Hall of Fame Inductees
- Induction:
- 2013
Pistol 1997-00
Laura Murray was a three-time All-American, two-time individual and national champion and Big Ten Medal of Honor winner for Ohio State pistol from 1997-2000. The pivot point of the emergence of Ohio State pistol, Murray made a commitment to shoot in every event (even those normally shot by males), leading Ohio State to its first open national championship and first women’s national championship in 2000.Murray had a breakout performance at the 1999 NRA National Championships, claiming first-place finishes with the Women’s Sport Pistol and Open Standard Pistol teams as well as posting a first-place finish in Standard Pistol as an ROTC Individual. Additionally, she placed second as an individual in Women’s Sport Pistol and third with the Women’s Air Pistol team.
At the 2000 NRA National Championships, Murray led Ohio State to its first Open and Women’s National Championships, also becoming the first Ohio State student-athlete to capture the Women’s Air Pistol and Women’s Sport Pistol Individual Championships. In addition, she placed first as a member of the Open Free Pistol, Open Standard Pistol, Women’s Air Pistol and Women’s Sports Pistol teams. For the second consecutive year, Murray placed first in Standard Pistol as an ROTC Individual and third as a member of the Women’s Air Pistol team.
For her performances at the 2000 NRA National Championships, Murray earned First Team All-America honors in Standard Pistol and Women’s Sport Pistol and Second Team All-America honors in Women’s Air Pistol.
An Academic All-Big Ten, three-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete and Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor winner, Murray was also an exceptional student, receiving a nursing degree from Ohio State in 2000. A member of the Navy ROTC, Murray was a member of the Anchor and Chain Honor Society (1997-00) and a recipient of the Midshipman Star Award (1997-00). Upon graduation, Murray was employed as a U.S. Navy Nurse Corps Officer, serving as a Staff Nurse in the Medical Surgical Unit (2000-01), Women’s and Children Unit (2001-02) and Postanesthesia Care Unit (2002-04) at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., before moving on to serve as a Staff Nurse in the Medical Surgical Unit (2008-10) at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, N.C.
