Biography
Career Bests:
Indoor: Mile, 4:23.36 | 3,000m, 8:43.44 | 5,000m, 14:41.85
Outdoor: 800m, 2:03.06 | 1,500m, 4:05.83 | Mile, 4:26.18 | 5,000m, 14:53.02 | 10,000m, 30:12.69
Cross Country: 5,750m, 17:55.0 | 8,000m, 24:39.0 | 4.97 Mile, 25:49.7 | 10,000m, 31:09.5
2020-21 Track & Field: Outdoor: Advanced to the Big Sky Conference Championships where he competed in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. He finished 18th in the 10,000 (32:10.11) and 29th in the 5,000 (15:55.33). Prior to the championships, Ledwith had a personal record in the 10,000 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet, where he ran 30:12.69 and earned the No. 7 spot on Eastern’s all-time top-10 list. Additionally, at the Oregon State PNW Team Clash he had PR’s in the 800 meters (2:03.6) and the 1,500 meters (4:05.83).
2020-21 Cross Country: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Ledwith advanced to the 2021 Big Sky Winter Championships where he was the top performer for the Eagles, finishing 38th in the 8,000 meters with a time of 25:55.7. He also competed in the Idaho Orchards Invitational where he won the race with time of 25:07.2.
2019-2020 Track and Field: Indoor: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. He placed 29th in the 3,000 at the Big Sky Conference Championships in Pocatello, Idaho, with a time of 8:49.85. One day earlier, he was 15th in the 5,000 with a time of 15:10.02. He had a time of 14:41.85 in the 5,000 at the UW Invitational to rank eighth all-time at EWU. He was a part of EWU’s distance medley relay team which had a time of 10:17.79 at the Boise State Challenge to rank 10th in school history. He finished in seventh place with a career-best 3000-meter time of 8:43.44 at the Boise State Challenge. During the UW Invitational, Ledwith ran a career best 5000-meter time of 14:41.85 to finish in 28th.
2019 Cross Country: Ledwith finished a team-best 29th at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 28:30.3 on an 8,000-meter course in Greeley, Colo. He then went on to lead EWU by placing 63rd at the NCAA Division I West Region Championships in Colfax., Wash., with a career-best time of 31:09.5 on a 10,000-meter course. He recorded a career-best time of 24:39.0 in the 8K at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational where he placed 24th and was EWU’s No. 1 finisher. He had a top-10 finish at the Charles Bowles Willlamette Invitational, finishing a team-leading fifth with a time of 24:52.6. Ledwith was EWU’s second-best finisher at the Clash of the Northwest by placing 17th with a time of 18:21.0 on the 5.75K course.
2018-19 Track and Field: Outdoors: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Competed at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 12th in the 10,000 (31:53.12) and 27th in the 5,000 (15:44.36). At the Spokane Memorial Meet, Ledwith set a new personal best in the mile with a mark of 4:26.18. In the 5,000 meters he set a personal best with a tenth place finish and a mark of 14:53.02 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Ledwith earned a second place finish and set a personal record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:10.87 at the WAR 12. He set two personal bests at the Al Manuel Northwest Challenge in both the 800 and 1,500 with times of 2:05.61 and 4:09.04, respectively.
Indoors: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Competed in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championship. At the DI Invitational Team Challenge he set his personal best in the 3,000 meters and had a sixth place finish with a time of 8:47.33.
2018 Cross Country: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Ledwith placed 50th in the 8K at the Big Sky Conference Championships. He also competed in the 10K at the NCAA DI West Region Championships. In the 4.97 mile, he set a personal best (25:49.7) at the Montana Invitational earning him a 15th place finish. At the Clash of the Inland Northwest Invitational, Ledwith placed 21st and set his personal best time in the 5.75K (17:55.0).
High School: Graduated from Lewis & Clark HS in 2018. His senior year he placed 16th with a personal best of 15:38.30 in the 4A WIAA State Cross Country Championships, and helped lead his team to the first-place title. In the Nike Cross Regionals Northwest Championships he took 35th in the 5,000 meters. During track and field, his main events were the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. His senior year he set his personal best in the 3,200 at the Greater Spokane District Championship with a fourth-place time of 9:17.93. His personal best in the 1,600 was 4:25.44.
Personal: Pursuing a master's degree in organizational leadership. Born 6/24/00 in Spokane. Parents are Jeff and Kristin Ledwith.
