Name pronunciation: Lay-ton
LCSC CAREER:
As a freshman finished among
the top-eight LC runners in
every race…achieved best
time and overall finish at
the LCSC Invite, placing
14th and recording a time of
19:17.6…broke school record
in the indoor 400m,
finishing in
1:02.46…recorded a
season-best indoor 200m time
of 28.12…in outdoor track
set school record in 200m
(28.11), 400m (1:03.20) and
4x400m relay (4:18.14).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Participated in five sports
at Lapwai High School,
including two sports at the
same time…four-year
letter-winner in volleyball
and also participated in
cross country during one of
the fall seasons…captain of
the volleyball team for
three seasons…earned four
letters in basketball as a
guard/forward…participated
on both the softball and
track teams in the spring,
earning four letters…played
in the District II All-Star
Game for volleyball and
basketball her senior year
and was a 1A second-team
all-state selection in
basketball as her team won
both the district and state
title…member of state
champion 4x400m relay team
that set a state
record…holds the school
record in the 100m, 200m and
400m, and was part of the
record-setting 4x200m,
4x400m and medley relay
teams.
PERSONAL: Born Feb.
2, 1991 to Josh and Dawn
Leighton…five brothers:
Preston, Garrett, Rielly,
Shelby, and Kendall, and one
sister: Joslyn…dad and her
sister both attended LCSC
and she has several
relatives who were college
athletes, including uncles
Johnson and Gem Leighton,
who both played basketball
at LCSC…hobbies are sports,
swimming, Wii, watching
movies, doodling, listening
to music, and eating…earned
a 3.80 GPA in high school
and finished second in
regionals and third in state
in Desktop Publishing in
Business Professionals of
America competition…majoring
in Elementary Education.
NICKNAME: Chooch, Woo
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Hangover
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican Food
FAVORITE PHRASE:
“Maka-Meeka-Maka”
FAVORITE BOOK: Alicia My
Story
FAVORITE TV SHOW:
Big Bang Theory
FAVORITE
RESTAURANT: El Sombrero
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTS
MOMENT: Stumbling straight
into a referee’s rear
head-first during a
basketball game
WHAT DO
YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE LCSC
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
PROGRAMS: The team
atmosphere, very friendly
and fun
