Leigh Daniel
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1978-08-06) August 6, 1978
Lubbock, Texas
Height1.62 m (5.3 ft)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)5000 metres, 10000 metres, marathon
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women’s athletics
World University Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Spain10000 metres
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Indoor5000 metres
Gold medal – first place1999 Outdoor10000 metres
Silver medal – second place1999 Outdoor5000 metres
Bronze medal – third place2001 Outdoor10000 metres

Leigh Daniel (born August 6, 1978, in Lubbock, Texas) is the former head coach of the women's cross country program and assistant track and field coach at Ashland University in Ohio (2005-2010). She also is an American track athlete specializing in long-distance running and fitness trainer in Lubbock.

Collegiate Running career

During her days as a college athlete at Texas Tech, Daniel had several top-three finishes in NCAA championship races and won numerous titles in the Big 12 Conference.[1][2] Daniel's victory in the 1999 NCAA outdoor 10000 metres immediately took on legendary status among track and field observers, as one of her shoes came off during the race and she had to stop to put it back on, thus ceding an estimated 120 metres to her opponents.[3]

TODAY Throws a Wedding contest

On July 1, 2009, Daniel and fiancé Nick Cordes won first place in the TODAY contest TODAY Throws a Wedding. As a result, the two wed on July 15, 2009, in a ceremony televised on TODAY.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Faces In The Crowd: Leigh Daniels (sic), Catching Up With Former Red Raider Long Distance Runner". Texas Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. ↑ Ybarra, Alex (2009-07-07). "Running down a dream". The Daily Toreador. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Track Championships -- One-Shoe-Off Runner Makes Big Comeback". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Meet TODAY's winning wedding couple!". TODAY. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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