Laura Docherty

Class:
Senior
High School:
Cretin-Derham Hall HS
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.

2013 ? Senior Season: Named to Midwest All-Region team, All-Big Ten First Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten team ? raced in seven meets ? Minnesota's top runner at four meets ? led the Gophers and placed 61st overall at the NCAA Championship for her first top-100 NCAA finish of her career (20:58.2) ? finished ninth overall and third on the team at the Midwest Regional in a season-best 20:37.3 to earn all-region honors ? placed third overall and earned All-Big Ten first team honors at the Big Ten Championships, leading the Gophers in 21:03.9 ? won the Oz Memorial 6K in 21:48.0 ? led the Gophers and finished 11th overall at the Griak Invitational in 21:10.6 ? finished third overall and third on team at the SDSU Classic with a 5K time of 17:34.83 ? ran a 20:38 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational as the Gophers' second runner in 48th overall ? earned fourth varsity letter.

2012 ? Junior Season: Minnesota's second runner (107th overall) at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:51.1 ? earned All-Midwest Region honors as the team's No. 2 runner (16th overall) at the region meet (21:11.10) ? All-Big Ten performer, finishing ninth (first on the team) at the conference meet (20:35.4) ? recorded her season-best time of 20:29 as the team's top runner (51st overall) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational ? finished fourth at the Griak Invitational (first on the team) in 21:17.0 ? won the Oz Memorial ? finished second at the SDSU Classic ? competed in seven races overall ? USTFCCCA All-Academic team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2011 ? Sophomore Season: Ran in seven meets ? an NCAA Championships competitor ? raced a 21:53 at the national meet, good for sixth on the team ? posted 23:10.35 at the Midwest Regional Meet as the Gophers' seventh-best finisher ? performed her season PR at the Big Ten Championships, racing 21:29 as the team's sixth-best runner ? also finished sixth on the team running 21:53 at the Wisconsin Adidas 6K ? clocked 17:44.9 at the SDSU Invite, placing fourth on the team and fifth overall ? ran Minnesota's fourth-best time at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 21:45.90 showing ? ran to a seventh-place team and overall standing at the Oz Memorial with a 22:39.03 ? Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2010 ? Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed at four meets ? ran her best time at the pre-NCAA meet (22:34.2) ? recipient of the team's Blue Collar Award.

2009 ? Freshman Season: Redshirted the season.

On the Track: Competed in the 5000m at the 2011 Big Ten indoor meet ? competes in the 3000m and 5000m.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School ? high school coach was Chris Babcock ? a two-time all-state runner in cross country ? placed 12th in the 2007 Minnesota Class AA Cross Country Championships, 25th in 2008 ? the 2008 Roy Griak Invitational Girls Gold Race runner-up ? a three-time all-state honoree in the 3200 meters ? placed third as a junior and fourth as a senior (10:56) ? graduated with honors.

Personal: Born August 19, 1991 ? majoring in marketing with emphases in retail merchandising and sustainability ? daughter of Jim and Bev Docherty ? both parents ran cross country and track at Iowa ? has siblings Jennie, Danny and Kevin ? Jennie (Iowa) and Danny (Loyola) were collegiate runners, and Kevin is a collegiate runner (Iowa) ? enjoys dancing, chocolate, animals, and Nike.