Helen Leigh

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Manchester, United Kingdom
High School:
Flixton Girls School

AT TULSA – A three-year letterwinner . . . has participated in 25 regattas.

SENIOR (2019-20) – Participated in two regattas . . . the spring season was not raced due to the coronavirus pandemic . . . raced the Open 4x ‘A’ to a first-place mark and the Collegiate 8+ to a third-place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Tulsa Fall Invitational, recorded second-place finishes in the Varsity 2- and Varsity 2x.

JUNIOR (2018-19) – Participated in eight regattas . . . turned in a first-place mark in the Open 4x and Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Head of the Charles, recorded a fourth-place mark in the Lightweight 4+ . . . captured the top finish in the Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa-UCO Fall Invitational . . . at the Sunshine State Invitational, posted a first-place mark in the Varsity 8+ Petite Final . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Central Oklahoma in a duel . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, claimed the bronze medal in the Varsity 8+.

SOPHOMORE (2017-18) – Participated in nine regattas . . . was tabbed to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I All-Conference Team . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference all-conference second team . . . as a member of the Varsity 8+, was named as The American Boat of the Week on April 9^th and April 16^th, and was tabbed as The American Boat of the Year . . . raced her Single, the Collegiate 4+ and Collegiate 8+ boats to third-place marks at the Head of the Oklahoma . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ . . . recorded a gold medal finish in the Double and Varsity 8+ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational, captured wins over Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame in the Varsity 8+ . . . posted a win over Central Oklahoma in the Varsity 8+ in a duel . . . earned a third-place Varsity 8+ ‘B’ Final mark at the Clemson Invitational . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Creighton in the Lawless Cup . . . at the American Athletic Conference Championship, earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+.

FRESHMAN (2016-17) – Participated in six regattas . . . at the Jayhawk Jamboree, turned in a top mark in the Collegiate 8+ ‘A’ . . . captured a first-place mark in the Varsity 2-, a second-place finish in the Varsity 8+ and a third-place mark in the Varsity 4+ ‘B’ at the Tulsa Fall Invitational . . . at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, recorded wins over Tennessee, Notre Dame and West Virginia in the Varsity 8+ . . . in the Varsity 8+, topped Kansas State in a duel . . . posted a second-place mark in the Varsity 8+ at the Sunshine State Invitational . . . earned a silver medal in the Varsity 8+ at the American Athletic Conference Championship.

PRIOR TO TULSA – Rowed for Flixton Girls School and Agecroft Rowing Club . . . finished in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Henley Women’s Regatta and in the C-Finals of the British Junior Rowing Championships in the U19 Single . . . participated in the national team trials for British Rowing.

PERSONAL – An exercise and sports science major . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team all four years . . . earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors as a senior.