Laura

Berg

Quick Facts

• Favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn
• I love to go to the movies
• I have a twin sister named Randi
• We also have two brothers named Greg and Geoff
• I’m deathly afraid of snakes
• I don’t like chocolate or cookies
• I love to make people laugh and some consider me the biggest practical jokester on the team
• Once pranked sitting President George W. Bush at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Career Highlights

• 2007 Pan American Games Gold Medalist; Had a .600 batting average with one RBI and three runs scored
• 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist; Had a .471 batting average with three RBI and five runs scored
• 1999 Pan American Games Gold Medalist; Had a .385 batting average with six RBI and six runs scored

Olympic Experience

• 4-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 1 silver)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (Team - Women)
• Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
• Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (Team - Women)
• Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (Team - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2006 – gold (Team - Women)
• Years of participation: Team - Women 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
• Medals: 4 (4 gold)
• Gold – 2006 (Team - Women); 2002 (Team - Women); 1998 (Team - Women); 1994 (Team - Women)

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COLLEGIATE HONORS

1998: NFCA First Team All-American...NCAA WCWS Champion...First Team All-WAC

1997: NFCA First Team All-American...First Team All-WAC

1995: NFCA First Team All-American...First Team All-WAC

1994: NFCA Third Team All-American...First Team All-WAC