15  Leah Fitzgerald
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. High School: Palmer Height: 6-2 Position: Forward/Center

UW This Season:One of several returning letterwinners...brings great size and depth to the floor.

Freshman (2008-09): Played in her first regular season game of her career against North Dakota (11/20/08)...recorded a career high two points and two rebounds in that game...played in five games total on the year...against New Mexico (3/7/09), she played three minutes and had two points and two rebounds...finished with four rebounds in the second exhibition game against Metro State (11/7/08)...played limited minutes in the opening exhibition game against UC-Colorado Springs (11/4/08), but recorded four rebounds.

High School: A three-time First Team All-League selection while attending Palmer High School...was also named Honorable Mention All-State twice and Second Team All-League during her career...for her senior year, she was named the 5-A CS Metro League Player of the Year, while averaging just over 11 points and leading her team to a 20-4 overall record and a first place finish in the league...was selected to play in the Colorado coaches All-Star game, the All-State games and The Show, Colorado's All-Star game played at the Pepsi Center...as a junior, she averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game while being named the team MVP...was a four-year starter, while being a team captain for two years...her team made it in to the Sweet 16 of the 5A Colorado State Tournament two out of three years and had a combined record of 56-17 overall during that time...was coached by Dave Shackleford...an excellent student, she was CHSSA Academic All-State and All-Conference, while being the Student Council president as a sophomore and junior and the Student Body Vice President as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Leah Frances Fitzgerald...born May 1, 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colo...the daughter of Sheri and John Orinjok, and the late Ed Fitzgerald...has two siblings, Elgin and Marli...majoring in family and consumer science with an emphasis in family and community.