Leigh Anne Patterson Class: Junior Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J. High School: Cherry Hill West Event: Middle Distance Freestyle/Butterfly Birthdate: 03/23/1991

Top Times
200 Butterfly - 2:03.74 (BIG EAST Championships, 2011)
200 Freestyle - 1:52.49 (Terrapin Cup Invitational, 2010)
500 Freestyle - 4:55.30 (BIG EAST Championships, 2011)

2010-11: Raced in four different distances in freestyle for the season, including the 200, 500, 1000, and 1650 ... Finished 14th overall in both the 200 butterfly (2:03.74) and 500 freestyle (4:55.30) at the BIG EAST Championships but had personal best times in each of the events ... Winner of the 1000 free in a dual-meet against Seton Hall ... Four top-three finishes in the 500 and 1000 freestyle in first two meets of the season against La Salle and quad-meet with Connecticut, Georgetown, and Rutgers; RELAYS: Anchored the 800 freestyle relay to a second place finish in the Terrapin Cup Invitational.

2009-10: Competed mainly in the distance freestyle events and qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 200, 500 and 1650 yard freestyle ... Placed sixth at the conference meet in the 1650 free and advanced to the consolation finals of the other two events, finishing 15th in both the 200 and 500 free ... Her time of 4:56.62 in the finals of the 500 free at the BIG EAST Championships was a new personal best ... Tallied eight top-three finishes during the year, including two victories ... Won the 200 free and the 1000 free against Seton Hall ... Advanced to the `C' level final of the 200 butterfly, the 500 free and the 400 individual medley at the Terrapin Cup Invitational ... Part of the Villanova contingent at the USA Short Course Nationals, where she competed in the 200 fly and swam a time trial in the 200 free; RELAYS: Competed on the second leg of the 200 freestyle relay versus Seton Hall and the third leg of the 200 medley relay against Providence and helped lead both of those squads to a first-place finish ... Was the anchor of the 800 free relay quartet at the USA Short Course Nationals, where Villanova finished 13th out of 31 entries.

Cherry Hill West High School: Received four varsity letters for swimming ... Three-time team MVP and graduated holding four school records ... All-South Jersey selection ... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 3/23/91 in Cherry Hill, N.J. ... Older of two daughters of Paul and Marcy Patterson ... Has a younger sister, Courtney (17) ... Chose to attend Villanova for the combination of its academics and athletics programs ... Sociology major with a concentration in Elementary Education ... Aspires to become an a teacher at an Elementary School.