University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Laura Espenmiller North was an infielder on the softball team from 1996 to 1999. She was two-time RMAC Player of the Year and was named to the RMAC All-Time Centennial Team.

She also was a three-time RMAC All-Academic selection and NCAA Academic All-American. In 1997, she was a CoSIDA Academic All-American and the RMAC Student Athlete of the Year while, in 1999, was the Lopers Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.

She played on some of the most successful teams in Loper history. During her career, UNK teams were 96-9 in the RMAC, winning the conference title all four years. The Lopers qualified for four NCAA Tournaments. The 1999 team was national runner-up and the 1996 team reached the Final Four.
  Among North's hitting records was a .425 batting average in 1998, third best in history. Other top five school records were runs, doubles, home runs, extra base hits, total bases and runs scored for a season.