Leslie Gaston
American soccer player
Leslie Gaston Marcus (born Leslie Anne Gaston; August 9, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender.
Career
Youth
Gaston began playing soccer at the age of four, and played on boys' club teams until 1994. In 1995, she played on the boys' varsity soccer team of Saint James School as a captain, and was an all-city selection. She tore her ACL in late 2005, but returned from injury to compete in track and field in early 1996. She was as a state finalist in the 4 × 100, and finished fifth in the 100 and 200 meters, earning her the 1996 Rehab Associates award for the comeback of the year. She again competed in boys' varsity soccer and track in early 1997. She finished third in the state in the long jump and sixth in the 100 meters for track, and was a 1997 Parade and NSCAA All-American. She was the captain of the girls' varsity soccer team in early 1998, earning her all-state honors.
Gaston was named on regional Olympic Development Program teams from 1993 to 1995, 1997 and 1998. She played for the Briarwood Lady Lightning club team from 1994 to early 1997, before joining Atlanta's Tophat Soccer Club in late 1997.
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