#10 Gretchen Leyendecker

First-year ... Infielder ... Rochester, Minn. (Rochester Lourdes)

2008: Two-Sport athlete at the College of Saint Benedict ... has very good speed and will be valuable to the Blazers on the base paths … can play multiple positions in the infield and has a good glove … will provide the Blazers with depth in the infield.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Rochester Lourdes High School, Leyendecker was coached Doc Johnson … participated in ice hockey (four years), softball (four years) and volleyball (one year) during her athletic career at Rochester Lourdes high school … holds the records for most steals, batting average and most singles at Rochester Lourdes High School … three-time All-Big 9 Conference selection in ice hockey and softball … four-time letter winner in ice hockey and softball … team MVP in ice hockey and softball … Herb Brooks Award nominee and Hobey Baker Award recipient … member of the Rochester Lourdes-Mayo girls hockey team that were two-time Big 9 conference champions, Section 1-2A champions and State participants in 2005 and 2006.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and Dennis Leyendecker of Rochester, Minn. … enjoys camping, rollerblading, and spending time with family and friends … member of the Blazer ice hockey team … majoring in elementary education with a minor in coaching.
Proudest moment of her softball career: “Being reminded to give my all on every pitch, grounder and fly ball every time I step on the field.”
What do you like about being a collegiate student-athlete? “I like the new challenges the next level of academics and athletics present to me as an individual.”

Athletic Department
College of Saint Benedict
37 South College Avenue
St. Joseph, MN 56374
320-363-5301
Fax 320-363-6098