CM Grad Alyssa Laughner of Baldwin Wallace University Collects First Career Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week Honor
BEREA, OH – For the first time in her career, Baldwin Wallace University junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC distance runner Alyssa Laughner(Howard/Central Mountain High School) has been named the OAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.
Leading the Yellow Jackets to a second-place overall finish at the 51st Sparky Adams Invitational, Laughner got the running events off to a great start by winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:04.18. That time currently ranks second in all of NCAA Division III in the event. The junior also ran the first leg of the winning 4×800-meter relay, which combined to cross the finish line in 9:38.02.
For her outdoor career, Laughneris an All-Ohio performer in the 5,000-meter run and an All-OAC performer, a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Great Lakes Region performer and a national qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
BW will return to the track on Saturday, April 10, for the Greg Tyson Jr. Invitational, hosted by Heidelberg University, beginning at 11 a.m. inside Hoernemann Stadium.
Baldwin Wallace University, founded in 1845, was one of the first colleges to admit students without regard to race or gender. An independent, coeducational university of 3,500 students, BW offers coursework in the liberal arts tradition in more than 80 academic areas. Located in Berea, 12 miles from downtown Cleveland, BW offers students the cultural, educational and business advantages of a major metropolitan area.
