College of Saint Benedict Athletics

Leah Taszarek-Season-Career Results 

2024: INDOOR: Competed in five meets, recording five top-eight finishes … competed in the MIAC Indoor Championships, setting a career-best in the 800 with a time of 2:36.62 ... took 5^th place in the 800 at the CSB/SJU Alumni Meet with a time of 2:42.71 … took 5^th place in the 800 at the CSB/SJU Invitational with a time of 2:40.17 … finished in 8^th place in the 800 with a time of 2:37.35 at the St. Olaf Tostrud Classic. 

High School: A 2023 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School, Taszarek participated in cross country for four years and track and field for two years. Her achievements in cross country include, lettering in 2021 and 2022, earning Most Improved in 2021, earning Teammate of the Year in 2022, and receiving the Cross Country Booster Club Scholarship in 2022. Her achievements in track and field include, lettering in 2023. Her proudest moment of her cross country career was being voted Teammate of the Year during her senior year of high school because it showed her how her team valued her as a teammate and as a friend. 

Personal: Leah is the daughter of Chad and Sheila Taszarek. In her spare time, she enjoys running, art, reading, being outdoors, and trying new things with her friends. While at CSB, she is a double-major in Psychology and Exercise and Health Science. Leah likes being a collegiate student-athlete because she gets to meet new people and experience new things while competing in the sport that she loves.