Leighton Katsuda

Leighton Katsuda

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wailuku, Hawai'i
Last College:
Eastern Washington
Height:
5-11
Event:
Distance
Birthdate:
10/29/1981
Experience:
RS

NEW MEXICO:

Veteran long distance runner who enjoyed his best collegiate cross country season last fall...could give UNM a presence in the 3,000m steeplechase as he wraps up his Lobo career this spring...two-time academic all-MWC honoree.

2003: (cross country) Solid contributor during the fall, scoring in four of his five meet appearances...was the Lobos' second runner when he notched his best career finish of fourth to help the team win the pre-conference meet...recorded his top 8K time of 25:53 in a ninth place finish that helped the Lobos' win the Canyon West Classic...academic all-MWC honoree...(indoor) Competed in a pair of 3,000m races...placed sixth at the Air Force Invitational and was 14th at NAU...did not compete outdoors.

2002:(cross country) Ran in three meets...top finish of 12th at UTEP...finished among the Lobos' top-seven twice...academic all-MWC honoree...(indoor) Competed in one 3,000m race indoors...did not compete outdoors.

2001:(cross country) Competed in two cross country meets, finishing 26th at the Lori Fitzgerald Invite.

EASTERN WASHINGTON:

Ran four cross country races and competed in middle distance events on the track for head coach Dan Hilton.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Three-year letterwinner in track and cross country at H.P. Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawai'i under head coach Fred Losano.

PERSONAL:

Born Oct. 29, 1981 in Wailuku, Hawai'i...age is 22...full name is Leighton Masato Katsuda...son of Roy and Betty Katsuda...as two brothers, David (33) and Ian (25), and a sister, Tasha (31)...greatest inspiration is his father, Roy...major is Asian Studies.
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