University of Georgia Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field Roster

Laurel Sumner
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Brookwood
- Hometown:
- Snellville, Ga.
2016: Cross Country - Was the fifth and final finisher at the 5K UGA Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:35.38 for ninth place...Finished 104th (18:38.9) at the 5K Commodore Classic...Was 109th (23:13.7) at the SEC Championship. Outdoor - Clocked a 10:25.97 for 14th place in the 3000-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite...Finished with runner-up honors in the 5000m at the Georgia Invitational after clocking an 18:05.16. Indoor- Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2015: Cross Country -Was second across the line for the Lady Bulldogs at the 4k Strut's Season Opener, taking seventh (14:46.09)...Finished 129th (18:52.5) at the 5k Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown meet. Outdoor - Posted a season-best time of 4:59.44 for 27th place in the 1500-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
2014: Cross Country- Finished 32nd during her first collegiate meet with a time of 19:54.14 at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational... Was 48th at the 6K Furman Invitational after running a time of 23:37.94... Set a career best time of 19:32.59 after finishing 12th for the Lady Bulldogs (239th overall) at the 5K Greater Louisville Classic... Earned a time of 23:56.20 and finished 24th overall at the 6K Berry Invite. High School: Helped lead Brookwood to 2012 GHSA AAAAAA state cross country title, runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2013 and a third-place finish in 2011...Captured team region titles in both track and cross all four years...Earned Most Valued Freshman, Sophomore and Junior and the Overall Player award in cross and track...Qualified for state as a junior and senior...Team captain as a senior...Personal-best times of 19:11 (cross country 5000), 11:14 (3200), 5:14 (mile) and 2:16 (800)...Scholar-Athlete all four years...Graduated as an Honor Grad and passed 10 AP classes.
Personal: Born October 12, 1995...Daughter of Chad and Leslie Sumner...Sister, Sarah, enrolled at UGA as well...Majoring in Mathematics and Statistics.