Harleigh Crist
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- Hometown:
- Tavares
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Tavares
Bio
The daughter of Debi and Stacy Bilz, Harleigh lives in DeLand, FL. She attended Tavarez High School and graduated in 2013.
Prior to Daytona State Colllege: Harleigh Bilz found her way to Daytona State College in a round about way. After graduating from Tavarez High School in 2013, Harleigh attended University of Central Florida, but did not run. She spent the next five years working, taking classes, and running for fitness and recreation. In January of 2020, she found her way to DSC and into Coach Judy Wilson's office. After talking to Wilson about her high school career, and her desire to run again, she started training with the team, but things were cut short due to COVID-19 restrictions. Harleigh went out on her own to get ready for the fall. With a little bit more life experience under her belt, she will be striving to beat her high school personal record of 20:40 for 5000m.
2020 Season Outlook: Harleigh has a renewed commitment to running. She can be a top contender in Region 8, and can help the Falcons up front. After losing all but one of the 2019 squad, Wilson sees her as someone who can lead the team to a Region 8 Championship. "Sometimes having time of from running, as Harleigh experienced, can just make you that much more driven. We will work on her building strength throughout the season, and if we avoid injuries, I have no doubt she will find herself in the front pack at the Region meet." Wilson said.
News mentions
The Falcon women's cross country team heads to Tallahassee on Friday for the FCSAA Region 8 Championships.
The Daytona State Falcon women's cross country team moved up five places this past week in the USTCCCA coaches poll.
In a field featuring three NCAA Division 1 teams and four NCAA Division 2 teams, the Falcon women's cross country team topped all other NJCAA teams in the field to finish 8th out of 14th teams.
The Falcon women's cross country team heads to the University of Florida this Saturday, September 11th, for the Mt Dew Invitational.
The 2021 women's cross country squad opened their season at the Florida/Georgia Border Clash Friday night, hosted by Valdosta State University.
The Daytona State Women's Cross Country team will head to Valdosta, Georgia on Friday, September 3rd for the Border Clash hosted by Valdosta State University.