 1983
Kinney (aka Footlocker) All American, 1983
Kinney Western Regional Champion
Kirsten-main

RUNNING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
UC Berkeley Record holder in the 5000 meters and the 10000 meters
Inducted into the Cal Hall of Fame in 2006
Two Time All American in track (5000 – 6th place finish, 1985 and 10000 – 3rd place finish, 1988)
Three Time All American in Cross Country (highest finish 11th place, 1983)
NorCal Champion in the 10000 meters (1985)
1988 Olympic Trials Finals 10000 meters
Post College: Olympic Trials Marathon, 1996
Southern California Grand Prix XC Masters Champion
Southern California Grand Prix Road Series Runner Up

EDUCATION:
University of California, Berkeley – BA in Psychology (Class of ’89)

PERSONAL:
Kirsten is married to Bob Leetch (former California high school and Big 8 Conference standout miler), lives in Redondo Beach, has a four year old son and another baby on the way. Kirsten works for ESPN High School as general manager of events and she helps out on DyeStatCal.com, the premier high school running site in California. She enjoys spending time with her family, working out and going to the beach.

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 ~ Lucretius
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