Leah Berg
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- Height:
- 5'6"
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- Hometown:
- Worcester, MA
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- Year:
- Fy.
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- High School:
- Burncoat
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- Major:
- Nursing
Bio
College Bests (Through End of 2021 Season):
5k: 21:14.6- James Earley Invitational (October 8, 2022)
6k: 26:10- Paul Short Invitational (September 30, 2022)
Personal:
Leah was born in Worcester, Mass...is majoring in nursing at Worcester State...the daughter of Laura, who was a swimmer in college and Joshua Berg...has two younger brothers, Caleb and Josiah...favorite place on campus is the track...chose Worcester State for the nursing program and ability to run for the team
Before Worcester State:
Leah is a 2022 graduate of Burncoat High School in Worcester, MA...two years swimming for USA Team...two years of varsity cross country and outdor track and one year of indoor track for the Patriots...made all-states for cross country in 2021...broke the burncoat cross country school record in 2021...sole Worcester Public School athlete to compete in the 2021 Cross Country All-State meet in 2021
News mentions
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Cross-Country took to the course this afternoon for the MASCAC Championship at Stanley Park. Last year the women finished in the third spot behind Westfield State and Bridgewater St, and this year saw them vying to take the championship behind the legs of first year Nina Fonteix (Elancourt, FR) and senior Erica Hanlon (Shrewsbury, MA), who finished in 10th place last year with a time of 21:15 and a spot on the All-Conference Team. After a tight race from all the runners, The Lancers closed out the MASCAC racing season in fifth place.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Cross-Country took to the course this morning at the Connecticut College Invitational in a final training run for the team before switching gears to champion ship and post season races.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Cross-Country took to the course today at the James Earley Invitational at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA this afternoon. The team finished 17th out of 25 teams at the race, on a brisk Saturday morning.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Cross-Country team was on the road this afternoon to Lehigh, PA to compete in the Paul Short Invitational against a stacked national competition. The team compiled a team score of 938 on the 6k course.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country team began their season this afternoon at the Suffolk Short Course Classic at Franklin Park. The teams raced against a collection of Division I, II and III programs from across New England.