Leah Watters

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Oregon, IL
High School:
Oregon

2024-25: Competed in the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall as well as the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, Sarasota 2K, SIRA Championship Regatta, Lake Wheeler Invitational and the ACC Championship in the spring… At the Music City Head Race, coxed the Varsity 4D boat to a fifth place finish (out of 20 boats)… At the Head of the Hooch, coxed the Varsity 4E boat that finished fifth in the Women’s Championship 4+ race… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, coxed the 2V4 boat to a third place finish in its heat on Saturday and Sunday… At the Sarasota 2K, coxed the Varsity 4 boat to a third place finish in its heat on Friday and a fourth place showing on Saturday… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, coxed the Varsity 4 boat that finished second in its time trial and first in its semifinal… Guided the V4 boat to a second place showing in the 4A final… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, coxed the Varsity 4 boat to a fourth-place finish in its heat and another fourth-place showing in the first and second rounds and placed fifth in the third round… At the ACC Championship, coxed the Varsity 4 boat which finished sixth in its heat on Friday (7:37.774) and Saturday’s Petite Final (7:31.526)… CRCA Scholar Athlete… Named to the All-ACC Academic Rowing Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24: At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, coxswain of the 2V4 boat that finished fourth with a time of 7:58.942 on day one and third (8:06.886) on Sunday.

2022-23: In the head-to-head regatta against Michigan, she was aboard the V4 boat that finished fourth in 8:0103. She was named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team.

2021-22: Liv was coxswain on the 2V4 boat that rowed on Day 2 of the ORCI and turned in a time of 8:07.668. She is a member of the AD Honor Roll and the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Leah joined the Cardinals as a novice this year. She attended Oregon High School in Oregon, Illinois.

Personal: She is the daughter of Craig and Laura Watters. Born on October 2