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THIS YEAR: Graduate student Leah Disher is in her first season as a cross country and distance runner on the USC track and field team.  She graduated in 2023 from Clemson with a degree in Financial Management, with a minor in Law and an emphasis in Real Estate.

BEFORE USC: Disher competed in track and field for Clemson from 2019-23.  She had PRs of 2:06.24 in the 800m, 56.42 in the 400m, 4:35.09 in the 1500m and 18:17.10 in the 5000m.  She reached the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in the 800m and ran 2:07.42.  That same season, she placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:06.48 at the ACC Championships on May 15.  She ran her PR of 2:06.24 in the prelims on May 14, which ranks 10^th on Clemson’s all-time list.  She was a Dean’s List student at Clemson and ACC honor roll student.  Twice made the President’s list at Clemson.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Disher is a 2019 graduate of Parkview High in Lilburn, Ga.  Her high school best in the 800m was 2:12.46, a school record for Parkview High.  She also was part of the school record-setting 4x400m relay and the Swedish Relay.

PERSONAL: Disher was born on April 27, 2001…Her parents are Jocelyn and George Disher and she has a brother, Jarod….Her hobbies include calligraphy, Marvel/DC movies, investing and natural hair styling…Lists her favorite moves as The Incredibles, Into the Spider-verse/Across the Spider-verse, Avengers and The Proposal…Her favorite foods are dumplings and ice cream…Lists Jesse Owens as her sports hero as his determination at such an incredibly difficult time for people of color, show her that anything is possible with hard work, discipline and faith in God…Her goals after USC include wanting to make a positive impact in the world, become a financial analyst to help individuals and corporations with wealth management, asset allocation and risk management and to become a lawyer…She is working on a Business Analytics Master’s at USC.