2012 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year soccer letterwinner. ... Two-year track & field letterwinner. ... Played 35 games (with three starts) at defender in three years on the soccer team. ... GNAC All-Academic (2011 and 2012). ... All-GNAC indoor and USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor in the mile and 5,000 (2012).
Senior (2012): INDOOR – Won the GNAC 5,000 meters in 17:42.79, just a short while after she placed second in the mile in a personal-beset 5:08.62. ... Ran in two other meets, doing the 3,000 and the 5,000 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14, and the mile at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 12. Her 5K mark of 17:33.14 at the Indoor Preview was less than one second away from the NCAA provisional standard of 17:32.30. OUTDOOR – Placed 4th in the 5,000 meters and 4th in the 10,000 meters at GNAC Championships. ... Teamed with fellow Falcons senior for a 4-5 finish in the 5K that broke up a seven-runner Alaska Anchorage pack and gave SPU nine crucial points toward its eventual team title. ... Ran the 1,500 in one early-season meet. ... Ran a limited schedule while managing an injury sustained at the end of the indoor season.
Junior (2011): INDOOR – Placed 7th in mile at GNAC Championships (5:21.64). OUTDOOR – Placed 9th in 5,000 meters at GNAC Championships (18:34.17). ... Won the 1,500 meters -- her very first outdoor race -- and broke the 5-minute mark in so doing at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 5 (4:58.06). ... Won 5,000 at JD Shotwell Invitational on April 2 (18:29.01). ...
Personal: Heidi Kristine Laabs-Johnson. ... Born Oct. 25, 1989. ... Double-majoring in dietetics, plus nutrition in sports & exercise. ... Minoring in exercise science.
Fun facts: Has always enjoyed running, but primary focus always had been soccer. ... Enjoys anything outdoors -- hiking, biking, backpacking and snowboarding. ... Would like try playing lacrosse because "I need a sport where I can both run and run into people." ... Favorite junk food is breakfast pastries, specifically scones and old-fashioned donuts. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Superman -- or Superwoman. ... Has traveled to Senegal, Holland, Belize and the Bahamas. ... Wants to return to South America to visit Peru and climb Machu Picchu. Also wants to visit Spain, Italy and greece. ... Is currently the coordinator of the on-campus Community Kitchen, and has a keen interest in the sustainable food movement, urban agriculture and the Farms to Schools program.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 5:08.82 (2012)
3000: 10:25.51 (2012)
5000: 17:33.14 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
1500: 4:55.10 (2011)
3000: 10:57.32 (2011)
5000: 17:49.17 (2012)
10,000: 37:34.70
