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Leibel, Kyla
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Kyla Leibel
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame / Red Deer Catalina Swim Club
- Hometown:
- Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
- NCAA National Runner-up Team (2022,23)
- Five-time All-American
- 200 free relay (2023)
- 400 free relay (2023)
- 800 free relay (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Four-time Big 12 Team Champion (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Five-time Big 12 Champion (Two-time Individual Champion)
- 200 free (2021, 2022)
- 200 free relay (2020)
- 400 free relay (2022)
- 800 free relay (2022)
- Thre-time CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- 2019-20 CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM) - Updated Mar. 19, 2023
50 free: 22.28/25.43
100 free: 48.68/55.31
200 free: 1:44.75r/1:59.58
AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
- Won bronze with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Erica Sullivan in the 800 free relay (6:55.55) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen and Kelly Pash to place sixth in the 200 free relay (1:27.11) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Grace Cooper to finish seventh in the 400 free relay (3:12.59) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished 25th in the 200 free (1:45.45) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 200 free (1:45.80) and bronze in the 50 free (22.62) and 100 free (48.79) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won gold with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Ava Longi in the 400 free relay (3:11.29 - meet record) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Erica Sullivan to win gold in the 800 free relay (6:56.49) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took third in the 100 fly (55.80) against SMU
- Teamed with Meghan DiMartile, Lydia Jacoby and Lindsey Hosch to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:40.20/22.62 free split) agasint SMU
- Finished fourth in the 50 free (22.48) versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 400 free relay with Bridget Semenuk, Ava Longi and Kelly Pash in 3:11.53 (47.73 split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 200 free relay with Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen and Kelly Pash in 1:27.05 (21.80 split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Placed second with Meghan DiMartile, Channing Hanely and Dakota Luther in the 400 medley relay (3:35.32/47.94 free split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Joined Sienna Schellenger, Jordan Morgan and Morgan Brophy to place fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:39.45/21.89 free split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Took third in the 200 free (1:48.60) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Bridget Semenuk to place second in the 400 free relay (3:16.37/49.06 split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Was on the winning 800 relay team with Pash, Sullivan and Sticklen that finished with an NCAA A standard time of 6:59.67 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Part of the second-place 200 free relay team that finished with a time of 1:28.64 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Was on the eighth place 400 medley relay team that finished with a time of 3:38.41 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Runner-up in the 100 free A Final with a time of 48.68 (NCAA B) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Part of the winning 400 free relay team that finished with a time of 3:12.06 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Was fourth in the 200 free with a time of 1:48.15, sixth in the 50 free (23.16) and seventh in the 100 free (50.39) against UVA
- Teamed with DiMartile, Hanley and Longi in the 400 medley relay (3:34.26) to finish fourth against UVA and swam the anchor of the third-place 200 free relay team (1:29.95)
- Was the anchor leg of the second-place 200 medley relay team of Meghan DiMartile, Lydia Jacoby and Grace Cooper that finished with a time of 1:38.55 and was on the winning 400 free relay (3:17.29) with Cooper, Bridget Semenuk and Kelly Pash against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Finished fourth in the 200 free at 1:49.05 and third in the 100 free at 50.00 against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Swam the anchor leg of the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:44.85) at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
- Won the 200 free at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational in 1:50.18, finished second in the 50 fly (24.68) and was part of the second-place 400 free relay team that had a time of 3:22.55
AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Grace Cooper and Bridget Semenuk to place ninth in the 400 free relay (3:11.71) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Evie Pfeifer to place fourth in the 800 free relay (6:56.21) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 200 free (1:46.28) and placed third in the 50 free (22.81) and 100 free (49.26) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook to win the 800 free relay (7:01.74) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Bridget Semenuk, Olivia Bray and Kelly Pash to win the 400 free (3:12.68) at the Big 12 Championships
- Finished third in the 100 fly (54.53) and fourth at the 100 fre (49.31) versus Rice at the Sterkel Classic
- Teamed with Julia Cook, Olivia Bray and Grace Cooper to win the 200 free relay (1:29.48) against Rice
- Took third in the 100 free (50.36) and fourth in the 200 free (1:48.55) at North Carolina
- Placed seventh in the 100 free (51.11) and eighth in the 200 free (1:51.58) at No. 5 NC State
- Joined Grace Cooper, Julia Cook, and Bridget Semenuk to finish second (3:19.31) in the 400 free relay at No. 5 NC State
- Finished 11th in the the 200 free (1:46.98), 13th in the 100 free (49.44) and 18th in the 50 free (22.60) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 800 free relay (6:56.94) with Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Julia Cook at the Minnesota Invitational
- Teamed with Morgan Brophy, Olivia Bray and Grace Cooper to place seventh in the 200 free relay (1:29.78) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Joined Sadie Runeman, Hanley Channing and Ava Longi to place 14th in the 400 free relay (3:38.79) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Took third in the 200 free (1:48.86), fourth in the 100 free (50.83) and sixth in the 500 free (4:57.34) at No. 1 Virginia
- Teamed with Bridget Semenuk, Kelly Pash and Julia Cook to finish second in the 400 free relay (3:16.34) at No. 1 Virginia
- Joined Grace Cooper, Morgan Brophy and Ava Longi to place third in the 200 free relay (1:31.72) at No. 1 Virginia
- Finished second in the 200 free (1:49.04) and third in the 500 free (4:56.60) at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Teamed with Grace Cooper, Bridget Semenuk and Evie Pfeifer to finish second in the 400 free relay at Texas A&M
- Placed second in the 200 free (1:49.47) and third in the 100 free (50.56) against Incarnate Word
- Won the 200 free relay (1:31.34) with Grace Cooper, Julia Cook and Kelly Pash against Incarnate Word
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Evie Pfeifer and Julia Cook to place fourth in the 800 free relay (6:57.21) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished 23rd in the 200 free (1:46.06) at the NCAA Championships
- Won 200 free (1:46.52), took fourth in the 100 free (49.24) and placed fifth 50 free (22.99) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 100 free (50.85) and placed third in the 50 free (23.59) against SMU
- Joined Julia Cook, Grace Cooper and Bridget Semenuk to win the 200 free relay (1:31.74) against SMU
- Teamed with Sydney Silver, Ellie McLeod and Ava Longi to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:45.04) against SMU
- Won the 100 free (49.27) against TCU
- Joined Kelly Pash, Bridget Semenuk and Grace Cooper to win the 400 medley relay (3:15.36) against TCU
- Placed second in the 200 free (1:45.59) and third in the 50 free (22.62) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Teamed with Bridget Semenuk, Emma Sticklen and Ava Longi to finish second in the 200 free relay (1:31.57) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Joined Emma Sticklen, Holly Jansen and Emily Reese to take second in the 400 medley relay (3:36.63) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Won the 800 free relay (7:01.69) with Evie Pfeifer, Julia Cook and Miranda Heckman at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
- Took third in the 100 free (50.99), fourth in the 200 free (1:48.56) and fifth in the 100 fly (55.63) against Texas A&M
- Teamed with Bridget Semenuk, Julia Cook and Olivia Bray to win the 400 free relay (3:20.30) against Texas A&M
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
- Won first in the 100 yard free (49.94) and second in both the 50 yard free (22.83) and 200 yard free (1:46.85) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed third in the 100 yard free (50.91) and fourth in the 50 yard free (23.94) against Arizona
- Took second in the 200 yard free (1:48.08) against Arizona State
- Placed fourth in the 200 yard free (1:49.75) against Indiana and Louisville
- Won third in both the 200 yard free (1:49.57) and 100 yard free (50.87) against Texas A&M
PERSONAL
Born October 9, 2001, to Carly and Clayton Leibel… has an older brother, Erich (23).
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