Class of '07 Hall of Fame Inductees

Eliza Leahy '07
Distinguished Alumna

Eliza Leahy was an outstanding student at Minuteman. She was a member of the National Honor Society, took honors courses and majored in Environmental Science. Ms. Leahy graduated in 2007 and attended Macalester College in Minnesota. She still lives in that state and is an editor at a children’s book publishing company.

Ms. Leahy truly made her mark in sports at Minuteman, particularly as a competitive runner. According to the essay nominating her for the Hall of Fame, she “is the most accomplished female runner in school history. In 2006, she finished fourth in the state vocational championship; in 2005, sixth; in 2004, as a sophomore, sixth. In each of Ms. Leahy’s three seasons, she was in the top ten in the conference championships and was named an All-Star. She won many regular season meets. Her leadership was instrumental in building a girls’ cross-country team.”

“I was really committed to sports at the time,” Ms. Leahy said, “Especially when I was a junior and senior.” In addition to running, she played basketball for four years at Minuteman, softball during her freshman year, and tennis from sophomore through senior year. In her senior year, Ms. Leahy was a captain on the basketball team which won the state vocational championship.

Ms. Leahy gravitated to running for several reasons. As a student in middle school, she joined the cross-country team. In high school, running was an ideal way for her to “de-stress” and develop close relationships with her teammates.

“Sports was important to me because I was a pretty shy kid,” Ms. Leahy explained, “and that was where I made friends. I felt like I was bonding with people. I still look for that kind of connection and sense of community. It was really important to me in every aspect of Minuteman.”