| Daniel Leach |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Scarborough, Australia
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| High School:
St. Joseph's High School
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 180
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| Position:
Defense
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CAREER: A senior in 2008 ... A team leader on defense ... Career totals of two goals and three assists ... A three-time All-Pac-10 honoree ... A two-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
OSU 2007: An All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection for the third straight year... Named to Pac-10 All-Academic first-team ... Started in 16 games as a junior ... had one assist against Sacramento State ... Took 14 shots on the season, including seven on goal.
OSU 2006: An All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection for the second straight year ... Started 18 games as a sophomore ... Had two assists and took five shots ... Assists were vs. Sacramento State and at Cal State Northridge ... Missed one game due to a red card ... Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first-team and the Pac-10 All-Academic second-team.
OSU 2005: Named to the College Soccer News Freshman All-American third team and All-Pac-10 honorable mention squad ... One of only two players to start all 20 games ... Scored two goals and took six shots ... Scored in his debut at UC Davis ... Also scored on a penalty kick against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... Named to the Soccer America Team of the Week after helping OSU beat #15 Washington at home, 1-0.
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AUSTRALIA: Was part of Australia's U-17 National Team camp ... Was a member of the Queensland state team for four years and won an U-16 national title. CLUB: Last played for Brisbane Strikers of Australia's premier amateur league ... Also played for North Star in the premier league ... Played two seasons in the U-19 national youth league with Queensland Academy of Sport and Brisbane Toro.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Joseph's Nudgee College, located in Virginia, Queensland, Australia, in 2003.
PERSONAL: Born in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia ... Son of Jenny and Vic Leach ... Mother is a teacher, father is a computer programmer ... Has one older brother, David ... Names his most thrilling athletic moment as watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics ... Chose OSU because "of its high quality soccer program and academic reputation."
FAVORITES: Enjoys listening to music ... Favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo ... Favorite soccer team is Manchester United ... Favorite book is David Beckham's biography ... Favorite movie is Chopper ... Favorite TV show is The Office ... Favorite musical artist is Damien Rice ... Favorite food is lasagna ... Favorite ice cream flavor is mint chip.
DANIEL LEACH'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW
2005 (Fr.)... 20-20 2 0 4 6 0
2006 (So.)... 18-18 0 2 2 5 0
2007 (Jr.)... 16-16 0 1 1 14 0
CAREER... 54-54 2 3 7 25 0
