Leeah Floyd

Leeah Floyd Emily Witt v YSU - Jan 25 2015 - Larson

Photo by: Diane Larson

BGSU tennis - Jan 25 2015 v Youngstown State

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Lakota East
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2016-17
Did not see match action due to injury.

2015-16
Earned her first collegiate win at the BGSU Invitational (Sept. 18-19) defeating Elizabeth Mendez, 8-1 … played as high as No. 4 singles … was in the lineup for all 21 matches in the spring … teamed with Antonina Farrar at the No. 3 spot for a majority of the 2015-16 season, but was also teamed with Marina Ferrero for three matches.

2014-15
Joined the team as a walk-on in January of 2015, and was in the lineup for the Falcons' first match of the dual-match season several weeks later ... was in both the singles and doubles lineups for each of BG's first nine dual matches of the spring ... played at the number-four singles flight for each of her first four matches ... played at the fifth flight three times, and rose as high as the second flight in the lineup in late February ... played at flight number two at IPFW (Feb. 27) after playing at the third flight in the Michigan State match (Feb. 21) ... in doubles, played at the second flight six times, and the third flight on two occasions ... was in the BG lineup at the number-one flight in that IPFW dual ... missed the Falcons' eight MAC matches due to injury ... teamed with Sydney Seeley once, Antonina Farrar on two occasions and Emily Witt five times in doubles play ... the Farrar/Floyd duo led their UIC opponents by a 3-2 score at the third flight when that match was halted.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Lakota East H.S. for coach Karen Barnes ... had a career doubles record of 74-17 with the Thunderhawks, earning All-Greater Miami Conference honors in all four seasons ... was named to the all-league first team in doubles in three consecutive years ... helped the team to undefeated GMC records and back-to-back conference titles in 2010 and '11 ... was one half of the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association Doubles Team of the Year in the latter season ... a two-time district finalist ... captained the team as a senior ... a two-time recipient of the Lakota East Sports Award for Outstanding Performance.

PERSONAL
Leeah Rachquel Floyd was born on Oct. 17, 1995, in Detroit, Mich. ... a health care administration (nursing) major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.101 through the Spring 2017 semester ... daughter of Kevin and Josette Floyd ... father played football at Central Michigan Univ. ... has two younger sisters ... cousin, Leavander Johnson, was an IBF lightweight boxing world champion.