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2006 Highlights:
• Has started 27 games in left field
• Has scored four runs and stolen two bases
• Ranks ninth on Illinois' all-time stolen base list (17).
2005 Highlights:
• Started the last 14 games for Illinois in right field.
• That came after going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Purdue.
• Batted .302 on the year with a hit in five of her seven starts.
2004 Highlights:
• Scored 11 runs while serving as Illinois' primary pinch runner.
• Stole 6-of-7 bases this season.
• Named to Dean's List
• George Huff Award Winner
2003 Highlights:
• Appeared in 44 games, primarily in a pinch-running role • Has posted five starts, including a 1-for-3 performance vs. South Florida. • Tallied two stolen bases.
High School:
Three-time First-Team All-Mid-Illini selection in softball • Named first team All-Area by the Peoria Journal-Star twice • Helped Washington to the Mid-Illini Conference title in both 2000 and 2001 • Earned all-state recognition in 2001 (second team) and 2002 (first team) by the ICA • Owns school records for most hits in a single season (60) and career (152). • Invited to play in the prestigious Chicago Tribune "Super 60" games • Named Washington High School's Female Athlete of the Year in 2001-2002. • Batted .452 in her career, including a .504 mark with 35 runs scored as a senior • Coached by Clint Reed • Played for NTRA Stealers 18U team (coached by Dee McGrath) for two seasons after playing for the Washington Cobras (coached by Mark Kirk) for seven seasons •Two-time All-Mid Illini selection as a setter in volleyball, earning first team honors in 2001 • Team was 24-6 and won conference championship in 2000 and repeated as conference champs while also winning the regional in 2001 • Led the team in serving percentage in both 2000 (99.6 percent) and 2001 (99.2 percent) • Led Washington in assists and earned team MVP honors in 2001.
Personal:
• Daughter of Larry and Peggy Zobrist• Third oldest of four children • Tenth family member to attend the University of Illinois, following sisters Jill and Lynn and grandfather Harry James Owens • Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, and Physics Club • Named an Illinois State Scholar and to Who's Who Among High School Students.
Getting to know Laura...
Nickname: Z
Career Plans: Work in Public Relations or Advertising
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite TV show: The Real World
I'd like to switch places for a day with...: Coach Freeman
If you weren't playing softball, which sport would you want to play?: Volleyball
Opposing school you look forward to competing against?: Michigan
What could you not go for a month without?: lipgloss
Favorite class: COMM 320: Popular Culture and SPCM 427: Children and the Media
