Leigha Torino Season 2021

2022 Outdoor: Set a lifetime best in the 1500m prelims at the ACC Championships by running 4:17.82 then finished eighth in the finals with a time of 4:18.09 ... Competed in the 1500m at the NCAA East Prelims ... Won the 800m at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier with a time of 2:08.67 ... Finished fifth in the 1500m at the Virginia Grand Prix by running 4:22.24.

2022 Indoor: Became an ACC champion on the DMR team at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a Rector Field House and ACC Championships record of 10:53.75 ... Earned second team All-American honors in the distance medley relay with the team that ran 11:08.43 to finish in 10th ... Ran a personal best time of 2:44.60 in the 1000m to place fifth at the Hokie Invitational … Won the JDL DMR Invitational as a member of the DMR team with a time of 11:00.20 … Earned a career best time in the mile at 4:42.13 at the Camel City Invitational to finish eighth … Placed third at the 2022 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a time of 2:07.02 in the 800m.

High School: Lettered for four years in cross country and track and field under the guidance of Patrick Douma … Named Marion County Cross Country Female Runner of the Year in both 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Damian and Becky Torino … Born September 2 … Has one sister, Breanne, and two brothers, Nico and Dante.