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Year:
Jr.
Hometown:
Howard, Pa.
High School:
Central Mountain
Major:
Neuroscience & Biology
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2021
Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
Finished 17th at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Championship with a 6k time of 22:35.4
Finished 5th at Ohio Athletic Conference Championship with a 6k time of 23:44.1
Ohio Athletic Conference Runner of the Week on October 18
Ohio Athletic Conference Runner of the Week on September 13
Finished 1st at Allegheny Classic with a 4.827K time of 18.28.9
Placed 1st at NCAC Preview with a 6k time 23:09.2
Finished 5th at Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble with a 6k time of 22:17.4
Earned third varsity letter
2020
Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019
Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35)
All-Ohio Athletic Conference first team selection (Top-9)
Earned All-Ohio honors (Top-35)
Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
Team Strength Training Award recipient
Placed 3rd at All-Ohio Division III Championships with a 6k time of 23:30.7
Finished 8th at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships in a 6k time of 23:17.9
Placed 10th at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships with a season and career-best 6k time of 23:17.9
Finished 67th at NCAA Division III National Championships in a 6k time of 22:35.8
Had a season and career-best 5k time of 19:13.7 at Tommy Evans Invitational
Earned second varsity letter
2018
Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors (Top-35)
Placed 43rd at All-Ohio Division III Championships in a 6k time of 24:01.4
Finished 20th at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships in a 6k time of 24:15.1
Placed 34th at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships in a season-best 6k time of 23:01.6
Finished 219th at NCAA Championships in a 6k time of 23:28.5
Earned first varsity letter
Career Bests
5k: 19:13.7 at Tommy Evans Invitational on Sept. 7, 2019
6k: 21:45.3 at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 16, 2019
High School
Ran four years of cross country
First-team All-Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference in cross country
District champion in cross country
State medalist in cross country
US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award in cross country
Ran four years of track and field
First-team All-Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference in track and field
Swam three years
National Honor Society member
Personal
Carries a 3.733 grade point average
Dean's List student
Jacket Scholar
Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
Member of the women's track & field team
Daughter of Allen and Michelle Sherman
This page was last updated on December 9 , 2021
Murphy Wins OAC Championship - Women's Cross Country Placed Fourth
Laughner Selected OAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Women’s Cross Country Finishes 13th at Inter-Regional Rumble
Women’s Cross Country Finishes 30th at 47th Lehigh Paul Short Run
Laughner Finishes First - Women's Cross Country Placed Second at the Allegheny Classic
Laughner Named OAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Laughner Finishes First - Women's Cross Country Placed Fourth at the Wittenberg Invitational
Women's Cross Country Looks to Rally Back with Young Team
Alyssa Laughner (Left) & Hope Murphy (Right)
Alyssa Laughner
Alyssa Laughner (Left) & Hope Murphy (Right)