CAREER RESULTS
Career Highlights |
Outdoor School Record - 190-4 ft. (Discus) |
U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier (Discus) |
2021 Outdoor First-Team All-America (Discus) |
2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American |
2021 MVC Outdoor Champion (Discus) |
5/12/21 - MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week |
4/28/21 - MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week |
1/27/21 - MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week |
2021 CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American |
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
2021 MVC Scholar-Athlete |
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
2020 MVC Scholar-Athlete |
2019 Outdoor Second-Team All-America (Discus) |
2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American |
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
4/2/19 - MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week |
2019 MVC Scholar-Athlete |
2018 MVC Outdoor Champion (Discus) |
2018 MVC Scholar-Athlete |
2017 MVC Outdoor Champion (Discus) |
2020-21 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Threw at 10 meets during her final season as a Redbird, including the MVC Championships, the NCAA West Preliminary Round, the NCAA Outdoor Championships and the U.S. Olympic Trials...Earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships by placing fifth overall with a personal-best mark of 58.02 meters (190-4 ft.) to re-break her school record for the second time this season...With her fifth-place finish, she posted the highest finish at the NCAA Championships by an Valley athlete and became only the second Redbird in school history to earn All-America honors in the discus...Threw a then-personal-best of 57.62 meters (189-0 ft.) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to take sixth and advance to the National Championships...Crowned the MVC Champion in the discus for the third time in her career with a mark of 56.68 meters (185-11 ft.)...Also threw a personal-best mark of 58.32 meters (191-4 ft.) in the hammer throw to place sixth at the MVC Championships...Won the discus six times during her senior season...Named the MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week twice during her final outdoor season.
2020-21 INDOOR (Sr.): Competed at all five indoor competitions for the Redbirds...Opened the season with a win in the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Invite, throwing 19.09 meters (62-7.75 ft.)...Matched her season best of 19.09 meters at the EIU Friday Night Special where she finished second in the weight throw...Helped the 'Birds to their fourth-consecuitve MVC indoor team title by placing fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 18.72 meters (61-5 ft.).
2019-20 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 INDOOR (Jr.): Competed in the weight throw at seven meets as a junior...Recorded a personal-best mark of 19.44 meters (63-9.5 ft.) to place second at the EIU Friday Night Special...Her mark of 19.44 meters is the third-best mark in Illinois State track & field history...Finished in the top-3 at five meets this season, including a first-place finish to open the season at the EIU Early Bird...Finished fifth at the MVC Championships, posting a mark of 18.59 meters (61-0 ft.).
2018-19 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Earned Second-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5-8), finishing 14th in the discus with a mark of 54.24 meters (177-11 ft.)...Finished 11th in the discus with a mark of 55.28 meters (181-4 ft.) at the NCAA West Prelims (5/23-25)...Earned All-MVC honors in the discus with a second-place finish, posting a mark of 53.44 meters (175-4 ft.) and scored points in the hammer throw, finishing fourth with a mark of 56.34 meters (184-10 ft.) at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)...Posted a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 56.55 meters (185-6 ft.) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)...Finished second in both the discus and the hammer throw at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27), recording a personal-best mark of 57.00 meters (187-0 ft.) in the hammer throw and a mark of 56.96 meters (186-10 ft.) in the discus...Placed second in the discus with a mark of 53.95 meters (177-0 ft.) and placed fourth in the hammer throw with a throw of 52.20 meters (171-3 ft.) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20)...Finished 17th in the hammer throw at the Tennessee Relays (4/11)...Won the discus with a mark of 52.82 meters (173-3 ft.) and finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 53.04 meters (174-0 ft.) at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best mark of 56.99 meters (187-0 ft.) in the discus to place first at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30).
2018-19 INDOOR (So.): Finished 12th in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24)...Posted a personal-best mark of 18.35 meters (60-2.5 ft.) in the weight throw to place fifth at the Badger Red & White Classic (2/15)...Recorded a mark of 17.72 meters (58-1.75 ft.) in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...Finished 14th in the weight throw at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...Posted a 10th-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 15.91 meters (52-2.5 ft.) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)...Recorded a sixth-place finish at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12), posting a mark of 15.97 meters (52-4.75 ft.) in the weight throw...Opened the season with a third-place finish in the weight throw at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8), finishing with a mark of 17.94 meters (58-10.25 ft.).
2017-18 OUTDOOR (So.): Crowned the back-to-back MVC Champion in the discus, winning the competition for the second straight year with a throw of 52.25m (171-05.00)...also won the discus competition at the Black & Gold Invite (49.77m/163-03.75) and the Redbird Invite (52.36m/171-09.00)...mark of 52.36m (171-09.00) was not only a personal-best, but ranks fourth all-time in ISU history and qualified her for the NCAA West Preliminary Round...finished 28th at the NCAA Prelims with a distance of 50.32m (165-01.00)...also competed in the hammer throw on five occasions, including at the MVC Championships...placed 14th at the Valley meet with a mark of 47.07m (154-05.00)...captured hammer throw personal-best of 49.57m (162-07.00) at the Wisconsin Twilight, finishing ninth.
2017-18 INDOOR (R-Fr.): Competed in the weight throw at the 2018 MVC Championships, finishing 12th with a throw of 15.90m (52-02.00)...won the weight throw at the Orange & Blue Open with a personal-best heave of 16.97m (55-08.25)...finished seventh in the weight throw at the Illini Classic with a distance of 15.57m (51-01.00).
2016-17 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Won the discus competition at the EIU Big Blue Classic with a throw of 48.25m (158-04.00)...placed third in discus with a throw of 47.31m (155-02.00) at the Illinois Twilight Meet...placed 12th and recorded a personal-best in hammer throw (46.63m, 153-00.00) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic...competed in hammer throw and discus at MVC Championships...placed 16th in hammer throw...MVC Champion in the discus with a personal-record distance of 51.70m (169-07.00), garnering All-MVC honors...mark is the fifth-farthest in Illinois State history...qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round in the discus, finishing 29th with a throw of 49.70m (163-01.00)...competed in the USATF Junior Championships in discus, finishing 15th.
2016-17 INDOOR (Fr.): Utilized redshirt season.
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL: Four year letter winner in track and field…three-time state discus champion…four-time state qualifier…placed second at the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Championship in the shot put both her freshman and junior year…holds the school record in both the discus and shot put throw…she also played basketball, volleyball and softball.
PERSONAL: Born 05/06/1998…daughter of Chris and Monica Laufenberg…siblings are Alexandra and Lucas…plans on majoring in exercise.