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2019-20 Loyola Track & Field Roster

Laura Bestul

  • Class Senior
  • High School Eastview
  • Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.

Biography

2019-20: Did not compete.

2018-19: Did not compete.

2017-18: Opened indoor season with a 10th-place finish (5:18.40) in the mile run at the John Tierney Classic ... Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay to a third-place finish (4:14.71) at the Windy City Rumble ... Turned in a season-best 5:08.63 (30th) in the mile run ... Put points on the board at the MVC Indoor Championships with Loyola's Distance Medley Relay (6th; 12:25.51) ... Took eighth (2:22.07) in the 800m run at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Picked up victories in both the 800m run (2:19.48) and 4x400m relay (4:01.02) at the Benedictine Invitational. 

2016-17: Made collegiate track & field debut at the Windy City Rumble, where she finished third (2:19.63) in the 800m run ... Saw action in both the 600m dash (26th; 1:38.22) and 800m run (51st; 2:20.43) at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Contributed to the team score at the MVC Indoor Championships as a member of the distance medley relay (8th; 12:35.95) ... Took fifth (2:18.65) in the 800m run at the outdoor season-opening Stan Lyons Invitational ... Shaved a second off of that time en route to a third-place finish (2:17.39) at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Posted season-best 1,500m time of 4:39.67 (12th) in a preliminary heat at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 

High School: Four-time state qualifier ... Three-time All-State selection ... Three-time All-Conference honoree ... Holds Eastview High School record in the 800m (2:13.14) ... Two-time All-State Academic selection.

Bestul's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
600m (I) 1:38.22 SPIRE D1 Invitational 2017
800m (I) 2:19.63 Windy City Rumble 2017
Mile (I) 5:08.63 GVSU Big Meet 2018
800m (O) 2:17.39 Kip Janvrin Open 2017
1,500m (O) 4:39.67 MVC Championships 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2018-19Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2019-20Senior

    Mid-Distance