2023 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Aho, Matt Albrecht, Zach Alvarez Gonzalez, Rodrigo Bryant, Sierra Carpenter, Kelly Chavenaud, Remi Costa, Noah Crull, Jack Dalton, Kelsey Danner, Alec Davis, Amiyah de La Piedra Sitjas, Julia Dieterich, Max Donohue, Aidan Erotocritou, Andriana Fuller, Shae Harp, Olivia Henderson, Maya Ivy, Hannah Jansen, Nicola Jones, Mason Kamp, Brandon Koontz, Kyra Lesher, Amelia Lind, Caleb LoStracco, Tiana Maguire, Ashley Martin, Sidney McDaniel, Max McDonnell, Sophia Narbett, Eddie Narciso, Alice Nielsen, Julia Nielsen, Wilma O'Laughlin, Ian Parrish, Charlie Perry, Anna Potgieter, Nadia Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Rice, Brock Rieker, Eli Schieppe, Peyton Schwartz, Tyler Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Smith, Shay Smith, Will Stan, Robert Strauss, Lily Thames, Leah Tineh, Ismail Vaughn, Jada Vreeland, Mickey Watson, George Westcott, Ivan Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class Cambridge, Iowa Hometown North Polk High School Amelia Lesher Senior Class Cambridge, Iowa Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2021 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020, 2021, 2022 MVC Honor Roll: 2019, 2020, 2021 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '18, Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21, Fall '21, Spring '22, Fall '22 CAREER BESTS & RESULTS 2021-22 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in six meets during her senior season • Placed 52nd at the MVC Championship • Clocked a career-best 6K time of 23:03.73 at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Indoor: Did not compete during the 2022 Indoor season. 2020-21 SEASON Cross Country: Competed at the Lipscomb Winter Classic, running the 5K course in 19:17.4. Indoor: Scored for the first time as an individual at the MVC Championship, placing seventh in the mile run with a season-best time of 5:11.29 • Also ran the 800m at Northern Iowa in 2:22.08. Outdoor: Member of the school’s sprint medley relay record, running the final leg as BU set the standard in 4:04.09 • Also competed in the 800m and 1,500m during the outdoor campaign • Set PRs at 2:17.84 in the 800m at the MVC Championship and 4:39.32 in the 1,500m at Illinois State. 2019-20 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in four meets during the 2019 campaign • Finished eighth overall at the Leatherneck Open with a season-best 6K time of 23:46.8. Indoor: Member of the distance medley relay that placed fourth at the MVC Championship • Added a season-best mark of 5:07.89 in the mile run at the conference meet • Also ran the 800m during the season with a time of 2:25.22. 2018-19 SEASON Cross Country: Raced in five meets during her rookie season • Posted season-best times of 19:40.3 in the 5K at the Illini Open and with a mark of 23:26.5 in the 6K at Wisconsin. Indoor: Member of the 4x800 relay that posted the fifth-best time in school history at Indiana with a mark of 9:34.04 • Set season-best times with a 2:20.14 in the 800m at Indiana and with a 5:03.39 at Grand Valley State in the mile. Outdoor: Ran the 800m and 1,500m during her rookie campaign, setting season-best times of 2:19.84 and 4:42.62. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the cross country and track teams at North Polk High School from 2014 to 2018 • Four-time state qualifier in both sports • Finished as the runner-up at the state meet in the 1,500m as a senior • Also qualified for the Drake Relay in the event, placing eighth overall • Set PR times with 2:21 in the 800m, 4:45.89 in the 1,500m and 19:27.20 in the 5K. PERSONAL Born April 12, 2000 in Des Moines, Iowa • Daughter of Roger and Tracy Lesher • Three siblings – Ohara, Wes and Will • Majoring in dietetics.
