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Leo Named Greater Cleveland Sports Female Collegiate Athlete Of The Year

Leo Named Greater Cleveland Sports Female Collegiate Athlete Of The Year

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission held its annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Tuesday evening, with Cleveland State's Destiny Leo being named the Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year.

Leo was recognized at the live awards show, which was held inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and hosted by ESPN's Holly Rowe.

Leo, who beat out two other finalists in Taylor Mikesell (Ohio State, Basketball) and Annie Roshak (Ashland, Basketball), was voted as the winner by media and awards committee votes along with a fan vote.

Last season, Leo led the Vikings to a program-record 30-5 overall mark, including a Horizon League Tournament title and NCAA First Round appearance. Leo was named the Horizon League Player of the Year, along with earning First Team All-League and #HLWBB Tournament MVP accolades.

Leo led the Vikings and the Horizon League averaging 17.0 points per game, recording 628 total points on the year as one of just four Vikings all-time to eclipse the 600-point mark in a single season. Leo notched 14 20-point games throughout 2022-23, finishing the year ranked 11th on the CSU Scoring List with 1,433 career points.

A large part of Leo's offense on the season came from behind-the-arc, as she converted 90 three-pointers to tie the CSU Single-Season record and rank among the top-20 Division I players for the year. After her first three seasons in the Green & White, Leo ranked first in the CSU Career Record Book with a .389 three-point field goal percentage, while ranking third with 214 total three-pointers on her career.

Leo was also one of the nation's top free throw shooters during the season, finishing the year with a CSU Single-Season record clip of .911 from the stripe. This mark ranked her seventh among Division I players (with 60+ more attempts than all six players above her), while her 164 made free throws on the year also ranked among the top-20 individual performances. Following her third year at Cleveland State, Leo holds the CSU Career Record with a .903 free throw percentage.

Leo and the Vikings also set CSU Single-Season team records for Total Points (2,592), Total Rebounds (1,461), Blocked Shots (138), Wins (30), Winning Percentage (.857), and Consecutive Wins (16).