Laura Docherty's ninth-place finish highlighted Minnesota's efforts.
2012 • Sophomore Season: The team's No. 1 runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 78th with a time of 20:37.6 • an All-Midwest Region performer, leading the team with an eight-place finish at the region meet (20:47.87) • the Gophers' second runner at the Big Ten Championships (26th overall, 21:00.7) • posted her best time of the season, 20:30, in finishing 55th (second on the team) at the Wisconsin adidas Invite • finished 12th (No. 2 on the team) at the Griak Invitational (21:38.5) • won the SDSU Classic • second at the Oz Memorial • ran in seven races total • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Raced in seven meets • posted 21:30 at the 2011 NCAA Championships, finishing third among her Gopher teammates • raced the Midwest Regional Meet in 21:49.69, good for third on the team and 12th overall • achieved her season PR at the Big Ten Championships running 20:49, placing second on the team and 19th in the Big Ten • ran second-best for the team at the Wisconsin Adidas 6K with a 21:26 • finished third for the Gophers and fourth overall running 17:36.3 at the SDSU Invite • competed at the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing in Minnesota's third position at 21:36.0 • placed fourth on the team and fourth overall at the Oz Memorial
High School: a 2010 graduate of Maple Grove High School• member of the 4x800 relay team that shatterd the school record by 30 seconds as a freshman• ran a 5:02 mile in her sophomore year• also played soccer for five years and was team captain• graduated with high honors• member of NHS• honor roll.
Personal: born on September 29, 1991•majoring in Marketing with a minor in Spanish• daugther of Jim and Eileen Kayfes• has one brother Ryan who played hockey at Bentley College• enjoys shopping, baking, soccer and laying out.
