Leslie Pellerin (Seeley) was born in Oshawa in 1963 and remained true to her hometown roots beginning an exceptional four year collegiate career at Durham College in 1982. Prior to graduating in 1986 she was named an OCAA All-Star for Softball in the 1984-85 season, Volleyball in 1985-86 and Basketball three times between 1982 to 1985 establishing herself as a rare three sport athlete.

In all, she won a Durham College record 11 Championship medals, including 8 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. As a standout infielder and point guard she helped the Lords to three consecutive OCAA Championships in Softball from 1982-85 and back-to-back OCAA Championships in Division II Basketball in 1982-83 and 1983-84. Her successes continued with her selection as Female Athlete of the Year in 1984-85 and culminated as a valuable member of the Lady Lords Volleyball team that won the Ontario Championship before earning Bronze at the CCAA Nationals in 1985-86. Before her graduation, Leslie became the All-time career scoring leader in Division II Women's Basketball and in 1997 was inducted into the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame.