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Clara Leutheuser
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Class: Junior
Hometown: Hillsdale, Mich.
High School: Hillsdale Academy
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Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1990...Parents are Eric and Laura...Sister Anna was a track All-American in 2010, and mother Laura was a track All-American for the Chargers in 1984...Grandfather John Willson is an assistant football coach at Hillsdale College, and a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame...Also has a younger sister, Gracie...Is a German major...Named to the Dean's List four times...Member of Hillsdale College Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and was the Academic Coordinator for 2009-2010...A two-time GLIAC All-Academic team member for Track and Field.

2010-2011
Indoor Track: Third-place finisher in the pentathlon at the D-II Challenge with 2,778 points...Won the high jump portion of the event and was second in the shot put portion...Had two top-10 finishes in the high jump.

2009-2010
Indoor Track: Eighth-place finisher in the pentathlon at the GLIAC championships, scoring 3,004 points...Also took 10th in the high jump event at the championship meet...Cleared 1.60 meters at the Grand Rapids Open, tying for second place at the meet.

2008-2009
Outdoor Track: Finished in third place in the high jump at the 2009 GLIAC championships, held at Hillsdale College...Was the sixth-place finisher in the heptathlon, scoring 3,823 points...Won the high jump portion of that event, and was fourth in the shot put and long jump events.
Indoor Track: Immediately became a field event point scorer for the team, participating in the high jump, shot put and pentathlon...Finished in third place in the high jump at the GLIAC championships, clearing 1.61 meters...Had two other third-place finishes in the high jump during the season...Took ninth place in the pentathlon at the GLIAC championships with 2,901 points.

High School: Led Hillsdale Academy to first two appearances in Class D state quarterfinals as a junior and senior...Named First-Team All-State in volleyball by The Detroit News...Was one of 32 statewide recipients of the MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award...Named to the Jackson Citizen-Patriot Dream Team in 2006-07 and 2007-08...Led Colts to district and regional championships in 2007...Earned 10 All-State honors in track in her prep career...Was state runner-up in 800 meter run at 2008 state track meet...Named Academic All-State three times...Holds or shares eight high school track records.
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