Hall of Fame
The moment Leigh Sulkowski ’06 stepped foot on the Washington & Jefferson College campus, she immediately made the Presidents a contender on the national scene. A 2006 finalist for the Jostens Trophy as National Player of the Year, Sulkowski finished her career as W&J’s all-time leading scorer (men or women) with 2,034 career points. She also totaled 710 career rebounds (7.2 rpg), 251 steals (2.6 spg), 199 assists (2.0 apg) and 133 blocks (1.4 bpg).
She is third in school history with 172 career three-pointers. Sulkowski became the first basketball player in school history to earn All-America honors during all four years of her career. She shot just under 50 percent for her career (734-for-1,481) from the field and 74 percent (376-for-507) from the free throw line. As a senior, Sulkowski ranked second in Division III with an average of 22.8 points per game and hold's W&J's all-time single-season points record with 616 in 2005-2006. She also collected 6.9 rebounds and shot over 52 percent (217-of-416; 52nd nationally). A three-time Presidents’ Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Sulkowski scored in double figures 94 times, including 59 20-plus point games. Sulkowski was honored as the PAC Player of the Week an astounding 19 times.
As a junior, Sulkowski ranked sixth in Division III in scoring (21.7 ppg). She also was the country’s 13th-highest scorer as a freshman with 20.5 points per contest. The 6-foot-0 guard led Washington & Jefferson to an 86-23 record, a school record for victories at the time of her graduation. The Presidents claimed two PAC titles under her leadership and made four postseason appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
A member of the Washington-Greene County PA Chapter and Upper St. Clair Halls of Fame, Sulkowski is an elementary school teacher in the Mount Lebanon School District.
