UC Davis Athletics

2019-20: MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM... Set a new personal record in the 200 Fly with a 2:09.51 performance against Fresno State on Senior Day (Jan. 25)... Swam the 100 and 400 IM for the first time in her collegiate career, finishing with bests of 1:03.68 and 4:48.17 respectively... Other season-best times include: 100 Free (55.36), 200 Free (2:01.01), 500 Free (5:26.72), 100 Fly (59.07).

2018-19: Set three collegiate-bests at the Speedo Sectionals in the 100 free (54.99), 200 free (1:58.17), and 100 fly (58.71)… Posted a career-best 2:09.80 to finish second in the 200 fly in a dual against MPSF rival Pacific on Feb. 2… Also finished seventh in the 500 free in a dual against San Jose State with a collegiate-best time of 5:22.60… Other season-best times include: 50 free (25.74).

AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (2016-18): Competed in the 100 and 200 fly for the Beavers as a freshman and sophomore, helping ARC to a pair of fourth-place Big 8 Conference finishes in 2017 and 2018… Two-time academic honor roll member and Academic All-American honoree carrying a 4.0 GPA… Two-time state team selection… 2018 team captain… Earned All American distinction as freshman and sophomore.  

LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY ’16: Four-year honor roll member (2013-2016). 

PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif… Parents are Ulrica and Erik Leisten… Has a younger brother, Max… Majoring in linguistics… Career plans include pursuing a bachelor of arts in linguistics with the hopes of attending graduate school for speech-language pathology… Lists playing the piano and the harp, reading, and doing anything outdoors as her favorite hobbies… Chose to become an Aggie because, “UC Davis offered me a warm team environment with a coaching staff that was interested and dedicated in seeing me improve both in the pool and the classroom.”