Laura Rapp

Class:
Senior
High School:
Heritage
Hometown:
Lynchburg, Va.

2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Rapp[apos]s Personal Bests
800m: 2:19.06 (Indoor); 2:17.71 (Outdoor)
1500m: 4:44.49
Mile: 5:08.44
2012 Indoor and Outdoor
Did not compete during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2011 Outdoor
Specialized in the 1500m run during the season, setting a new personal-best time of 4:44.49 at the Auburn Invitational en route to an 11th-place finish ... Finished fifth in the event at the Raleigh Relays in a time of 4:44.72 ... Placed sixth in the 1500m at the Vertklasse Meeting, crossing the finish line in 4:48.65 ... Also competed in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Open to start the season, finishing 20th overall with a time of 4:50.50 ... Raced in the 800m once during the season, finishing in 2:19.62 at the Auburn Invitational to place 19th overall. 2011 Indoor
Raced in one meet during the season as a member of the 4x800m relay team that claimed seventh place at the Hokie Invite in a time of 9:54.98. 2010 Outdoor
Did not compete during the outdoor season. 2010 Indoor
Member of 4x800m relay team that placed fifth with a time of 9:27.88 at the Hokie Invitational in January of 2010 ... Ran season best of 2:19.06 in the 800m race at the 2010 NY Armory Duals. 2009 Outdoor
Had very successful season for the Deacons in the mid-distance events ... Ran a season-best 800m in 2:17.71 at the Auburn Tiger Classic, finishing 14th ...Competed in both the 1,500m and 800m runs at the ACC Championship ... Took 13th in the 1,500m with a time of 4:52.61 and ran a 2:20.64 in the prelims of the 800m. 2009 Indoor
Competed as a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that finished second at the NY Armory Duals ... Was also a member of the DMR team that took fourth at the ACC Championships in a time of 11:40.28 ... Finished fourth in the mile at the Carolina Classic with a time of 5:09.60 ... Had a season-best mile time of 5:08.44 at the Virginia Tech Elite where she finished 13th ... Ran the 1,000m at the Hokie Invite in 3:00.26, finishing in seventh and took 13th in the 800m (2:22.03) at the same meet ... Ran a season best 800m of 2:19.33 at the NY Armory Duals. Background
All-America selection in 2008 for indoor 800-meter run and in 2007 for Outdoor Emerging Elite Mile ... Won 15 district titles and 10 region titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track ... Three-time individual state champion in the 2008 indoor 1000-meter run, the 2008 outdoor 800-meter run and the 2007 Virginia Cross Country meet ... Named the District Cross Country Runner of the Year for 2007 and 2006 ... Earned 14 letters from Heritage High School, including four in cross country, four in soccer, three in indoor track and three in outdoor track ... Outdoor track team was Region 3 Champion in 2008 and District Champion in 2007 ... Named all-district and all-region for soccer in 2007 and 2008 ... Wendy Drumheller Memorial Award winner ... Graduated from the Central Virginia Governor[apos]s School for Science and Technology and Heritage High School ... Co-valedictorian with a GPA of 4.55 ... Recipient of the Harvard Book Award, Wellesley Book Award, National Audubon Society Biology Award and the 2008 History Award ... National Honor Society member. Personal
Full name is Laura Gray Rapp ... Born on Oct. 9, 1989 ... Daughter of Chip and Christie Rapp ... Majoring in Health and Exercise Science. Up Close with Laura
My favorite part about living in North Carolina is...Having mountains AND a beach within driving distance.
My typical pre-race meal is...Cereal.
I would never...Buy a pet fish. Boring...
My favorite restaurant is...Simply Yummy.
If I could switch places with anyone for a day, it would be...Taylor Swift. I[apos]m a huge fan.
Before graduation, I hope to...Check everything off of my bucket list...everything.
A track event I have never competed in but would like to try is...Steeplechase.
The best class I have had at Wake Forest was...Developmental Psych with Dr. Best.