Gonzaga University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Air Academy High at the United States Air Force Academy, earning one letter in cross country and track for Coach Steve Rischling...personal best of 20:40 for 5K and 2:34 for 800-meters...competed in the Colorado State 5A Cross Country Championship as senior...named All-State and captained team as senior...Colorado Springs Academic All-State for cross country...Colorado Springs Rotary Champion nominee for cross country from AAH...voted 'Sunshine Award' by cross country team as junior. Laura Volcheff[apos]s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2007-08): Cross Country:Finished 9th in 18:16.85 in 2.5-mile Bulldog Invitational against Washington State University...finished 21st in 20:54.3 for 5K in the Eastern Washington University Invitational...posted second-best time for the Zags in West Coast Conference Championships with a 23:54.0 to finish 34th. Track Finished in top eight in all four races, including third in 5000m in 19:24.0 at Dusty Lane Open hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane...ran season-best 5000m in 19:07.0 to place 7th at Pelluer Invitational hosted by Eastern Washington University...placed fourth in 3000m steeplechase in 12:55.40 at Duane Hartman Invitational hosted by CCS...ran 5:25.0 1500m to place 8th at Al Manuel Invitational hosted by University of Montana. SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Cross Country: Finished 15th in Clash of the Northwest at Spokane[apos]s Mead High, running 16:24.0 for 4K...best 5K time of season 19:27 in finishing 16th at Montana Invitational, and finished 11th in 19:32.9 at EWU Invitational...season-best 6K of 22:31 at Sundodger Invitational in Seattle...finished 25th in West Coast Conference Championship in 21:11.0 for 6K. Track: Ran anchor leg of 4x400m Relay at Buc Scoring Invitational at Spokane[apos]s Whitworth University, squad running a 4:42.95 in only outing of the season. JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country: Competed in five meets...ran career-best for 5K to finish 18th with 19:07.15 in final outing of season at Inland Northwest Challenge hosted by University of Idaho. Track: Ran 5000 meters for all but one race...finished second at Dusty Lane Open hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane in PR 17:56.44, then came back with another PR in following out to take first at Buc Scoring Invite hosted by Whitworth University in 17:44.25...placed second in 18:16.19 at Montana Open hosted by University of Montana and finished fifth in career-best 17:41.68 at Duane Hartman Invitational hosted by CCS. SENIOR (2010-11): Cross Country: Began season with career-best 18:32.72 for 5K for fourth place at Idaho Cup hosted by University of Idaho...finished sixth at Inland Northwest Challenge hosted by Eastern Washington University in career-best 18:31.2 for 5K...placed 20th at West Coast Conference Championship in 21:58 for 6K. Track: Ran five 5000 meter races...placed first at Buc Scoring Invite hosted by Whitworth College in career-best 17:38.50...finished second at Al Manuel Invitational hosted by University of Montana in 18:03.89, then set another PR of 17:30.34 to finish 14th at Oregon Relays hosted by University of Oregon...erased 15 seconds off PR with 17:15.45 to finish fifth in final outing of season at West Coast Invitational hosted by Willamette University. Misc.: 4.4 high school GPA...voted Colorado Springs Gazette Best and Brightest.