Bio

With a total of 16 WIAC and four NCAA Division III individual event championships to her credit, Laura (Horejs) Lambert is one of the most heralded distance runners in the history of the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country and women's track & field programs.

Horejs competed in women's cross country at UW-Oshkosh from 1988 to 1991 and in women's indoor and outdoor track & field from 1989-92. During that time the Oshkosh Lourdes High School graduate helped lead the Titans to four NCAA Division III championships and 11 WIAC titles.

In cross country, Horejs was a NCAA Division III All-American three times, with finishes of 10th in 1989, fourth in 1990 and first in 1991. Her national title in 1991 was the first in the history of the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country program. Thanks to Horejs's four-year efforts, UW-Oshkosh finished first in the team standings at the NCAA Division III Championship in 1988 and 1991 and second in 1989 and 1990. 

Running at the WIAC Championship, Horejs took top honors in 1990 and 1991 as the Titans won the league title all four seasons. Horejs also finished third at the WIAC meet in 1989.

In track & field, Horejs helped UW-Oshkosh to NCAA Division III outdoor titles in 1990 and 1991. The Titans also won WIAC indoor titles from 1989-92 and WIAC outdoor championships from 1989-91.

Individually, Horejs' track & field resume contains three national titles, six All-America performances and 14 conference championships. Her listings are headed by 1,500-meter run victories at the 1992 NCAA Division III Indoor and at the 1991 and 1992 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. Horejs's six All-America mentions were also in the 1,500-meter run, with indoor and outdoor efforts in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

Horejs's WIAC Indoor Championship performances include first-place finishes in the 1,000-yard run in 1989; 1,000-meter run in 1990, 1991 and 1992; 1,500-meter run in 1991 and 1992; 3,000-meter run in 1991 and 1992; and the distance medley relay in 1990. At the WIAC Outdoor Championship, Horejs finished first in the 800-meter run in 1989, 1,500-meter run in 1991 and 1992, and in the 3,000-meter run in 1991 and 1992.

Today, nearly 11 years since she last competed for the Titans, Horejs still holds UW-Oshkosh records in the 1,000-meter run, 1,500-meter run and 5,000-meter run indoors and in the 3,000-meter run outdoors.

Following graduation from UW-Oshkosh in 1992, Horejs has worked as a personal trainer for Club West, marketing coordinator for Suburban Electric, sales representative for U.S. Cellular and director of sales for Town & Country Electric, all located in the Fox Valley. 

Horejs currently lives in Winchester with her husband, Dave, who also will be inducted tonight in UW-Oshkosh's Hall of Fame, and children, Valerie and Mitchell. Horejs and her husband's induction mark the first husband-wife membership in UW-Oshkosh's Athletic Hall of Fame.