A national title in the steeplechase.
Michigan State’s first women’s track outdoor champion since 1997.
It’s all just starting to sink in for junior Leah O’Connor, who capped a strong season by becoming just the fifth national champion in the history of MSU’s outdoor track program when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday in Eugene, Ore.
For the full article, see Brian Callaway, “National title still sinking in for MSU track champion Leah O’Connor; Junior won steeplechase by over 7 seconds Friday”, Lansing State Journal, June 17, 2014.