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Lauren Peterson
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rosemount, Minn.
- High School:
- Rosemount HS
- Prev School:
- Furman
- Major:
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 18:09.5
6K (XC): 20:11.4
Mile (Indoor): 4:52.48
3000 (Indoor): 9:34.57
5000 (Indoor): 17:39.94
800 (Outdoor): 2:12.63
1500 (Outdoor): 4:26.31 (aa)
5000 (Outdoor): 16:58.09
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Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
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Athletic Honors:
2020 Southern Conference Indoor All-Freshman Team (Mile)
2020 Southern Conference Indoor All-Freshman Team (5000m)
2019 Southern Conference Cross Country All-Freshman Team
School Records:
5th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:29.31)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Kicked off the outdoor season winning the 800m race at the Utah Tech Invitational with a time of 2:13.56
• Followed up with a new PR in the 800m race (2:12.63) at the Aztec Invitational
• Posted a new personal record in the 1500m run (4:30.91) at the Stanford Invitational
• Took second in the 1500m run at the Utah Spring Classic
• Ran her first outdoor 5000m race and crossed the finish line with a time of 16:58.09
• Helped DMR team run the fifth-fastest time in school history at Drake Relays (11:29.31)
• Ran leg on 4x800m relay (8:56.30) team that took second at Drake Relays
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened the season at the UW Invite and ran a 9:41.48 in the 3000m
• Set new PRs in the mile (4:52.48) and 3000m (9:34.57) races at the Husky Classic
• Posted a top-25 finish in the 3000m race at the Ken Shannon Invitational
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2022 Cross Country:
• Ran in five meets on the year, including all three championship races
• Opened the season as the sixth finisher for Utah with time of 22:11.4 while the team swept the podium
• Posted a 21:49.8 at the stacked Nuttycombe Invitational as Utah’s seventh finisher
• Set a PR mark of 20:11.4 at the Pac-12 Championships to help Utah take second after losing the tiebreaker with Colorado
• Helped Utah garner its first automatic qualifier at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 21:39.5 as Utah’s sixth runner
• Member of the Utah squad that helped lead the Utes to their best finish ever at NCAA Championships with a 12th-place finish in Stillwater
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Saw action in five meets in her first season with the Utes and recorded a pair of top-3 finishes
• Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 1500m at the UVU Collegiate Invitational with a time of 4:38.10 (aa)
• Followed up with a runner-up finish at the Weber State Spring Classic in the 1500m (4:26.31 aa)
• Posted a PR in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 4:31.67
• Competed in the 1500m at Drake Relays and Pac-12 Championships to close out the season
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021 Cross Country:Â
• Set a PR in the 6k for her first race as a Ute, crossing the finish line at 21:11.6 while Utah claimed the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Clocked in with a 6k time of 22:12.7 against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Posted a time of 22:21.5 for 49th while the Utes posted their best finish at the Pac-12 Championships taking runner-up honors
• Crossed the finish line at 23:38.2 (107th overall) in her first NCAA Regionals meet
2021 Outdoor Track (Furman):
• Did not compete
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Furman):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Furman):
• Only ran at the SoCon Championships, placing 13th in the 5k (18:49.0)
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2020 Outdoor Track (Furman):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Furman):
• Saw action in five meets her first year with six top-10 finishes
• Started the year taking first at the Clemson Opener as part of the DMR squad that ran 12:17.99
• Placed 15th with a personal-best mark of 9:48.83 in the 3k at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Came in third at the Carolina Challenge in the 3k
• Ran a PR time of 5:04.84 in the mile for fourth and took 11th as a member of the 4x400m team at the Samford Bulldog Invite
• Competed in three events at her first SoCon Championships, setting a PR in the 5k (17:39.94) for sixth-place
• Was also ninth in the mile prelims before finishing in 10th in the finals
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2019 Cross Country (Furman):
• Competed in five meets as a freshman for the Paladins with four top-15 finishes – two of which were in the top-5
• Started her collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the 5k (18:32.5) at the Charlotte Cross Country Open
• Took fourth at the Eye Opener Cross Country Festival with a PR time of 18:09.5 in the 5k
• Ran a personal-best time of 21:26.4 in the 6k at the Bill Dellinger Invitational
• Came in 15th at the SoCon Championships
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High School:
• Had an impressive prep career and on the circuit
• Led Rosemount High School to 2016 and 2019 Minnesota 2A runner-up honors in cross countryÂ
• Garnered 2016 Minnesota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year honors
• Was a 2017 2A State Champion in the 3200m
• Claimed three Minnesota 2A State Championships in 2019, winning the 1600m, 3200m and member of the 4x400m relay squad
• Was a 2016 and 2017 Nike Cross Nationals individual finalist as well as a 2016 Footlocker National finalist
• Earned 2019 New Balance All-America honors in the mile
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Personal:
• Daughter of Jeff Peterson and Rachel LaVallie
• Has three younger brothers, Brennen, Boston, Boden, and two younger sisters, Lily and Londyn
• Graduated with a degree in environmental & sustainability studies Spring of 2023
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 18:09.5
6K (XC): 20:11.4
Mile (Indoor): 4:52.48
3000 (Indoor): 9:34.57
5000 (Indoor): 17:39.94
800 (Outdoor): 2:12.63
1500 (Outdoor): 4:26.31 (aa)
5000 (Outdoor): 16:58.09
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Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
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Athletic Honors:
2020 Southern Conference Indoor All-Freshman Team (Mile)
2020 Southern Conference Indoor All-Freshman Team (5000m)
2019 Southern Conference Cross Country All-Freshman Team
School Records:
5th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:29.31)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Kicked off the outdoor season winning the 800m race at the Utah Tech Invitational with a time of 2:13.56
• Followed up with a new PR in the 800m race (2:12.63) at the Aztec Invitational
• Posted a new personal record in the 1500m run (4:30.91) at the Stanford Invitational
• Took second in the 1500m run at the Utah Spring Classic
• Ran her first outdoor 5000m race and crossed the finish line with a time of 16:58.09
• Helped DMR team run the fifth-fastest time in school history at Drake Relays (11:29.31)
• Ran leg on 4x800m relay (8:56.30) team that took second at Drake Relays
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened the season at the UW Invite and ran a 9:41.48 in the 3000m
• Set new PRs in the mile (4:52.48) and 3000m (9:34.57) races at the Husky Classic
• Posted a top-25 finish in the 3000m race at the Ken Shannon Invitational
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2022 Cross Country:
• Ran in five meets on the year, including all three championship races
• Opened the season as the sixth finisher for Utah with time of 22:11.4 while the team swept the podium
• Posted a 21:49.8 at the stacked Nuttycombe Invitational as Utah’s seventh finisher
• Set a PR mark of 20:11.4 at the Pac-12 Championships to help Utah take second after losing the tiebreaker with Colorado
• Helped Utah garner its first automatic qualifier at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 21:39.5 as Utah’s sixth runner
• Member of the Utah squad that helped lead the Utes to their best finish ever at NCAA Championships with a 12th-place finish in Stillwater
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Saw action in five meets in her first season with the Utes and recorded a pair of top-3 finishes
• Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 1500m at the UVU Collegiate Invitational with a time of 4:38.10 (aa)
• Followed up with a runner-up finish at the Weber State Spring Classic in the 1500m (4:26.31 aa)
• Posted a PR in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 4:31.67
• Competed in the 1500m at Drake Relays and Pac-12 Championships to close out the season
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021 Cross Country:Â
• Set a PR in the 6k for her first race as a Ute, crossing the finish line at 21:11.6 while Utah claimed the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Clocked in with a 6k time of 22:12.7 against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Posted a time of 22:21.5 for 49th while the Utes posted their best finish at the Pac-12 Championships taking runner-up honors
• Crossed the finish line at 23:38.2 (107th overall) in her first NCAA Regionals meet
2021 Outdoor Track (Furman):
• Did not compete
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Furman):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Furman):
• Only ran at the SoCon Championships, placing 13th in the 5k (18:49.0)
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2020 Outdoor Track (Furman):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Furman):
• Saw action in five meets her first year with six top-10 finishes
• Started the year taking first at the Clemson Opener as part of the DMR squad that ran 12:17.99
• Placed 15th with a personal-best mark of 9:48.83 in the 3k at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Came in third at the Carolina Challenge in the 3k
• Ran a PR time of 5:04.84 in the mile for fourth and took 11th as a member of the 4x400m team at the Samford Bulldog Invite
• Competed in three events at her first SoCon Championships, setting a PR in the 5k (17:39.94) for sixth-place
• Was also ninth in the mile prelims before finishing in 10th in the finals
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2019 Cross Country (Furman):
• Competed in five meets as a freshman for the Paladins with four top-15 finishes – two of which were in the top-5
• Started her collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the 5k (18:32.5) at the Charlotte Cross Country Open
• Took fourth at the Eye Opener Cross Country Festival with a PR time of 18:09.5 in the 5k
• Ran a personal-best time of 21:26.4 in the 6k at the Bill Dellinger Invitational
• Came in 15th at the SoCon Championships
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High School:
• Had an impressive prep career and on the circuit
• Led Rosemount High School to 2016 and 2019 Minnesota 2A runner-up honors in cross countryÂ
• Garnered 2016 Minnesota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year honors
• Was a 2017 2A State Champion in the 3200m
• Claimed three Minnesota 2A State Championships in 2019, winning the 1600m, 3200m and member of the 4x400m relay squad
• Was a 2016 and 2017 Nike Cross Nationals individual finalist as well as a 2016 Footlocker National finalist
• Earned 2019 New Balance All-America honors in the mile
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Personal:
• Daughter of Jeff Peterson and Rachel LaVallie
• Has three younger brothers, Brennen, Boston, Boden, and two younger sisters, Lily and Londyn
• Graduated with a degree in environmental & sustainability studies Spring of 2023
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