Bison Athletic Hall of Fame
Laura Hermanson Januszewski
- Induction:
- 2026
- Class:
- 2009
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Two-time Division I All-American in the 800-meter run during the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons...Had the highest Division I NCAA Championship finish in Bison women’s track and field history, placing second in the 800 meters after a seventh-place finish indoors...12-time Summit League champion (six individual events, six relays) in two years as a league member...2008 Summit League Indoor Athlete of the Year...Two-time All-Summit League cross country performer...2009 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and NCAA Woman of the Year semifinalist...Two-time Academic All-American, second team in 2008 and first team in 2009...Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic award winner...Qualified for the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials...Eight-time indoor Summit League champion, twice in the 800 meters with times of 2:14.30 and 2:18.80, twice in the mile with times of 5:01.19 and 5:43.68, twice in the 4x400 relay, and twice in the distance medley relay...Four-time outdoor Summit League champion...Won the 800 meters (2:14.21), the 1500 meters (4:41.06) and the 4x400 relay (3:42.50) in 2009 and the 4x400 relay (3:45.32) in 2008...Set seven individual records and four relay records at NDSU...Indoors, set school records in the 300m, 600m, mile and distance medley relay, and still ranks first in the 800 meters (2:04.44 in 2009)...Outdoors, set school records in the 800m, 1500m, sprint medley relay, distance medley relay, and still holds NDSU’s top times in the 4x800 relay (8:34.14 in 2008) and 4x1600 relay (19:49.83 in 2008).
Two-time Division I All-American in the 800-meter run during the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons...Had the highest Division I NCAA Championship finish in Bison women’s track and field history, placing second in the 800 meters after a seventh-place finish indoors...12-time Summit League champion (six individual events, six relays) in two years as a league member...2008 Summit League Indoor Athlete of the Year...Two-time All-Summit League cross country performer...2009 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and NCAA Woman of the Year semifinalist...Two-time Academic All-American, second team in 2008 and first team in 2009...Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic award winner...Qualified for the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials...Eight-time indoor Summit League champion, twice in the 800 meters with times of 2:14.30 and 2:18.80, twice in the mile with times of 5:01.19 and 5:43.68, twice in the 4x400 relay, and twice in the distance medley relay...Four-time outdoor Summit League champion...Won the 800 meters (2:14.21), the 1500 meters (4:41.06) and the 4x400 relay (3:42.50) in 2009 and the 4x400 relay (3:45.32) in 2008...Set seven individual records and four relay records at NDSU...Indoors, set school records in the 300m, 600m, mile and distance medley relay, and still ranks first in the 800 meters (2:04.44 in 2009)...Outdoors, set school records in the 800m, 1500m, sprint medley relay, distance medley relay, and still holds NDSU’s top times in the 4x800 relay (8:34.14 in 2008) and 4x1600 relay (19:49.83 in 2008).