2018-19 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Jacob Leahy
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 150
- Hometown:
- Sammamish, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Skyline HS
Earned a trio of bronze medals as part of the 200 medley (1:27.47) 200 freestyle (1:19.22) 400 medley (3:13.26) relay races at the WAC Championships... Took third in the 100 backstroke (47.85) sixth in the 50 freestyle (20.32) and the 100 freestyle (44.14) at the WAC Championships... Set season-best marks in the 25 freestyle (9.93), 50 freestyle (20.29), 100 freestyle (43.69), 50 butterfly (22.24), 50 backstroke (21.49), 100 backstroke (47.77) and the 100 IM (51.59)... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.
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Jacob Leahy nabs the Lancers third medal of the night, a bronze, in the 100 yard backstroke in a time of 47.85!#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/Tf6XS1dcCK— California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) February 27, 2021
2019-20
Set a new program record in the 100 IM (50.14) at the UNLV Invite... Secured three All-WAC finishes at the conference meet by taking third in the 100-yard freestyle (43.46), 100 back (46.99) and 200-medley relay (1:26.89), with the latter being a new CBU record... Tied his own program record in the 100 back at the WAC Championships, with a 46.99... Qualified for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships and was seeded top five in the 50 back (21.49, second); 100 free (43.46, third) and 100 back (46.99, fifth)... Also took fourth in the 400-free relay (2:57.07), fifth in the 200 (1:20.33) and 400-free relays (3:13.53) and ninth in the 50 free (20.18) at the WAC Meet... Named to WAC All-Academic Team.
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— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) June 18, 2020
Jacob Leahy has improved his 100-yard backstroke PR by 3.63 seconds in his three years at CBU.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/tJCHR7oGQc
?? HIGH-POINT AWARD (MEN'S SWIM) ??
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) May 11, 2020
Jacob Leahy is a 2019-20 High-Point Award winner. He consistently led off our relay teams and ended the season with 16 first-place, 9 runner-up & 7 third-place finishes overall this season. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/iPDYJBUHFP
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— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 29, 2020
Great swim from Jacob Leahy locks up second place in his heat and third-place overall in the 100-yard freestyle for All-WAC honors. His time of 43.46 is an automatic cut for the 2020 @CSCAA NIC and a B cut in NCAA Division I.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/rzTurP5ar7
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— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 28, 2020
Jacob Leahy TIES his CBU record of 46.99 seconds to take third place in the 100-yard backstroke at the @WACsports Championships.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/kT7Y9rOSvh
?? WHAT A START ??
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 27, 2020
CBU's men secure an all-conference finish in the first championship final of the @WACsports meet, as Jacob Leahy, Sean Foster, Josh Walters and Matthew Niculae take third in a Lancer record time of 1:26.89. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/66RfnXRXZx
2018-19?? NEW RECORD ??
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) December 18, 2019
Jacob Leahy set a new CBU record, with a time of 50.14 seconds in the 100 IM prelims at the UNLV Invite. It shatters the previous record of 50.68 set by Josh Hanson in 2015-16. Leahy now has a hand in 6? Lancer records (4? relay, 2? individual).#LanceUp? pic.twitter.com/MdsqdFnaSS
Swam on the championship 200 (1:19.63) and 400-relay (2:54.39) teams at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships... Won the 400-free relay in a CBU-record time of 2:54.93 at the WAC Championships... Set four other Lancer records in the 100 back (46.99), 200-free relay (1:18.95) and the 200 (1:27.65) and 400-medley (3:10.09) relays... Logged five other All-American finishes at the CSCAA NIC, with three runner-up finishes in the 50 backstroke (21.71), 100 free (43.55) and 400-medley relay (3:11.59)... Also took sixth in the 200-medley relay (1:28.76) and seventh in the 100 back (48.39) at the CSCAA NIC... Produced top-10 times in CBU history in the 100 free (second, 43.11); 100 fly (third, 48.07) and 50 free (third, 20.06)... Named WAC Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 8-15) for his performance at the Malibu Invite... Earned WAC All-Academic Team recognition.
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— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) March 3, 2019
Jerome Heidrich wins his third @WACsports title, and breaks the CBU record by more than a second (42.91). Jacob Leahy breaks the previous Lancer record (44.09), too, to take second (43.56). Josh Walters takes fifth (44.07). pic.twitter.com/oUvGtccGHt
2017-18There were three new CBU records set in the @WACsports prelims today. Rebeca Oviedo updated the 200 free record (1:49.08), Jacob Leahy did so in the 100 back (47.22) and Josh Walters (47.82) and Justin Quiroga (48.02) both beat the record in the 100 fly.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/0ZBLvLxJMU
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) March 1, 2019
Named RMAC Freshman of the Year... Set CBU records in 100 back (47.73), 100 butterfly (48.11), 200-free relay (1:20.78) and 200-medley relay (1:28.06)... Notched All-American awards with top-eight finishes in the 400-medley relay (sixth, 3:13.64) and 200-medley relay (seventh, 1:28.32) and 200-free relay (eighth, 1:21.09) at the NCAA Division II Championships... Earned All-American honorable mention by taking 10th in the 100 back (48.12)... Won RMAC Championships in the 100 (48.27) and 200 backstrokes (1:46.46)... Added All-RMAC honors in the 100 fly (second, 48.31), 400-medley (second, 3:15.23) and 200-medley (third, 1:28.93) relays... Earned CSCAA Academic All-American honors.
Leahy, Tolman, Walters & Heidrich go All-American in the 400 Medley Relay! The men’s relay finishes 6th on the podium #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/8WgqzbmamT
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) March 16, 2018
The Men’s 200 Free relay makes it on the podium tonight in 8th! (Walters, Quiroga, Leahy & Heidrich) #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/kY1aJvWt2u
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) March 15, 2018
Leahy with ?? in the 200 back as the new #RMACsd champion! Nice swim Jacob! #LanceUp #hesafreshman pic.twitter.com/mEnXD1Fxpy
— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 18, 2018
HIGH SCHOOL.@cbulancers sweep the 2017-18 #RMACsd Freshman of the Year awards, as Jacob Leahy earns it on the men's side! #EverythingElevated pic.twitter.com/HBkYiY7Mpt
— RMAC Sports (@RMAC_SPORTS) February 26, 2018
Attended at Bellevue Christian School in Medina, Wash., where he graduated in 2017, and swam at Skyline High... Holds Skyline record in 50, 100 free, 200-medley relay, 200 and 400-free relays... Won 100 free and 400-free relay at Washington 4A State Championships... Swam club at Issaquah Swim.
PERSONAL
Son of Jay and Laura Leahy... Has one sibling, Matthew... Born in Kirkland and raised in Sammamish, Wash... Finance major... Plans to work in business finance or finance planning after graduation... Enjoys basketball, skiing, hiking, exploring, hanging out with friends, going to the beach and playing video games... Lists Galatians 2:20 as his favorite Bible verse.
