Avery LeBlanc

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Andrew Pedersen

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Longmont, Colo.
High School:
Silver Creek H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS

2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2023-24 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2024: Played in all 22 matches, and made three starts, in fifth season of eligibility … scored a career-high five goals and 10 points … also had career highs in shots (22) and shots on goal (12) … scored eventual game-winning goal in Summit League tournament semifinal victory over Denver on Nov. 7 … recorded three game-winning goals which tied for 14th most ever in a season in program history … it also tied for fifth individually in The Summit League … played over 40 minutes in six matches … competed for a season-high 51 minutes versus Wayne State on Sept. 12 … ended college eligibility having playing 75 matches … her 20 career points rank among the top 40 individuals ever at South Dakota State … was chosen as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.

2023: Played in 19 of the Jackrabbits 20 matches and made 15 starts … recorded seven points on the season behind two goals and three assists … had a goal and an assist in opening two games of the year … scored team’s first goal en route to a 5-2 Summit League semifinal victory at home over Oral Roberts (Sept. 29) … played a season-high 74 minutes versus North Dakota on Oct. 1 … had three other 70-plus minute showings against Grand Canyon (Sept. 7), North Dakota State (Sept. 28) and Denver (Oct. 5).

2022: Appeared in 16 games and made three starts … recorded five shots on the season with two on goal … produced a season-high two shots in Oct. 21 match at North Dakota … played a season-high 47 minutes in Grand Forks … also had 40-minute appearances versus Western Illinois (Oct. 9) and Kansas City (Oct. 16).

2021: Played in one game, competed for seven minutes in season opener versus Augustana … ended season following appearance and received medical redshirt.

2020-21: Played in all 17 games, totaling 600 minutes … Notched three points on the season with one goal (South Dakota, 3/19) and one assist (at Oral Roberts, 2/26) … finished the season with six shots and five shots on goal … logged a season-high 63 minutes against Denver (3/14).

BEFORE SDSU: Played one year of varsity high school soccer with Silver Creek High School (Longmont, Colorado), logging two goals as a freshman before stopping to participate in US Soccer Girls Developmental Academy program ... National Honor Society member and four-time Academic letter winner ... played club soccer and served as team captain on CO Rush Developmental Academy ... previously played with FC Boulder, helping the team reach nationals in 2017.