University of South Alabama Athletics

2016-17: Outdoor  — Won the Jaguar Classic’s 1,500m with a time of 4:32.08, as well as the women’s 800m (2:14.18) … Placed eighth in the War Eagle Invitational’s 1,500m (4:35.79) … Placed seventh in the Tiger Track Classic’s 800m with a time of 2:13.15.   Indoor — Earned two bronze medals at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships placing third in the women's 3,000m (9:55.28) and the women's mile (4:55.25) ... Tied the South Alabama all-time record for the women's mile at the Music City Challenge with a time of 4:50.90, placing 10th in the event ... Placed third at the South Alabama Invitational in the women's 800m (2:15.00) ... Placed 14th in the women's 3,000m with a 9:56.30-minute time at the Vanderbilt Invitational. XC — Finished 29th at the NCAA South Regional after capturing fourth place at the Sun Belt Conference Championships crossing the line in 17:52 to earn first-team all-league honors … Won the Azalea City Classic with a time of 21:44 … Recorded a top-15 performance at the Alabama Crimson Classic and finished in the top-30 at the Greater Louisville Classic.

2015-16: Outdoor — Set the school record in the 1,500-meter run at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational, posting a 4:24.50 mark to finish fifth in the race ... Was second-team all-Sun Belt Conference in the event after crossing the line in second with a time of 4:30.53 at the league championship ... Had a time of 4:26.86 at the distance for a top-20 finish at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Recorded a  ninth place finish in the 1,500 meters at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (4:33.32) and was among the top-25 at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4:30.21) ... Had season-best 2:14.64 time in the 800-meter run at the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn while finishing 15th in the event at the Alabama Relays with a mark of 2:16.76. Indoor — Earned third-team all-league honors after placing third in the mile (4:59.37) and crossed the line seventh in the 3,000-meter run (10:03.58) ... Came in second in the mile run at the Jaguar Invitational with a mark of 4:53.52 which ranks fourth on USA’s all-time performance list, finishing eighth as well in the 800 meters with a 2:17.75 time ... Recorded a second-place finish with a 9:58.15 mark in the 3,000-meter run that stands sixth on the school’s all-time performance list ... Also moved into fifth on the performance list in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.59 at the Samford Invitational. XC — Was second-team all-Sun Belt Conference after coming in sixth at the league championship, recording an 18:13.6 time to help the Jaguars claim the team title ... Earned a top-80 finish at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 22:04.85 over 6,000 meters ... Finished 50th individually — helping South to a sixth-place result in the team standings — at the Crimson Classic, finishing with an 18:09.2 mark ... Posted a time of 18:15.85 in the 5,000-meter race at the Greater Louisville Classic.

2014: Outdoor — Placed among the top-15 in the 800m (2:17.38) and 1,500m (4:46.67) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Finished fifth in the 800-meter run with career-best time of 2:14.58 at the War Eagle Invitational hosted by Auburn ... Had a season-best time (4:38.86) in the 1,500 meters, good for a top-10 finish at the Tiger Track Classic ... Came in third in the 800-meter run at the Battle of I-65 (2:18.86) and was fourth in the event at the South Alabama Invitational (2:17.00) ... Recorded a 1,500-meter time of 4:40.34 to place fourth in the race at the War Eagle Invitational. Indoor — Won the 3,000 meters at the MTSU Valentine's Invitational after finishing the race in a career-best 10:03.78 ... Was sixth in the mile at the league championship with a time of 4:59.16 and finished among the top-15 in the 3,000-meter run with a 10:10.55 mark ... Posted a season-best 4:57.64 for a fifth-pace finish in the mile run at the Samford Invitational ... Crossed the line in fourth in the mile and was 10th in the 800-meter run at the UAB Vulcan Invite.

High School: Lettered in track & field and netball for four years at Paarl Gymnasium High School in Western Cape, South Africa … Left program holding the high school record for the 800-meter and 1500-meter … Placed third in the South African School Championships and the South African Club Championships in the 1500-meter.

Personal: Full name is Laura Labuschigne … Born March 22, 1996, in Cape Town, South Africa … Daughter of Pierre and Hannelie Labuschainge… Youngest sibling of Casper and Ria … Favorite movie is “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” … Favorite sports team is Die Sprinhbokke … Favorite athlete is Tanya Peckham … Favorite music artist is Lana Del Rey … Has been involved in many charities … Enjoys reading and writing in her spare time.

Major: Psychology