BEREA, Ohio – Two Baldwin Wallace University track and field student-athletes have earned the right to continue their season at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
The outdoor track and field team will be represented by senior All-American runner Alyssa Laughner (Howard, Pa./Central Mountain) and sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference distance runner Hope Murphy (Mogadore).
Laughner makes her third appearance in the outdoor championships. She qualifies for the 3000-meter steeplechase after her time of 10:38.11 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight on May 13, 2022. In 2021, Laughner placed eighth in this same event at the outdoor championships earning All-American honors. In 2020, she placed ninth in this same event as well. At the OAC Championships, Laughner was a back to back OAC champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of 10:57.67, earning her fourth OAC outdoor honors also helping her 4x800 squad finish third in a time of 9:35.70, adding another OAC honor to her career. She placed fourth in the 1500-meter run in a time of 4:44.64 and eighth in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:23.76.
Murphy qualifies for her second apperance in the outdoor championships. She qualifies for the 1500-meter run after her time of 4:26.27 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight on May 13, 2022. Her last outdoor championship apperance, Murphy placed 11th in the 1500-meter run at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. At the OAC Championships, Murphy won the 1500-meter run in a time of 4:34.25 and claims her second win in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:17.85, earning her third and fourth outdoor OAC honors. She also helped her 4x800 squad finish third in a time of 9:35.70, adding another OAC honor to her career.
The NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be contested Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.