2018 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Laabs' Cross Country Bio
Collegiate Honors
• All-League Second Team (2015 DMR)
2018 Outdoor: Finished 18th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season 13th in the 1500m at the Big Blue Classic Mar. 31 ... turned in a season-best 800m one week later at the Gibson Invite with a time of 2:20.13 ... finished third in the 1500m with a season-best time of 4:53.92 at DePaul April 21 ... one week later, came in third in the 800m at the Drake Alternative ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2018 Indoor: Just missed a spot in finals in the 800m at the league meet, taking 13th in 2:19.88 ... started her senior season with a sixth-place finish in the 600m at the home Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... two weeks later, came in sixth in the 800m at the Parkside Classic in 2:22.08 ... lowered that time to 2:18.94 for the win at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17 ... named to the Horizon-League All-Academic Team and to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2017 Outdoor: Was a part of Milwaukee's dominance in the 800m at the league outdoor championships, taking fourth in 2:22.40 ... started the outdoor season taking 27th in the 1500m at the Big Blue Classic April 1 ... was third in the same event one week later at Marquette ... ran her first 800m on the season April 22 at the Pacesetter Invite, taking 12th in 2:19.77.
2017 Indoor: Scored in the 800m for the fifth-straight time, taking eighth at the Horizon League Championships ... turned in a season-best time of 2:18.55 in prelims at the league meet ... also helped the DMR team to a sixth-place finish at the conference meet ... missed the first three meets of the season ... competed for the first time at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4, taking fifth in the mile ... ran her first 800m at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 11, taking 34th in 2:25.66 ... won the same event in 2:20.18 at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.
2016 Outdoor: Once again landed on the podium in both events, taking fifth in the 1500m and sixth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships ... came in fourth in the 1500m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... one week later, won the 800m at the Edmonds Invite ... posted a PR 1500m time of 4:44.39 at the Gibson Invite April 9 ... came in third in the 800m at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... won the 800m with a career-best time of 2:17.59 at the Drake Alternative May 1.
2016 Indoor: Finished on the podium in both events at the Horizon League Championships, taking sixth in the 800m and sixth in the mile ... posted season-best times in both events at the league meet ... started the season with a runner-up showing in the 800m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... came in sixth in the mile one week later at the Tierney Quad ... helped post the second-fastest DMR time in school history of 11:56.36 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... also came in eighth in the 800m at GVSU ... won the mile at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19.
2015 Indoor: Finished league runner-up in the DMR and fifth in the 800m as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 12:06.10 in the DMR at the league meet now stands second in school history ... placed 17th in the mile in collegiate debut at the Mike Lints Open Jan. 16 ... one week later, was seventh in the same event at the John Tierney Triangular ... second in the mile at the Parkside Classic Feb. 7 ... helped the DMR team shatter the school record at the GVSU Big Meet, posting a new record time of 11:54.66 on Feb. 14 ... came in second in the 800m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 2015 Outdoor: Came in seventh in the 1500m and eighth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships ... made her outdoor debut at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 taking seventh in both events ... was fifth in the 800m at Marquette April 10 ... one week later, posted a season-best 1500m time of 4:40.47 at the Gibson Invite.
High School: Won a state title while at Neenah High School in the 4x800m relay ... winning time of 9:10.97 was the fourth-fastest in state history ... a three time first-team all-conference selection in track ... a four-time state qualifier, taking 13th in the 1600m as a junior ... selected team MVP as a senior ... in cross country, a two-time first-team all-state honoree ... team captain of the Rockets. ranked No. 1 in the state three-straight years ... ran in the D-I state meet three years, helping NHS take second, second and third.
Personal: Daughter of Kim and Cheryl Laabs ... has two sisters ... born Dec. 22, 1995.
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