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Laura Spencer
Laura Spencer

Hometown:
Arlington Heights, IL
High School:
Wheeling
Event:
Distance

2005 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best 3,000 meters (11:10.68) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - did not compete.

2004 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best mile (5:24.54) at Iowa Open for third place... Outdoor - did not compete...Cross Country - ran collegiate best 6,000 meters (24:26) at NCAA Pre-Nationals... placed fifth (11:38) in 3,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite and 20th (15:50) in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Triangular... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003 -- Track - redshirted... Cross Country - competed unattached at the Loyola Invite (20:24)... placed 90th in open race at Pre-National Invite (24:54).

2001-2002 -- attended the University of Iowa, but did not compete in cross country or track.

High School -- three-time all-conference and all-region in cross country... two-time state cross country qualifier... member of conference champion team... two-time cross country team MVP, team captain senior year... best cross country times were 8:23 in 2,400 meters, 11:46 in 3,200 meters, 14:46 in 4,000 meters and 19:11 in 5,000 meters... best track times were 2:29 in 800 meters, 5:09 in 1,500 meters and 5:28 in 1,600 meters... named Pioneer Press Athlete of the Week twice and Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Week and lettered four years in cross country and two in track... senior class valedictorian, National Honor Society member and academic all-conference... four-year honor roll student, graduating with highest honors... Illinois State scholar... coaches were Mark Saylor and Tim Falconer.

Personal -- born April 16, 1983... daughter of David and Leslie Spencer... history major.

Spencer's Collegiate Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
Mile (I)5:24.54Iowa Open2/20/04
3,000 meters (I)11:10.68UNI Invite1/29/05
3,000 meters (CC)11:38Hawkeye Invite9/3/04
4,000 meters (CC)15:50Hawkeye Triangular9/10/04
5,000 meters (CC)20:24Loyola Invite10/4/03
6,000 meters (CC)24:54Pre-National Invite10/18/03
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