Laura Ring Class: Junior Hometown: Twin Lakes, Wis. High School: Wilmot Union Height: 5-8 Event: Distance

Cross Country
2008: Took 16th at the league championships in a personal-best 19:10 ... scored at two more meets, including the Bradley Classic where she was the fourth Panther finisher. 2007: Competed in three races on the year, factoring in the team's top seven each time ... took 30th as UWM's seventh runner at the league meet ... scored at the UIC Home Opener, taking 52nd as the fifth Panther finisher. 2006: Finished 38th at the league championship with a season-best 5k time of 21:04 ... competed at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 192nd.

Track
• 2008 League Indoor/Outdoor 800m Champion
• 2007/08 League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2007 Indoor /Outdoor 800m, 2008 Distance Medley, 2008 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)

2008 Indoor: Won league titles in the 800m and with the 4x400m relay at the league meet ... also earned all-league second-team honors with the distance medley relay ... won the unseeded 800m at the Iowa State Classic ... named the league athlete of the week following the meet ... took second in only running of the 400m of the season at the UWM Panther Tune-Up. Outdoor: Ran at the NCAA Regional, taking 19th in the 800m with a personal-best 2:10.46 ... captured league title in the 800m and earned an all-league second-team award in the 4x400m relay at the league championships ... competed at the NCAA Mideast Regional, taking 19th in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:10.46, the third-best time in school history ... her time was also the fastest by a sophomore in school history. 2007 Indoor: Earned all-league second team honors as runner-up in the 800m at the league meet ... won the 800m at the UW-Whitewater Invite ... was second at the Tadd Metzger Invite ... at the UWM Double Dual, placed third in the 400m. Outdoor: Was second at the league meet in the 800m, running the fourth-best 800m time in school history ... won the 800m at the Warrior Invite ... took fifth in the event at the Big Blue Classic and Kip Janvrin Open ... ran with school-record sprint medley relay at Drake Relays.

Personal
Born in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... formerly Laura Brown, is married to Jon Ring ... sister, Shannon Brown, is a freshman on the UWM cross country and track & field teams.