TOWSON, Md. – The Landmark Conference selects 23 senior scholar-athletes each year to recognize the top student-athletes in each sport based on academics and athletics. The honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference athletics directors, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives, athletic communications, and diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion designee.
Elizabethtown College swimming standout Leif Hoffman has been named a 2025-26 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete, recognizing excellence in both the classroom and competition. A computer engineering major, Hoffman carries a 3.91 GPA while building one of the most accomplished swimming careers in program history. He becomes the first Blue Jay to earn Senior Scholar-Athlete honors.
Hoffman made an immediate impact for the Blue Jays, earning Landmark Rookie of the Year honors in 2022-23 after capturing first-team All-Conference recognition in the 1650 freestyle and second-team honors in the 500 freestyle. Over the course of the career, Hoffman continued to contribute across multiple events, adding second-team All-Conference recognition in the 200 backstroke in 2023-24 and honorable mention honors in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay in 2024-25.
Additionally, Hoffman holds Elizabethtown program records in the 1000 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and 400 individual medley.
Away from competition, Hoffman has matched that success in the classroom. A three-time Landmark Academic Honor Roll selection and College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree, Hoffman has earned several institutional honors, including the Hager Scholar Award in Engineering and Physics in 2023 and 2025, the Elizabethtown College Emergent Scholar Award in 2024, and the Faculty Student Award in Engineering and Physics in 2024. A member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Hoffman has also been named to the Dean’s List every semester since arriving on campus.
Hoffman has also been active in the community, volunteering with youth sports programs through the Clearfield YMCA during winter and spring breaks and assisting with youth programming at the Clearfield Community Pool. Hoffman also participated in Elizabethtown’s “Into the Streets” Day of Service in 2025.
In addition, Hoffman has been involved in undergraduate research through the Student-Centered Applied Research Program (SCARP), co-authoring an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) research paper with Dr. Batista.
Senior Scholar-Athlete History