2006-07 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Laura Gjerde
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- High School:
- Louisburg HS
2006 Outdoor: Finished 14th at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 11-5.75 feet … Also cleared 11-5.75 at Kansas Relays, where she finished eighth, and Tom Botts Invitational, where she finished fifth … Placed second at Tulsa Duels with a jump of 10-6.
2006 Indoor: Competed in Pole Vault … Recorded best performance of season at Big 12 Championships, finishing15th by clearing 11-7.75 … Placed 18th at Tyson Invitational, clearing 11-6.50 … Finished 12th at Husker Invitational, clearing 11-4.50 … Placed fourth at Jayhawk Invitational, clearing 10-11.75 … Cleared 10-11.75 for a fourth-place tie at KU/KSU/MU Triangular … Placed 10th at Arkansas Invitational with vault of 10-11.75… Also cleared 10-11.75 at K-State All-Comers, good for sixth.
At Johnson County CC: As a sophomore, was the runner-up in the in the pole vault at NJCAAs … Repeated as the outdoor champion in the pole vault … Named team MVP for the second straight year … Named to the honor roll … As a freshman, was the runner up in the pole vault at the NJCAAs … Outdoor NJCAA Champion … Named team MVP for her efforts.
High School: Won state in the pole vault as a senior … Finished second in the state as a junior, third as a sophomore and eighth as a freshman … As a sophomore, was named the Gatorade Will to Win Athlete of the Year … Lettered all four years in volleyball, basketball and track … Member of the National Honor Society … Was her school’s student council president … Holds her high school’s record in the pole vault and the 4×100 … A member of the honor roll … Recipient of the KC Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal: Born July 17, 1984, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. … Parents are Craig and Amy Gjerde … Majoring in exercise science (pre-dental).