| Laura Zobrist |
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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 • Ninth 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.
