Laura Combs

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Wichita High School East
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

Spring 2014
All-Big 12 Second Team … Team Captain ... Voted Most Inspirational by her teammates ... CRCA Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team … C-USA Academic Medal … C-USA Honor Roll ... Stroke seat for the 2V8 at the NCAA Championship, helping the 2V8 to a No. 18 finish ... Stroke seat for the Big 12 champion 2V8, finishing first in 7:35.24 … Stroke seat for the C-USA second place 2V8, finishing in 6:43.76 Competed in the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational … Competed in the 2V8 at the Lake Natoma Invitational, taking first place over Kansas and Sacramento State.

Spring 2013
CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-Big 12 … C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Competed in OU’s first-ever NCAA Championships in the second varsity eight, helping OU to a 17th-place finish … Took first place in the second varsity eight final, helping OU win its first C-USA Championship … Won the second varsity eight race on the way to the Sooners’ Big 12 Championship title … Won two races in the varsity eight at the OU Invitational … Swept all four races in the varsity eight boat to help OU win the Longhorn Invitational … Earned Big 12 Boat of the Week honors for Longhorn Invite performance.

Spring 2012
Named to the Conference USA Academic Honor Roll ... Finished first in all four races in the novice eight at the OU Invitational ... Placed second twice in the novice eight at the Longhorn Invitational ... Finished second to Minnesota in the novice eight at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Rowed to a second place finish to Ohio State in the novice eight at Michigan ... Placed first in the third varsity eight at the Big 12 Championship ... Finished third in the second varsity eight at the Conference USA Championship.

High School
Lettered in Cross Country for four years ... Cross Country Team Captain for two years ... State Cross Country Qualifier for three years ... 2010 National Merit Scholar ... Valedictorian ... Spanish Club ... National Honor Society ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal
Daughter of Charlene Combs ... two siblings, Kevin and Brett ... majoring in environmental sustainability.