2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Laurel Moneysmith
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wheaton-Warrenville South
- Hometown:
- Wheaton, IL
Personal Bests (as of June 2023):
Indoor-
1000m: 3:11.33
Mile: 5:09.96
3000m: 10:16.76
5000m: 17:28.43
Outdoor-
1500m: 5:00.38
5000m: 17:52.58
10000m: 37:29.84
XC-
5K: 18:10.8
6K: 22:06.8
TFRRS Profile
2022-23:
Outdoor (Jr.): Appeared at six meets … Placed second at the Warrior Invitational (Apr. 6) in the 1500m with a season best time of 5:01.93 … Finished in sixth place at the Wisconsin Classic with a time of 10:35.24 in the 3K … Had a season best time of 18:15.84 in the 5K at the BIG EAST Championships (May 10-13).
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in four meets, running distance events … Ran a 1000-meter PR of 3:11.33 at the DePaul Alumni Classic on Jan. 20 … Finished 16th at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 24 with a time of 17:44.43.
Cross Country (Jr.): Saw action in five meets … Claimed sixth place in the season opener at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 2) with a time of 18:48.9 … Finished in 17th place with a time of 18:37.2 at the National Catholic Invite (Sept. 16) … At the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 29), She finished in a time of 23:02 to take 55th place … Finished second for MU at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) with a time of 22:35.1, placed 127th overall.
2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Competed in four meets during the outdoor campaign … In the first event of the season, she ran a 5K PR of 17:52.58 at the Wash U Distance Carnival (Apr. 1) … Finished 20th in the 5K at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 13) with a time of 18:24.45.
Indoor (So.): Saw action in four meets competing in distance events … Took first in the 3K at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 4) coming in at a time of 10:22.44 … Clocked a personal best time in the 3K at the St. Valentines Open (Feb. 18) with a time of 10:16.76 ... Recorded a PR of 17:28.43 in the 5K at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25).
Cross Country (So.): Placed 36th with a new personal record of 22:27.2 (6k) at the Redbird Invite (Sept. 17) ... Took 122nd at the Live in Lou Classic (Oct. 2) with a time of 18:19.6 (5k) ... Finished 54th at the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Oct. 15 (6k; 22:06.7) ... Finished third for Marquette and 44th overall at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29 (23:01.6) ... Took 164th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov.12) with a time of 22:55.9 (6k).
2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Outdoor (Fr.): Saw action in five meets, participating in three events (1500m, 5000m and 10,000m) … Claimed third place at EIU Big Blue Classic (April 9).
Indoor (So.): Competed in a pair of events in the 5000m … Claimed pair of top-three finishes.
Cross Country (So.): Finished 52nd at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (March 5) with a time of 22:33.2.
2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in seven meets during her freshman year ... Took seventh in the mile at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) ... Placed third in the 3000m (10:24.30) and set a PR at the Parkside Clasic (Feb. 8) ... Took seventh at the GVSU Big Meet in the 5000m on Feb. 14 with a time of 18:04.84 ... Won the mile at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) with a time of 5:09.96 ... DNF the 5000m at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in four meets during her freshman year... Placed 6th with a time of 19:15.69 (5k) at the Phoenix Open... Placed 21st with a time of 18:26.08 (5k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13th)... Placed 40th with a time of 18:52.09 (5k) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28)... Took 66th place overall with a time of 18:10.8 (5k) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5) ... Took 54th at the BIG EAST Championships with a 6k PR of 24:12.7.
Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times each in track and field and cross country at Wheaton Warrenville South High School under head coach Robert Harvey… Elected team captain for cross country and track and field in her last two years of high school… Four-time state qualifier and a three-time all-conference selection in cross country… 2018 All-State selection in cross country… Two-time state qualifier and a two-time all-conference selection in track and field… All-State selection in the 3200m as a senior in 2019… Helped her cross country team to the conference championship and a sixth-place finish at state as a senior in 2018… Participated on a team that finished in fourth-place cross country state in 2017… Recorded personal-best times of 1:03 (400m), 2:19 (800m), 1600m (5:09) and 10:48 (3200m) in track and field… Her top three-mile cross-country time of 17:00 is the third fastest in school history.
Personal: Born on May 24, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio to Nicole and Gary Moneysmith… Father ran cross country and track at Ohio University… Also has one younger brother, Andrew… Plans on studying biological science at MU.
Championships History (Top-8):
BIG EAST Cross Country Championships
2022-
64th (23:01.3)
2021-
44th (23:01.6; third on MU)
2020-
52nd (22:33.2, fifth on MU)
