The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Laura Thompson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Broomfield, Colo.
- High School:
- Broomfield HS
JUNIOR (2020)
Opened the season with a 13th place finish at the Azalea City Classic on Sept. 11 with a time of 19:55.8 ... Finished 9th at the Troy Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Placed 24th at the Florida State Invitational with a season best time of 18:50.2 on Oct. 2.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Competed in six events … Career-best 18:24.08 5k time at Conference USA Championship on Nov. 2 and finished in 27th … Ran a career-best 6k time of 21:46.2 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 18.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Competed in six events … Season-best 5k time of 18:27.58 at Conference USA Championship on Oct. 27 and had a 28th place finish … Season-best 6k time of 22:48.57 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 12.
PERSONAL BEST
5k – 18:24.08 at Conference USA Championship on Nov. 2, 2019
6k – 21:46.2 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 18, 2019
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran for Greg Weich … Helped Eagles to a seventh place team finish at the 2016 Nike Cross Country Nationals … Led Broomfield to a State Championship in 2016 after a 16th place individual finish … Finished second at the 2017 5A State Track Championship in the 4x800 Relay … Earned All-Conference Cross Country and Track honors in 2015 and 2016.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Carl and Andrea Thompson … Has one sister, Rebecca … National Merit Scholar … Computer Science major.
Opened the season with a 13th place finish at the Azalea City Classic on Sept. 11 with a time of 19:55.8 ... Finished 9th at the Troy Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Placed 24th at the Florida State Invitational with a season best time of 18:50.2 on Oct. 2.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Competed in six events … Career-best 18:24.08 5k time at Conference USA Championship on Nov. 2 and finished in 27th … Ran a career-best 6k time of 21:46.2 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 18.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Competed in six events … Season-best 5k time of 18:27.58 at Conference USA Championship on Oct. 27 and had a 28th place finish … Season-best 6k time of 22:48.57 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 12.
PERSONAL BEST
5k – 18:24.08 at Conference USA Championship on Nov. 2, 2019
6k – 21:46.2 at the Blazer Classic on Oct. 18, 2019
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran for Greg Weich … Helped Eagles to a seventh place team finish at the 2016 Nike Cross Country Nationals … Led Broomfield to a State Championship in 2016 after a 16th place individual finish … Finished second at the 2017 5A State Track Championship in the 4x800 Relay … Earned All-Conference Cross Country and Track honors in 2015 and 2016.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Carl and Andrea Thompson … Has one sister, Rebecca … National Merit Scholar … Computer Science major.
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