Laura Neufarth

Laura Neufarth

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Centerville, Ohio

High School:
Centerville

Last College:
Ohio State

Position:
Cross Country/Distance

2007 Cross Country: MAC Individual Champion; First-Team All-MAC; All-Ohio Division I Female Runner of the Year; won the MAC Championship meet at Central Michigan with a time of 17:35 ... qualified for the NCAA Championships at Indiana State, where she ran a 21:25.7 in the 6K race, finished 82nd ... finished fifth at the NCAA Regional Championships at Indiana University... was the individual champion at each of the first six meets of the season, earning a spot in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" ... led the RedHawks to four meet championships

2006-07: Cross Country-- Competed as a walk-on runner for Ohio State University... finished 61st in the 2006 Big Ten Cross Country Championships as a Buckeye

2005-06: did not compete as a freshman at Ohio State University.

High School: Competed in cross country and track and fi eld for four years at Centerville High School ... set a personal record of 18:42 in the 5K ... set the state record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase ... won four Ohio State Championships in cross country ... won the state championship as a member of the Elk 4 X 800 meter relay team... four-time state championship qualifier ... first-team All-Ohio honoree ... four-time team most valuable runner ... first team all-area and all-district.

Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Bill Neufarth... majoring in marketing

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