Tracey Leinbach '81 ended her playing career with the women's golf program as one of its most decorated athletes and this spring she will take her place among the top athletes in Tribe history when she is inducted into the William and Mary Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2014 consists of 10 former Tribe legends, including
Ashleigh Akens Rabe '94 (Women's Basketball),
David Corley, Jr. '03 (Football),
Ann Ekberg Saunders '03 (Field Hockey),
Debbie Hill (Head Volleyball Coach),
Tracey Leinbach '81 (Women's Golf),
Carrie Moore '99 (Women's Soccer),
Billy Owens '95 (Men's Soccer),
Lisa Rayner '96 (Women's Track and Field),
Trevor Spracklin '01 (Men's Tennis), and
Dan Stimson (Director of Track and Field/Cross Country).
The event is scheduled to take place April 12, 2014 at the Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center. Please contact
Meagan Bedsaul in the Tribe Club's Special events office for more information at either 757-221-3365 or
mmbedsaul@wm.edu.
Leinbach can be considered the program's first truly great women's golfer, as she won three-straight Virginia state titles from 1978-80. Even more impressive, she helped Tribe win the 1981 AIAW Division II national title, placing sixth overall to earn All-American honors. That performance earned her a spot in the W&M Hall of Fame as part of the team's induction, and she is one of only three All-Americans in school history.
Leinbach averaged 82.9 strokes per round in her career, a number that ranked her second in school history when she graduated. She was also a record-holder in both fall scoring average (79.3 in 1980) and spring average (84.5 in 1980), and had at least five top-five finishes in her career.
