2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Lea Meyer
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Loningen, Germany
- High School:
- Copernicus-Gymnasium Loningen
All-West Coast Conference honorable mention - XC (2017)
2018 Track & Field: Began the season with personal bests in the first two meets she competed in…racing in the 3,000 meters, she posted a personal best time of 9:25 at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10), that time ranks in the top-10 in USF track & field program history…at the UW Invitational (Jan. 27) she finished the mile with a time of 4:51.65, a personal best…added a pair of season bests at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational (Apr. 14) in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.25, and the 1,500 meters where she posted a mark of 4:29.78.
2017 Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Dons in 2017...she finished fourth in her first collegiate race for the Dons at the USF Invitational with a time of 21:35.2...took 17th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:05...crossed the line in 54th place at the Nuttycombe Invitational, posting a time of 20:48...raced to a season-best mark of 20:40.9 at the WCC Championships to finish 14th to earn All-Conference honorable mention honors...placed 59th at the Regionals with a time of 20:57.37, helping the Dons on the way to their first place team finish, USF's highest ever Regional finish...at the NCAA Championships she finished with a time of 21:19.1 to finish 176th, helping the Dons to their program best runner up finish at the NCAAs.
Prep/International: Competed for the club VfL Loningen, coached by Armin Beyer … finished third at the 2014 and 2016 German U20 Championships in the 5,000 meters … raced to second in the 2,000 m steeplechase at the 2016 German Youth Championships … raced to a fist place team finish at the U18 German Cross Country Championships in 2014 … two-time winner of the 1,500 m steeplechase at the German Youth Championships (2014, ’13)... finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2017 U23 Euopean Championships with a time of 9:58.
Personal: Daughter of Monika and Arnt Meyer … planning to major in psychology at USF … born Sept. 16, 1997 in Loningen, Germany.
2018 Track & Field: Began the season with personal bests in the first two meets she competed in…racing in the 3,000 meters, she posted a personal best time of 9:25 at the Husky Classic (Feb. 10), that time ranks in the top-10 in USF track & field program history…at the UW Invitational (Jan. 27) she finished the mile with a time of 4:51.65, a personal best…added a pair of season bests at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational (Apr. 14) in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.25, and the 1,500 meters where she posted a mark of 4:29.78.
2017 Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Dons in 2017...she finished fourth in her first collegiate race for the Dons at the USF Invitational with a time of 21:35.2...took 17th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:05...crossed the line in 54th place at the Nuttycombe Invitational, posting a time of 20:48...raced to a season-best mark of 20:40.9 at the WCC Championships to finish 14th to earn All-Conference honorable mention honors...placed 59th at the Regionals with a time of 20:57.37, helping the Dons on the way to their first place team finish, USF's highest ever Regional finish...at the NCAA Championships she finished with a time of 21:19.1 to finish 176th, helping the Dons to their program best runner up finish at the NCAAs.
Prep/International: Competed for the club VfL Loningen, coached by Armin Beyer … finished third at the 2014 and 2016 German U20 Championships in the 5,000 meters … raced to second in the 2,000 m steeplechase at the 2016 German Youth Championships … raced to a fist place team finish at the U18 German Cross Country Championships in 2014 … two-time winner of the 1,500 m steeplechase at the German Youth Championships (2014, ’13)... finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2017 U23 Euopean Championships with a time of 9:58.
Personal: Daughter of Monika and Arnt Meyer … planning to major in psychology at USF … born Sept. 16, 1997 in Loningen, Germany.
XC | 2021 USF Invitational
Tuesday, September 07
Lizzie Bird In the 3000m Steeplchase Finals
Wednesday, August 04
2020 NCAA Cross Country National Championship Preview
Monday, March 15
Celebrating International Women's Day
Monday, March 08














































