Laura Zimmer
Laura Zimmer
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Billings, MT
  • High School:
    Billings
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Economics and Psychology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



TFRRS Results

At CMS
Ranks No. 5 in CMS history in the 800 meters (2:13.00) and No. 7 in the 1500 meters (4:34.53). 

2022-23 (Junior)
All-SCIAC (1500 meters) ...
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Came in second place in the 1500 meters at the SCIAC Championships to earn all-league honors for the second straight season ... Ran a 4:43.97 in the finals to take second, after a limited spring schedule which saw her compete in only three outdoor meets ... Took first in the 1000 at the CMS Outdoor Indoor Distances Meet ... Had a PR in the mile indoors at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite (5:00.82) ... Second-Team All-SCIAC Cross Country in the fall ... Part of the seven-runner contingent for CMS that competed at NCAA Regionals and Nationals ... Finished 17th at the SCIAC Championships to earn second-team all-league honors for the second year in a row.

2021-22 Track and Field (Sophomore)
NCAA Qualifier (1500 meters) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (800, 1500, 4x400 Relay) ... All-SCIAC (1500) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... 
Earned an NCAA qualification in the 1500 with a 4:34.53 at the Redlands Final Qualifier ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Championships ... Earned All-SCIAC honors with a third-place finish in the 1500 (4:40.32), while also finishing fourth in the 800 (2:17.76) to help CMS to the team title ... Had a PR of 2:13.00 in the 800 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational to move into fifth all-time at CMS ... Won the 1500 at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual and the 800 at the third ... Also took first in the 800 at the CMS Outdoor Indoor Distance Challenge meet in the first outdoor meet of the year.  

2021 Cross Country (Sophomore)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... Part of the seven-runner contingent that represented CMS at regionals and nationals, earning the highest-ever team finish in program history as the national runner-up ... Earned 12th place at the SCIAC Championships in 22:35.0 to earn second-team all-league honors ... Followed up with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals in 22:50.6, earning all-region distinction ... Ran a 22:40.3 at nationals to earn a 137th place finish ... Captured 12th place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in 22:40.7 ... Had a PR for a 6K at the UC Riverside Invitational, finishing in 21:30.7 ... Ran a 19:18.0 in a 5K to come in 33rd place at the Mark Covert Classic.  

2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ...
Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Billings High School in Montana, where she was a member of the track and field team ... Finished sixth in the 2019 State Championships in the 800 meters as a junior, as well as ninth in the 400 meters and 14th in the 1600  meters ... Finished third in the Eastern AA Divisional Championships in the 800. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she has a dual major in economics and psychology.  


News Mentions

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CMS Women's Track and Field Edges Redlands By 6.5 Points for Seventh Straight SCIAC Title

LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team faced a tough challenge from Redlands to keep its streak of consecutive...

May 1, 2023

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Brooke Simon Breaks SCIAC Pole Vault Record on First Day of League Championships

LA VERNE, Calif. - Brooke Simon became the first pole vaulter in SCIAC history to clear four meters to highlight the performance of the Claremont-...

April 29, 2023

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CMS Women's Track and Field Goes 3-0 at SCIAC Multi-Dual

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned wins over Pomona-Pitzer, Occidental and Chapman as it improved...

April 1, 2023

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Seven Athenas Capture All-West Region Honors for Indoor Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seven members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned All-West Region honors for indoor season from...

March 7, 2023

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Brooke Simon Wins Pole Vault at Whitworth Invitational for CMS Women's Track and Field

SPOKANE, Wash. - Brooke Simon earned first place at the Whitworth Invitational Indoor Track and Field meet with a vault of 12'6.25" (3.82...

February 11, 2023

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Women's Track and Field Picked First in SCIAC Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team was picked to finish first in the SCIAC in a preseason vote of the...

February 9, 2023

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Women's Track and Field Takes Team Title at OIDFE Challenge

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team took first place at the OIDFE Challenge at Burns Track Complex in its...

January 28, 2023