Elizabeth DeLeon
Elizabeth DeLeon
Height: 5-6
Year: Fy
Hometown: Boise, Idaho
High School: Timberline

Getting to Know Elizabeth

 
  • Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - The atmosphere was very welcoming here--quite simply, I felt at home.
  • What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - The sense of sisterhood, tradition, and community which can be found everywhere from the academic to the athletic departments and everywhere in between.
  • Favorite Sports Movie - Without Limits     
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - US Track and Field Team, Hansons Brooks Distance Project
  • Favorite TV Show - Downton Abby, Glee, Breaking Bad
  • Favorite Athlete(s) - Nick Symmonds, Desiree Davila, Shalane Flanagan, all runners everywhere
  • Childhood Idol - Walt Disney
  • Hobbies - Violin, guitar, reading, running, eating
  • Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Running Times, ESPN, Women's Health, Men's Health, Sports Illustrated, Any magazine.
  • Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Mary Lyon
  • Most Prized Possession - My family, my running shoes, my mind.
  • Place You'd Like to Visit - Everywhere.
  • First Memory of Your Sport - Running the Capital Classic at age 6.
  • Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Team dinners.
  • Pre-Game Rituals - Mentally running the race while listening to music.
  • Best Advice From a Coach - Just have fun. Run cause you love it. You are no better than anyone, but just as good as everyone, just do the best you can do in this moment.
  • If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Pay for college, pay for my siblings college, pay for those who deserve it to attend college.
  • Career Aspirations - Become a Biochemist and run like hell.