10/15/2025 1:22:00 PM
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo junior Leah Evans has been named the Mid-American Conference's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Evans earned the award after recording seven top-two finishes at the Eastern Classic this past weekend. She placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:46.27), 200 IM (2:05.99), 200 free relay (1:34.06), 100 back (55.11) and 200 back (2:00.04). In the 200 back, she recorded the seventh-best time in program history. Evans took second in the 100 butterfly (55.11) and 200 medley relay (1:43.56).
The junior's performance helped Toledo tally wins over Illinois State and Eastern Michigan on Saturday.