Career Bests
2021-22
Earned All-Summit League honors in three of his four finals events at the Summit League Championships...placed third in the 200 IM (1:50.20) and 400 IM (3:56.88) and sixth in the 200 breast (2:02.97) at the championships while also swimming on a third-place 800 free relay...set the school record in the 400 IM at the summit championships becoming the first Coyote ever to break the four-minute mark in the event...swam a collegiate best in the 100 fly (50.02) during the Augustana Invitational to move to second all-time on the Coyote Top 10 chart...won a pair of individual races during the season, claiming the 200 IM during the first dual with St. Thomas and taking the 400 IM during the second dual with St. Thomas...placed in the top 10 in 23 events...Academic All-Summit League...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2020-21
Helped the Coyote men win their first-ever Summit League title...Earned All-Summit League honors in three events (two individual, one relay)...won his second career Summit League title with a win in the 200 breast (2:01.39), in a season-best time...placed third in the 200 IM (1:52.12) and sixth in the 100 breast (57.05) while also swimming on a runner-up 400 medley relay unit...set school record in the 400 IM (3:59.54) at the Coyote Extravaganza...named Summit League swimmer of the week twice (Nov. 24, March 16)...won six individual races during the regular season...placed in the top five in 14 events...Academic All-Summit League..made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2019-20
Earned All-Summit League honors in five of seven events competed in at the Summit League Championships...won the 100 IM (50.77) at the Summit League Championships to break a 51-race win streak for Denver men in individual events...swam on four runner-up relays at the championships, the 200 medley, 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free...also at the championships finished fifth in the 200 IM (1:50.49) and fifth in the 100 breast (56.38)...swam to personal bests in five events during the season, the 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 back (54.15), 200 IM and 400 IM...on Coyote Top 10 list moved up to second all-time in the 200 breast (2:00.85) and fourth in the 100 breast (55.96) while moving into second all-time in the 400 IM (4:03.47)...also lowered his school record in the 200 IM to 1:49.36 during the Summit League Championship prelims...member of school record 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay...posted eight individual victories during the season...won the 100 breast, 200 breast and 100 IM in a dual with South Dakota State...named Summit League Male Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 28...Academic All-Summit League...placed in the top 10 in all 17 individual events competed in … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2018-19
Was a member of the 800 free relay team that won the school's first Summit League title in the pool and snapped Denver's streak of 79 straight titles at the Summit Championships...earned All-Summit League honors in four events (three relays and one individual)...swam on 200 free relay and 400 medley relay quartets that finished third while also swimming to a second-place finish in the 100 IM (50.96)...set the Coyote school record in the 100 IM (50.67) and 200 IM (1:51.03) as well as part of the 400 medley relay (3:19.83)...swam to a sixth-place finish in the 100 IM (50.67) and a 13th-place effort in the 200 breast (2:01.14) at the CSCAA Championships...on Coyote Top 10 list sits second in the 200 breast (2:01.14), fourth in the 200 free (1:41.18), sixth in the 100 breast (56.58) and seventh in the 100 fly (50.32)...won the 200 free, 200 breast and 100 IM during a dual with Western Illinois...placed in the top 10 in 21 events.… made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Helped capture the title of Continental League Champion for 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay as a sophomore ... also a two-time second-team All-Continental member ... earned All-Continental League for the 200-yard individual medley, 200 freestyle relay and the 100-yard freestyle.
Personal
Son of Dave Leichner and Jenny Leichner .
