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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-08-06) August 6, 1978 (age 46) Lubbock, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5.3 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10000 metres, marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
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.
References
- "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.
- Ybarra, Alex (2009-07-07). "Running down a dream". The Daily Toreador. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- "NCAA Track Championships -- One-Shoe-Off Runner Makes Big Comeback". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- "Meet TODAY's winning wedding couple!". TODAY. July 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
External links
| World University Games champions in women's 10,000 metres | |
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- American female long-distance runners
- Texas Tech Red Raiders women's track and field athletes
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Ashland Eagles cross country coaches
- Ashland Eagles track and field coaches
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners