Laura Nightengale

Class: Senior Hometown: El Dorado, Kan. High School: El Dorado HS

Height: 5-10 Event: Middle Distance

2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season.

2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.

2009 INDOOR: Ran a season-best mile time of 5:07.74 at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), where she placed sixth...Turned in her best 800-meter performance of the season at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14) with a time of 2:21.26...Also ran the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), finishing seventh with a time of 10:43.99.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Impressive showing in her debut at the Bob Timmons Classic, placing fifth in a personal-best 5K time of 19:32.10...Finished 16th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after crossing the finish line in 20:21.73...Placed 39th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in a personal-best 6K time of 22:31...Ran a 23:36.35 (6K) at the Big 12 Championships to finish in 91st place.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track...Lettered three years in basketball...Three-time first team all-state selection in cross country...Named MVP of her cross country team all four years (2004-07)...Academic all-state in 2006 and 2007...Voted teammate of the year in 2006 and 2007...State Champion in the 800 meters...Named MVP of her track team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Brad and Diane Nightengale...Undecided on major.