Hall of Fame
Eric Laughlin, a native of Clarion, Pennsylvania, is one of the most decorated distance runners in Slippery Rock history, earning six career All-America accolades in the combined sports of cross country and track and field. He placed in the top 10 in the PSAC championships and NCAA regional meet in all four years of cross country and earned three All-America finishes, including a sixth place finish at nationals his sophomore year when he helped Slippery Rock to its highest team finish ever at nationals with a sixth place showing. On the track, Laughlin won the PSAC titles in the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run as a sophomore and went on to place fifth in the 5,000m at nationals for his first career All-America honor on the track. He would add All-PSAC finishes in the 1,500m and the 5,000m in each of the next two years and would finish sixth in the 5,000m at nationals as a junior and senior to round out his six All-America honors.
