Oregon’s Laura Roesler named Academic All-American Second Team

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

Oregon track and field senior Laura Roesler was named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-American Second Team Thursday afternoon.

This is the second academic honor Roesler has received this season after she was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

The middle distance runner from Fargo, North Dakota graduated this year with a 3.54 GPA in psychology. In addition to her accomplishments in the classroom, Roesler had a fantastic season on the track, winning both the indoor and outdoor 800 championships.

Roesler leaves Oregon as the most decorated All-American in track and field history with 17 honors.

Fans can see Roesler compete this weekend at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, California.

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