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Minnetonka Grad Will Leer Wins Two Events at U.S. Indoor Championships
Leer has become one of the elite mid-distance runners in the country and made bids for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic teams.
The following was released by Minnetonka Schools:
Will Leer, a 2003 Minnetonka High School grad won both the mile and 3000m at the US Indoor Championships last weekend, making him the US champ in both events for 2013. Watch him run here.
He ran track, played soccer and was on the Nordic Ski team while at Minnetonka.
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Leer began running track his sophomore year to stay in shape for the upcoming soccer season. He found success as a runner but didn’t make the switch to cross country running until his senior year when coach Jeff Renlund convinced him to run in a few races. Later that spring Leer ran a 4:16.41 1600m, breaking the Minnetonka High School record that was previously held by Renlund.
He attended college at Pomona in California where he competed in track and field and earned seven track and one cross-country All-American honors. Leer has become one of the elite mid-distance runners in the country and made bids for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic teams.
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