Leah Burmeister

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Jackson County Central
Hometown:
Lakefield, MN

Leah finished her four-year career at Weber State in 2008...She appeared in 124 career matches and ranks in the WSU career top ten in six categories...She has also been named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team three times in her career.

2008 (Senior)

Leah finished her four-year career by appearing in all 34 matches and all 135 sets for the Wildcats during the season, one of four players to play in every set...Served as Co-Captain for the Wildcats, along with fellow senior, and first cousin, Brittney Bisaillon...Was named to the Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention team for her performance during the season, the second time she has received All-Conference Honors...After four years and 124 career matches, Leah ranks in the Weber State career top ten in six categories...She is second in school history in career digs with 1,246 and is eighth all-time in career kills with 1,191...Is one of seven players in WSU history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs...Also ranks tied for third with Brittney Bisaillon for the most sets played with 474 and is seventh in career matches played at 124...Has the third most attacks in school history with 3,772...Is also fifth all-time in career aces with 121...During her senior season Leah averaged 2.13 kills per set, fourth best on the WSU team and averaged 2.29 per set in Big Sky Conference matches...Had 13 matches with ten or more kills, giving her 60 matches for her career...Posted a season-high of 17 kills in WSU’s win over Montana in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament...Averaged 2.39 digs per set, fourth best on the team, and averaged 2.70 digs per set in Big Sky matches...Had 16 matches in double digits in digs, making it 63 times in her career...Posted a season-high of 20 digs at Sacramento State on October 4...Posted eight double-doubles during the season, giving her 37 for her career...Finished second on the Wildcat squad with 30 aces for an average of 0.22 per set...Also recorded 59 blocks during the season.

2007 (Junior)

Leah played in all 29 matches an appeared in all but one game as a junior for the Wildcats...Averaged 1.73 kills per game, the fifth most by a Wildcat during the season...Finished in double digits in kills nine times during the season and has done so 47 times during her career...Posted double figures in kills in the last five matches of the season...Had a season-high of 14 kills in WSU’s 3-2 win at Montana State on November 17...Was third on the team in digs with 299 for an average of 2.67 per game...Posted double digits in digs 14 times during the season, giving her 47 for her career...Tied her career-high with 24 digs in the last match of the season, a 3-2 loss to Portland State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Championships...Also totaled 20 aces and 64 total blocks during the season.

2006 (Sophomore)

Was the top point scorer for the Weber State squad during the season...Was named to the Big Sky All-Conference Second Team, becoming the first Wildcat in four seasons to earn All-Conference honors...Appeared in 31 of WSU’s 33 matches this season, missing two matches in early September with a knee injury...Finished the season ranked tenth in the Big Sky in kills at 3.32 per game...Also finished sixth in the conference in aces with 37 for an average of 0.33...Was tied for ninth in the conference in points with 437...Posted double-digits in kills in 21 matches, including eight of the last nine matches...Was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week November 6 after leading the ?Cats to two wins at home late in the season...She hit a career-best .577 with 16 kills, ten digs, and a career-high six aces in a WSU 3-1 win over Idaho State November 2...She followed that up with a career-high 29 kills and 16 digs in a thrilling 3-2 win over Montana State on November 4...The 29 kills was the most kills by a Wildcat in eight seasons...The six aces is tied for the eighth most aces in a single-game in school history...Leah posted a team-best 13 double-doubles on the year, including five of the last six matches...Averaged 4.45 kills and 3.05 digs per game in WSU’s last five regular season matches, all wins as the Wildcats qualified for the Big Sky Tournament...Tied her career-high with seven blocks on September 9 against IPFW.

2005 (Freshman)

Played with the Wildcats as a freshman in 2005 after red-shirting with the team in 2004...Was one of three Wildcats to play in every game of the season...Recorded 11 double-doubles during the year, tied for the most on the team...Was second on the team in kills, finishing with 341 on the year for an average of 2.94 per game...Was also second in digs with 307 for an average of 2.65...Was tenth in the Big Sky in aces with 34 on the year...Totaled 70 blocks on the year, fourth on the team, for an average of 0.60 per game...Had a career-high of 26 kills in a match against San Jose State...Had a career-high of 24 digs in the first round of the Big Sky Championship against Eastern Washington...Totaled seven total blocks in a match twice during the year.

2004

Red-shirted at Weber State.

Jackson County High School

Graduated from Jackson County Central High School in Lakefield, Minnesota in 2004...Earned four-year letters in volleyball and basketball...Was named to the All-Conference team all four years of high school...Was named Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior when her team also won the State 2-A Championship...Earned All-State honors as a senior...Made the A Honor Roll all four years.

Personal

Was born August 18, 1985 and is the oldest player on this year’s team...Parents are Bruce and Lonna Burmeister...Has three younger sisters, Brooke (18), Whitney (15), and Kaylee (11)...Leah is the cousin of Weber State fellow senior Brittney Bisaillon...Leah's mother and Brittney's mother are identical twins...Is majoring in Elementary Education at Weber State...Middle name is Kay....Nicknames are Lee and Burmie.