2010-11 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Laura Heckroth
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Columbus North
- Hometown:
- Columbus, IN
2009-10: Second Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC...Finished fifth in 500 free at MAC Championships, seventh in 1650 free, and ninth in 200 free...Time in 500 was an NCAA "B" qualifying mark...Member of champion 800 free relay team, which set NCAA"B" time and school record...Scored total of six individual victories during regular season in 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free and 200 IM...Also tallied nine runner-up finishes during season...Total of 24 top-five finishes...Also swam on one first place relay team during season and seven which finished in top-three.
2008-09: All-MAC Second Team...Honorable Mention Academic All-MAC...Took second at MAC Championships in 500 freestyle with season-best time of 4:47.53 (second-best in UT history) and fourth in 200 freestyle with UT record 1:48.19... Member of 400 medley relay that finished second with a UT record of 3:40.38 at MACs...Part of 800 free relay that finished third with a UT record time of 7:16.95 at MACs...Also member of 400 free relay that finished fourth with a UT record time of 3:23.83...Placed ninth in 100 free with time of 50.93, third-best in UT history...Won 200 free in meets against Oakland and Buffalo...Also had five other top-three finishes in 200 free...Finished first in 500 free against Bowling Green and had six total top-three finishes in event...Had first-place finishes in 100 freestyle against Ball State (10/31/08) and Buffalo...Won 1000 freestyle and 200 fly against Ball State.
2007-08: Scored points at Mid-American Conference Championships for UT in the 500 freestyle (5:05.42)... Set a collegiate best in the 1650 freestyle at the MACs with an 11th-place time of 17:23.37... Finished the 200 freestyle in 1:53.42 at MACs... Took first in the 1000 freestyle (10:18.96) against Buffalo... Placed second in the 200 freestyle at Ohio State (2:07.40)... Swam in the seventh-place 800 freestyle relay at Eastern Michigan (7:54.69)... Posted a first-place finish in two events during her first collegiate meet as she won the 1000 freestyle (10:33.90) and the 200 butterfly (2:14.47) against Lewis... Is a top-10 all-time performer in four events -- 200 freestyle (9th), 500 freestyle (5th), 1000 freestyle (7th) and 1650 freestyle (10th).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming ... Captain senior year ... Most valuable swimmer for three years ... Two time All-American ... Went to state meet junior and senior year in the 200 and 500 freestyle.
Personal: Born Laura Jean Heckroth on December 16, 1988 ... Daughter of Pete and Cindy Heckroth ... Has one sister (Kathryn) ... Major is exercise science.
Up Close with Heckroth
Favorite sports moment: Watching the men’s 4x100 free relay at the 2008 Olympics.
Favorite athlete: Lance Armstrong.
Favorite swimmer: Natalie Coughlin.
Favorite class: Biology.
Favorite TV show: That 70’s Show and any dating show.
Favorite food: Mac ‘n’ Cheese and mashed potatoes.
I can’t live without my: Chapstick.
