Christopher Newport University

2023 -- Senior -- Collected second team All-Conference honors after playing in 16 games with 15 starts during his senior season ... Helped anchor defense that held opponents to just 20 goals in 18 games played this season for a 1.10 goals-against average ... Held opponents to just 9.3 shots per game ...  Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with nine points on four goals and one assist ... Scored the game-winning goal against Roanoke on October 4 ... Added one against Salisbury on October 7 and logged a pair of scores in the NCAA Tournament First Round game against Manhattanville ... Played a team-high 1,369 minutes among field players, averaging over 85 per game ... Played full time in nine of his 16 games played ... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District for the second straight year

2022 -- Junior -- Earned second team All-State honors from VaSID and was named a first team All-Conference pick at defender ... Played in all 19 games while making 15 starts for the Captains in his third year ... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with eight points on three goals and two assists ... Helped lead a dominant defense that ranked in the top-ten in program history with a .797 save percentage and 0.77 goals-against average ...  Contributed to 11 shutouts, ranking second all-time ... Scored two game-winning goals in back-to-back games at St. Mary's (Md.) on October 15 and versus Salisbury on October 19 ... Ranked second on the team in total minutes played among field players with 1,533, averaging over 80 per game ... Played full time in eleven contests including a career-high 110 in three double-overtime games ... Earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators ... Named C2C All-Academic plaudits for the third straight season

2021 -- Sophomore -- Starting defender in all 19 games for Christopher Newport in his second season ... Named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament MVP after scoring two goals, including the gamewinner in the title game ... Also scored against UC Santa Cruz in the semifinals ... Added an assist against Salisbury on October 27 for a three-game scoring streak ... Tied for fifth on the team in scoring with five points on two goals and one assist ... Ranked second on the team in minutes played, including nine complete game efforts ... Helped CNU defense log six shutouts with a 1.07 goals-against average ... Repeat selection to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2020 -- Freshman -- Did not see action during his first collegiate campaign following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

At Landstown -- Multi-sport athlete for the Eagles helped lead the soccer, cross country, and track programs throughout his four year career ... Earned first team All-Region honors as a defender on the soccer team ... Reached the 6A state quarterfinals, marking the best finish in program history ... Earned second team All-State plaudits ... Also a region champion in the 4x400 and All-Region selection in the 4x800 and 1000m ... Member of the National Honors Society.

Personal -- Jonathon William Leiding was born in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Son of Jon and Christine Leiding ... Has one sister, Christiana ... Special Olympics Volunteer ... Favorite athlete is Wayne Rooney ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Ralph Waldo Emerson ... Most impressive person met is his father ... Dream vacation would be watching a Manchester United game at Old Trafford ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite movie is "Kung Fu Panda" and favorite TV show is "Bojack Horseman" ... Favorite book is Tuesdays With Morrie and favorite musician is Luke Combs ... Majoring in Mathematics.