Beckie Leigh Season 2023-24

Career Highlights 

• NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022, 2023)
• Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Four (2022)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2021, 2022)
• Two-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023)
• Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Spent the entire season in the Cardinal's varsity eight boat, rowing as the 4 seat
• Rowed to a second-place finish in the 4 seat with the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Helped the Cardinal varsity eight boat to first-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat), Big Row, and the Pac-12 Challenge
• Led team and second varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

As a Sophomore (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Four)

• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Led the Cardinal to victory in the 5 seat at the Head of the Charles
• Rowed in the 6 seat with the second varsity eight in two top finishes at the Pac-12 Invite
• Rowed in the 6 seat with the second varsity eight in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
• Helped team and varsity four to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the 3 seat
• Aided the Cardinal team and second varsity eight to a silver-medal finish at the NCAA Championships as the 6 seat

As a Freshman (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Rowed in the 3 seat with the second varsity in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
• Rowed in the 3 seat with the second varsity in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
• Helped team & second varsity to second place at Pac-12s as the 5 seat
• 5 seat with second-place second varsity at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall

International Competition

• Earned a second-place finish at the 2023 U23 World Rowing Championships  with New Zealand in the coxed women's four 
• Finished in 6th place at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships with New Zealand in the women’s coxed four
• Won the quad at the 2019 Junior World Championships 2019
• Ninth in the quad at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic

Prior to Stanford

• In 2016, broke the erg world record for 13-14 year-olds for 2 kilometers, with a time of 7:06.1
• Eight-time champion of the Maadi Cup, the New Zealand Secondary Schools championship regatta
• Four Maadi Cup titles were in the 2x, including the 2019 under-18 
• Ten-time North Island Secondary Schools champion
• Had the top 2K erg time for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 among New Zealand secondary school girls 

Personal

• Parents are Jonathan and Joanne Leigh
• Has two brothers, Cam and Will
• Father was a professional golfer

Why Beckie Leigh Chose Stanford

• "I chose Stanford for the team culture. There is a huge drive to work hard but have fun while doing so amongst the team. The talent in the group as well creates such a competitive environment which I love and am looking forward to being a part of."