Lauren Collette

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Springfield, Mo.
High School:
Kickapoo HS

Personal Bests
Indoor: 600y: 1:30.23, 800m: 2:12.91, 1,000m: 2:56.92, Mile: 5:01.60
Outdoor: 800m: 2:10.99, 1,500m: 4:33.99

2011-12: (Indoor) Finished ninth in the preliminary round of the 800m at the Conference USA Championship in 2:14.13 . . . placed second in the 1,000m run at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 2:57.66 . . . finished third in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational with a season-best time of 2:12.91 . . . took third in the 600-yard run at the KSU Invitational in 1:30.23 . . . (Outdoor) Saw action in seven meets . . . placed eighth at the Conference USA Championship in the 1,500m run in 4:34.38 . . . season-best mark of 4:33.99 came in a ninth-place effort at the Arkansas Twilight . . . finished second in the 800m at the Tulsa Duels in 2:18.56 . . . season-best 800 of 2:13.68 was in a third-place effort at the Track-It Buster Invitational.

2010-11: (Indoor) Competed in five meets during her first season . . . won the 800m at the Fazoli/Baymont Invitational in 2:13.94, and posted a season-best mark of 2:13.84 at the KSU Invitational, finishing second . . . placed third at the J.D. Martin Invitational in the 1,000m in a season-best time of 2:56.92 . . . (Outdoor) Ran at five different meets . . . was part of the Sprint Medley Relay team that ran the third-fastest time in school history of 3:56.24 at the Drake Relays, finishing sixth in the event . . . ran the 800 meters at four meets, posting a season-best time of 2:10.99 in the preliminary round of the Conference USA Championship.

High School: Collette lettered all four years at Kickapoo High School . . . finished second at state her senior year and fourth her senior year in cross country . . . fastest times were 18:52 (5K), 2:15 (800m) and 5:17 (1,600m) . . . was all state in track twice . . . was the MVP of her track team freshman, sophomore and junior years . . . was a captain of both cross country and track teams her senior year.

Personal: Majoring in chemical engineering . . . daughter of Steve and Rochelle Collette . . . has three younger siblings, Shannon, Stefan and Anthony.