Laura Evans Class: RS Senior Hometown: Christiansburg, Va. High School: Christiansburg Height: 5-1

2002: Ran in seven races and scored for Northwestern in each one … Finished as Northwestern's second runner and 128th overall at the 6K NCAA Championships (21:45.9) … Established a personal best and earned All-District with a 20th-place finish at the 6K Midwest Regional (21:30.58) … NU's fourth runner at the 5K Big Ten Championships (18:25.4) … Also broke the 22-minute mark for 6K at the Pre-National Invitational (21:57.1) … Finished sixth overall at the season-opening 6K Illinois State Invitational (23:06.61) … Also ran at the 6K Roy Griak Invitational (22:31.6) and the 5K Notre Dame Invitational (18:30) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2001: Finished 22nd overall at 5K Bradley Open (19:12) before missing the rest of the season due to injury.

2000: Ran and scored in all eight races … Finished second among NU runners in five of last six races … Earned all-district with a 19th-place finish at the 6K NCAA Midwest Regional (21:32) … Second team All-Big Ten selection after finishing 14th at 5K Big Ten Championships (17:48) … Fifth overall at 2-mile UIC Opener (11:24) … Eighth overall at 5K Bradley Open (18:22) … Finished 12th overall at 6K Lakefront Invitational (22:05) … Academic All-Big Ten.

1999: Ran in seven of eight races … Finished 70th overall at the Big Ten Championships (19:06.49) … Placed 13th at the Purdue Invitational … 41st overall at the South Florida Invitational (19:21.89) and 42nd at the Lakefront Invitational (19:12) … 14th overall at the 2-mile UIC Home Opener … Academic All-Big Ten.

1998: Did not see any meet action.

High School: Three-time all-state selection and four-time all-district and all-region performer … First-team all-Timesland selection … Earned team leadership award and most outstanding runner … Team captain her senior year … Class valedictorian.

Personal: Born Laura J. Evans on 10/29/80 … Daughter of Kerry and Michelle Evans … Mechanical engineering major.

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