Alyssa Laughner
Alyssa Laughner
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Alyssa Laughner

Alyssa Laughner

  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Howard, Pa.
  • High School:
    Central Mountain
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Neuroscience & Biology

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2022

  • United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Earned All-American honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (fifth) at the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 
  • Co-Julie Zajac Indoor Distance Runner of the Year
  • Earned All-American honors in the 1-Mile (eighth) at the 2022 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the distance medley (first), 1000m (first) and one-mile (first)
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week on March 28
  • Indoor 1-mile run season-best and career-best time of 4:59.57
  • Indoor 1,000-meter run season-best and career-best time of 2:59.90
  • Indoor distance medley relay season-best time of 12:22.91
  • Indoor 800-meter run season-best and career-best time of 2:24.68
  • Indoor 4x400-meter relay season-best time of 4:39.42
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week on Feburary 14
  • Outdoor 800-meter run season-best time of 2:16.42
  • Outdoor 1,500-meter run season-best time of 4:42.75
  • Outdoor 5,000-meter run season-best and career-best time of 17:29.07
  • Outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase season-best and career-best time of 10:36.85
  • Outdoor 4x400-meter relay season-best and career-best time of 4:32.79
  • Outdoor 4x800-meter relay season-best and career-best time of 9:35.70

2021

  • Earned All-American honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (eighth) at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Distance Athlete of the Year
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 5,000-meter run (third)
  • Indoor U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Great Lakes Region honoree in the 1-mile run, 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run and distance medley relay
  • Earned Outdoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (first) and 5,000-meter run (third)
  • Outdoor USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honoree in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter run 
  • United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for April 5
  • Indoor 500-meter dash season-best and career-best time of 1:29.53
  • Indoor 800-meter run season-best and career-best time of 2:26.02
  • Indoor 1,000-meter run season-best and career-best time of 3:11.70
  • Indoor 1-mile run season-best time of 5:09.93
  • Indoor 3,000-meter run season-best time of 10:17.80
  • Indoor 5,000-meter run season-best time of 17:47.33
  • Indoor 4x400-meter relay season-best and career-best time of 4:15.13
  • Indoor distance medley relay season-best and career-best time of 12:11.92
  • Outdoor 800-meter run season-best time of 2:27.01
  • Outdoor 1,500-meter run season-best time of 4:50.42
  • Outdoor 1-mile run season-best and career-best time of 5:08.64
  • Outdoor 5,000-meter run season-best time of 17:33.72
  • Outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase season-best time of 10:46.95
  • Outdoor 4x400-meter relay season-best  time of 4:11.19
  • Outdoor 4x800-meter relay season-best time of 9:38.02

2020

  • Outdoor track and field season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • Earned Indoor USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honors in the 5,000-meter run
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 3,000-meter (first) and 5,000-meter (first) runs
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio honors in the 3,000-meter run (first)
  • Indoor 1-mile run season-best time of 5:12.17 
  • Indoor 3,000-meter run season-best and career-best time of 10:06.94
  • Indoor 5,000-meter run season-best and career-best time of 17:39.63
  • Indoor 4x400-meter relay season-best time of 4:22.61 

2019

  • Placed ninth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2019 NCAA Division III Championship Meet
  • Earned Outdoor All-OAC honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (second)
  • Earned Outdoor All-Ohio honors in the 5,000-meter run (third)
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio honors in the 5,000-meter run (second)
  • Indoor 800-meter run season-best time of 2:29.48
  • Indoor 1,000-meter run season-best time of 3:11.91
  • Indoor 1-mile run season-best time of 5:18.56
  • Indoor 3,000-meter run season-best time of 10:32.35
  • Indoor 5,000-meter run season-best time of 17:49.20
  • Outdoor 800-meter run season-best time of 2:27.10
  • Outdoor 1,500-meter run season-best and career-best time of 4:47.95
  • Outdoor 1-mile run season-best time of 5:14.68
  • Outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase season-best time of 10:55.36
  • Outdoor 5,000-meter run season-best time of 17:48.01
  • Outdoor 10,000-meter run season-best time of 37:46.53
  • Earned first varsity letter

High School

  • Competed and lettered in four seasons of track and field 
  • Competed and lettered in four seasons of cross country
  • First-team All-Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference in track and field
  • First-team All-PHAC in cross country
  • PIAAL District champion in cross country
  • Pennsylvania State Championships medalist in cross country
  • United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award in cross country
  • Competed and lettered for three seasons in swimming
  • An Honor Roll student and a member of the National Honors Society

Personal

  • Carries a 3.733 grade point average
  • Dean's List student
  • Jacket Scholar
  • Member of Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society
  • Member of the BW women's cross country team
  • Daughter of Allen and Michelle Sherman
This page was last updated on July 14, 2022