Allie McLaughlin

Height:
4-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Air Academy

PERSONAL BESTS

INDOOR

3,000-Meters: 9:23.31 (2010)

OUTDOOR

3,000-Meters: 10:12.00 (2013)

2013: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: McLaughlin raced twice for the Buffs during the outdoor season. She clocked a season-best of 10:12.00 in the 3,000 at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/16) and followed that up by running 10:24.94 at the CU Invite (4/13).

2012: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2011: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2010: Indoor: McLaughlin recorded an NCAA provisional time in the 3,000-meter run at the UW Invitational (1/30), her only race of the season. McLaughlin made her collegiate track debut in quick fashion as she clocked a time of 9:23.31. She placed third overall and was the top collegiate finisher in the race. Amy Hastings won the 3k with a time of 8:58.45 and Jen Rhines was second (8:58.47); both were running unattached. McLaughlin's time was the 18th fastest ever recorded by a Buff and is the second fastest freshman debut. Sara (Gorton) Slattery recorded the fastest mark of 2:11.59 on Feb. 3, 2001 in Lincoln, Neb.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

CROSS COUNTRY: McLaughlin had quite possibly the best freshman season in CU history during the 2009 season. She started off the season by finishing second at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in 20:22, the eighth best time in course history. It was also the second fastest time by a freshman. McLaughlin showed it wasn’t beginner’s luck as she raced to a 10^th-place finish at pre-nats. Two weeks later, she became the first Buff since 2005 to be named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after a runner-up finish at the conference championship. The regional meet saw McLaughlin finish third overall, another impressive race for the frosh. But most notably, McLaughlin led the Buffs at the NCAA Championships as a freshman. She finished fifth overall to earn her first All-American honor and was the top freshman in the race. It was the second best finish for a freshman ever at the meet (Shalane Flanagan was fourth in 2000). McLaughlin did not compete in 2010.

HIGH SCHOOL: McLaughlin ran one year of track and two seasons of cross country while at Air Academy. As a junior, the only season she ran track, McLaughlin also had a lot of success. She won the 2008 state 3,200-meter run title and was the regional champion. McLaughlin was named all-first team in track and cross country by the Colorado Springs Gazette. The Rocky Mountain News named her the Distance Runner of the Year in 2008. She won the Colorado State 5A Cross Country championship by more than a minute as a senior with a PR of 17:04, which doubles as the AAHS and meet record. McLaughlin was undefeated her senior season and set three course records as well as four meet records. Besides winning the state title, she was the conference and regional champion. McLaughlin was named the cross country runner of the year by the Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post and The Colorado Springs Gazette. In addition to those honors, she was named the AAHS Female Athlete of the Year, Sportswomen of Colorado honoree for cross country, Rotary Champions nominee and the Gatorade Colorado Runner of the Year. McLaughlin qualified for the IAAF World Championships after placing fourth at the USA Junior Championships in 2008 and earned All-American honors by placing fifth at the Foot Locker National Championships. She also served as the captain for the cross country and lacrosse teams her senior year. She earned four letters as a member of the lacrosse team that won four conference championships and the state title in 2009. McLaughlin played hockey until her sophomore year of high school. While in high school, she was a member of the National Honor Society, the Principal’s Honor Roll and was named to the Colorado High School Activities Association Academic All-State First Team.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-Meters: 5:13; 3,200-Meters: 10:49.

IN THE CLASSROOM: McLaughlin is majoring in communications and psychology and owns a greater than 3.30 GPA.

PERSONAL: Allison Jordan McLaughlin was born on Oct. 30, 1990 in Dayton, Ohio. She is the daughter of Thomas, who played lacrosse at Michigan State, and Carol McLaughlin of Colorado Springs, Colo. She has one older brother, Andrew. McLaughlin lists snowboarding, wakeboarding, swimming, downhill mountain biking, weightlifting, photography and running with her dogs as her hobbies. She has also volunteered her time baking food in a soup kitchen while in high school.