NIL OPPORTUNITIES
CROSS COUNTRY
2024: Ran a personal best time in the 5-kilometer run at the Southern Conference Championships and finished 18th overall ... helped the Mocs to a third place finish at the SoCon Championships ... placed third in the UTC Home Meet 6-kilometer ... Mocs took first in the Home Meet ... placed 69th overall and on ninth place team at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic.
2023: Ran a personal best time in the 6-kilometer at the NCAA South Region Championships ... helped the Mocs to a first place finish at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic
2022: SoCon All-Freshman ... posted personal bests in the three-mile at Tennessee Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:45.7 placing 10th overall ... PR of 18:27.3 in the 5K at the North Alabama Showcase ... ran a 22:49.5 PR in the 6K at the NCAA South Region Championships.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
2024: Ran a personal best time in the 3000 meter at the SoCon Championships, placing fifth overall ... seventh in the 5000 meter run at the SoCon Championships ... ran a personal best in the Mile (5:01.96) at the Samford Bulldog Invite ... placed second in the 3000 meter at the Samford Bulldog Open.
2023: Competed in the 3000 meter and Mile ... qualified for the final in the Mile at the Southern Conference Championships, placed 12th overall ... recorded a personal-best 5:09.82 in the Mile at the Samford January Invite (1/20/23) ... ran a 10:33.03 personal-best in the 3000 meter at the Samford Bulldog Invite (2/10/23).
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
2024: Recorded a personal best in the 1500 meter run (4:40.37) at the Lee University Invitational ... posted a career-best time of 17:37.67 in the 5000 meter at the Lee University Fast Break Invitational.
2023: SoCon All-Freshman, 10,000 meter ... Competed in the 1500 meter and 5000 meter in the outdoor season ... placed 10th in the 1500 meter at the Southern Conference Championshps ... recorded a personal-best 4:48.68 in the 1500 meter at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/21/23) ... posted a personal-best 18:56.33 in the 5000 meter at the UAB Spring Invitational, placing fourth.
ACADEMICS
Chattanooga Dean’s List: F’23, S’23, F’22
Chattanooga Athletics Director’s Honor Roll: F’24, S’24, F’23, S’23, F’22  Â
SoCon Honor Roll: 2023-24; 2022-23
SoCon All-Academic Team: S’24
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time NACA Championship team … McCallie Invitational champions … two-time Homeschool National champions … competed in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter in track … four-times high school state qualifier in swimming … state finalist in the 200m and 100m freestyle … Southeastern swimming qualifier and finalist … Futures and Junior National qualifier.
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PERSONAL
Leah Boyd … born May 19, 2004 … daughter of David and Andrea Boyd … bother Jonathan, a three-time Academic All-American, competed for the UTC men’s cross country team … sisters Kristen and Anna ... Accounting major.
Personal Records
Cross Country
   • 3-Mile: 18:34.7 (Mountain Dew Invitational, 2023)
   • 5K: 17:50.1 (SoCon Championships, 2023)
   • 6K: 21:22.9 (NCAA South Region Championships, 2023)
Indoor Track & Field
   • Mile: 5:01.96 (Samford Bulldog Invite, 2024)
   • 3000 meter: 10:11.85 (SoCon Indoor Championships, 2024)
   • 5000 meter: 17:48.48 (SoCon Indoor Championships, 2024)
Outdoor Track & Field
   • 1500 meter: 4:40.37 (Lee University Invitational, 2024)
   • 5000 meter: 17:37.67 (Lee University Fast Break Invitational, 2024)