Laura Gerraughty

Laura Gerraughty (born July 29, 1983 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is an American former shot putter.

Laura began throwing as a sophomore in high school in her hometown of Nashua, New Hampshire. She went on to represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the shot, discus, hammer, and weight throws under event coach Brian Blutreich and head coach Dennis Craddock. Gerraughty holds school records in each of these events. She holds a combined 13 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships individual event titles in these events, as well as 10 NCAA Division I All-America honors.

She finished fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile and won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. She then competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

Her personal best throw is 19.15 metres, achieved in March 2004 at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships. This is the farthest throw by any NCAA Division I female shot putter, indoors or outdoors. In that same year, Laura also won the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships, and the USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships (the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials).

Following her collegiate career, Laura competed briefly for Nike, Inc., representing the company at the 2005 USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships. Her career was later ended due to injury. She went on to coach the throws for her alma mater for two seasons.

Laura Gerraughty, now Laura Ekstrand, lives with her family in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	15.71 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	16.62 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	17.33 m
2004	NACAC U-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	17.32m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	26th	16.47 m

References

Laura Gerraughty profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in women's shot put

1923-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Bertha Christophel 1924: Ester Behring 1925–28: Lillian Copeland 1929–30: Rena MacDonald 1931: Lillian Copeland 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Catherine Rutherford 1934: Not held 1935: Rena MacDonald 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Margaret Bergmann 1938–41: Catherine Fellmeth 1942: Ramona Harris 1943: Frances Gorn 1944: Dorothy Dodson 1945: Frances Kaszubski 1946–47: Dorothy Dodson 1948: Frances Kaszubski 1949: Amelia Bert 1950: Frances Kaszubski 1951: Amelia Bert 1952: Amelia Bert & Janet Dicks 1953: Amelia Bert 1954: Lois Testa 1955: Wanda Wejzgrowicz 1956–62: Earlene Brown 1963: Sharon Sheppard 1964: Earlene Brown 1965–66: Lynn Graham 1967–68: Maren Seidler 1969–71: Lynn Graham 1972–79: Maren Seidler

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Maren Seidler 1981: Denise Wood 1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) 1983: Denise Wood 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) 1985–87: Ramona Pagel 1988: Connie Price 1989: Ramona Pagel 1990: Connie Price 1991: Ramona Pagel 1992: Connie Price-Smith

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–2000: Connie Price-Smith 2001: Seilala Sua 2002: Teri Steer 2003: Kristin Heaston 2004: Laura Gerraughty 2005: Kristin Heaston 2006: Jillian Camarena 2007: Kristin Heaston 2008–09: Michelle Carter 2010: Jillian Camarena 2011: Michelle Carter 2012: Jillian Camarena-Williams 2013–16: Michelle Carter

Notes	Since 1992, the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

2004 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie

Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. G. Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Adam Nelson Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz

Women's track & road athletes	Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Johnson Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison Kate O'Neill Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams

Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Stacy Dragila Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Hill Chaunté Howard Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Pérez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller

Coaches	—

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