Athlete Awards

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Chance Leissner

  • Award
    Meet the Tornados
  • Week Of
    3/12/2013
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Junior Chance Leissner of the baseball team is the 28th Taco Bell Athlete of the Week for the 2012-13 academic year. He is earning the award for the first time of his career.

Leissner, who entered the weekend having gone 0-for-1 the entire season, broke out offensively by hitting 5-for-9 with a home run, double and five runs batted in against the Yellow Jackets. He also scored twice and recorded at least one hit and one RBI in each game.

A business major from Bay City, Texas, Leissner is the son of Linda and Denton Leissner. He has two twin brothers, Poth and Cole.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/4/2009 Brad Walker Men's Basketball
2/4/2009 Kassandra Bills Women's Basketball
1/28/2009 Whitney Clancy Women's Basketball
1/28/2009 Brad Walker Men's Basketball
12/4/2008 Lya Morfitt Women's Soccer
12/4/2008 Emily Sager Women's Soccer
11/18/2008 Joli Bula Men's Cross Country
10/29/2008 Sara Keithley Volleyball
10/10/2008 Jodi Hierholzer Softball
9/30/2008 Kevin Hoppman Men's Golf
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