Evan Leist

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CAREER STATS

2024-25 (Graduate)

Competed in the last five cross country meets on the schedule
CU’s top finisher at Wilmington placing third of 248 runners in 25:05.8 for the 8K
Led the Jackets at the Midwest Regional finishing 45th of 191 with a 10K mark of 32:05.3
Placed 23rd at the G-MAC Championship in 25:43.2

2023-24 (Senior)

2022-23 (Junior)

NCAA Division II Indoor Championship qualifier in the 5,000 meters
Placed 14th at the indoor national meet in 14:48.18
Set school indoor records in the 3K (8:15.23) at Wittenberg and 5K (14:05.38) at Grand Valley State
Youngstown State 5,000 meter champion in 14:38.03
USTFCCCA Division II Indoor All-Region Team in the 5,000 meters
All-G-MAC Indoor Third Team in the distance medley relay
DMR foursome placed third in the G-MAC with the second-fastest time in school history (9:51.08)
NCAA Division II Outdoor Championship qualifier in the 10,000 meters
Finished 18th at the national finals in 32:31.14
USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region Team in the 5K and 10K
All-G-MAC Outdoor Third Team in the 10,000
Placed third in the G-MAC 10K crushing the school record with a time of 29:21.50
Ran an outdoor 5K PR of 14:12.34 at the University of Virginia Challenge
NCAA Division II Cross Country All-American placing 37th in a career-low 10K of 30:27.5
Third Yellow Jacket in program history to earn NCAA All-America honors
USTFCCCA Division II All-Region Team
Finished fourth in the Midwest Regional in 30:54.0
Repeat selection to All-G-MAC First Team placing fifth in 24:40.0 for the 8K
Team’s #1 runner in six out of seven appearances
Posted an 8K PR at Huntsville in 24:21.7
Came in sixth in the All-Ohio Championship (24:33.9) and was third at Parkside (25:04.2)

2021-22 (Sophomore)

G-MAC Indoor Champion in the 3K (8:27.08) and DMR in school-record time of 9:57.52
Posted the #2 (8:21.26), #4 (8:27.28), and #7 (8:31.60) fastest indoor 3K’s in program history
Set school record in the indoor 5K at 14:24.05 at Grand Valley State
Won the Wittenberg indoor mile in 4:11.32 - #8 on the school’s all-time list
Placed fourth in the G-MAC Outdoor 5K in 14:52.49
Best outdoor 5K was 14:37.32 at Bucknell which is #8 on CU’s Top 10
Turned in a 31:12.32 effort in the 10K at Lee University
All-G-MAC First Team in cross country placing seventh in 25:03.1
Team’s top finisher in the NCAA Division II Championship 10K (68th; 32:05.8)
Placed 29th in the Midwest Regional in 31:32.6 for the 10K
Posted a season-low 8K of 24:07.8 to place 26th of 337 runners at Queens

2019-21 (Freshman / Sophomore)

High School

Decorated five-sport athlete at Eastern High School
Four-time letter winner in cross country
2018 All-Ohio Division III performer placing 19th in the state meet in 17:03.1 for the 5K
Three-time Southern Ohio Conference champion and four-time all-league runner
Two-time Southeast District champion and earned all-region honors three times
Four-year track & field standout
2019 All-Ohio Division on the track placing sixth in the 1,600 in 4:25.19
Nine-time district track champion region 1,600 champ
Earned four letters in basketball, three-time all-conference, and two-time all-district
Voted Southern Ohio Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Played for three league title squads on the hardwood
Three-year letter winner in baseball and was all-conference one year
Achieved four letters in football picking up all-league and all-district recognition one time

Personal

Earned his degree in business management
Pursuing a master’s degree in business administration
Born January 23, 2001 in Beaver, Ohio
Son of Rex and Donna Leist
Older brother, Ethan, played basketball for the Yellow Jackets in the 2017-18 season