2014: Ran in four races in his final season with the Skyhawks ... His 8K time of 26:28 on Oct. 18, 2014 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open was a career best ... Finished 90th overall at the RMAC Championship race in 29:37.9 on Nov. 8.2013: Laue ran in two races for the Skyhawks, both as an unattached runner ... His first race of the season was the ASU Vigil Open where he recorded an 8K time of 27:34.4 ... Laue posted a season best time of 27:07.1 at the WSCU Mountaineer Open on Oct. 5.
2012: Part of FLC squad that placed 23rd at NCAA Division II National Championships in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17 … Set personal best at 10k distance with time of 33:05.0 (211th place) at NCAA-II Nationals … Ran season-best 8k race with time of 27:37 (54th place) at PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open in Alamosa, Colo., on Sept. 8.
2011: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Competed in three meets for the Skyhawks … His fastest 8k time of the season was 29:17 (20th place amongst non-NCAA Division I runners) at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 1 … Season’s fastest 10k time was 36:50.6 (44th place) at Triton XC Classic in La Jolla, Calif., on Oct. 8.
2010: Among FLC’s top runners throughout the season as a true freshman … Finished third with a time of 28:01.22 at FLC's Tom Strandt Memorial Run on Sept. 17 ... Set personal best at 8k distance (25th place) with a time of 27:30 at Joe I. Vigil Open in Alamosa, Colo., on Sept. 11 ... Ran season-best 10k with a time of 34:22.52 (315th place) at Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 16 ... Injuries hampered Derek in last two races of the season.
CAREER BEST 8K: 26:28.0, Fort Hays State Tiger Open, Victoria, Kan., Oct. 18, 2014
CAREER BEST 10K: 33:05.0, NCAA-II National Championships, Joplin, Mo., Nov. 17, 2012
HIGHSCHOOL: Graduated from Bayfield High School in 2010 … Competed in cross country, basketball and track & field for the Wolverines … All-state in cross country and track & field as a senior… Won regional and league championships in both sports … MVP of cross country and track & field teams … All-conference and all-region in cross country and track & field all four years.
MAJOR: Biology
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Assistant Professor of History Ellen Paul
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: McDonald’s
FAVORITE TV SHOW: How I Met Your Mother
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Kate Beckinsale
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Dallas Cowboys
PARENTS: Darrell and Cindy Laue
Derek Laue’s career cross country results
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DATE | MEET | SITE | DIST | TIME | PLACE |
| 11-8-14 | RMAC Championships | Gunnison, Colo. | 8K | 29:37.90 | 90th |
| 10-18-14 | Fort Hays State Tiger Open | Hays, Ks. | 8K | 26:28.00 | 133rd |
| 9-27-14 | Roy Griak Invite | Minneapolis, Minn | 8K | 29:19.9 | 189th |
| 9-6-14 | ASU Joe Vigil Open | Alamosa, Colo. | 8K | 28:12.90 | 31th |
| 10-5-13 | WSCU Mountaineer Open | Gunnison, Colo. | 8K | 27:07.1* | 25th |
| 9-7-13 | PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open | Alamosa, Colo. | 8K | 27:34.4* | 32nd |
11-17-12 | NCAA-II National Championships | Joplin, Mo. | 10K | 33:05.0 | 211th |
11-3-12 | NCAA-II South Central Regionals | Denver, Colo. | 10K | 35:31 | 71st |
10-20-12 | RMAC Championships | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 8K | 28:19.9 | 58th |
9-14-12 | Southwest Cross Country Challenge | Durango, Colo. | 8K | 28:53.9 | 9th |
9-8-12 | PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open | Alamosa, Colo. | 8K | 27:37 | 54th |
10-8-11 | Triton XC Classic | La Jolla, Calif. | 10K | 36:50.6 | 44th |
10-1-11 | Rocky Mountain Shootout | Boulder, Colo. | 8K | 29:17 | 20th |
9-16-11 | Tom Strandt Memorial Run | Durango, Colo. | 8K | 30:15 | 11th |
11-20-10 | NCAA Central Regionals | Wayne, Neb. | 10K | 38:16.67 | 119th |
11-6-10 | RMAC Championships | Las Vegas, N.M. | 8K | 28:18 | 59th |
10-16-10 | Chile Pepper Invitational | Fayetteville, Ark. | 10K | 34:22.52 | 315th |
10-2-10 | Rocky Mountain Shootout | Boulder, Colo. | 8K | 27:48 | 102nd |
9-17-10 | Tom Strandt Memorial Run | Durango, Colo. | 8K | 28:01.22 | 3rd |
9-11-10 | Joe I. Vigil Open | Alamosa, Colo. | 8K | 27:30 | 25th |
* Competed as an unattached runner
