Prior to SVSU/Personal: Transferred to Saginaw Valley from Kalamazoo Valley Community College... played both softball and volleyball... was named second team all-conference in softball... was awarded the Iron Woman Award and was team captain her sophomore year... was the only player to play every inning of every game... second in the conference with 25 stolen bases... hit .357, had eight homeruns and was 20th in the nation her sophomore year with stolen bases... Prepped at Watervliet High School... was a four year letter winner in basketball, volleyball and softball... also participated in one year of track... was named honorable mention all-conference three times and second Team all-conference in her senior year for softball... awarded hustle award her junior year and all-conference, captain of team and MVP for volleyball her senior year... awarded most improved in her junior year and named second team all-conference and captain of the team in her senior year... qualified for states in track her senior year... was a member of National Honors Society, class Vice President in her freshman and sophomore years, honor roll all four years and all-conference/all-academic all four years... majoring in marketing... daughter of Ron and Cindi McLaughlin... born 3-10-88.