Wall of Fame
A four-year wrestling letter winner, Laurent finished 124-27 in his career with 50 wins by fall. His 124 victories ranks seventh in school history. Laurent won three (2008-10) NCAA Division III Championships at 285-pounds, one of two wrestlers in national history to win three titles in the heavyweight division. Fellow UWL Wall of Fame member Ryan Allen (2004-06) also captured three national crowns. Laurent went 12-2 in four national championship appearances.
Laurent won four (2007-10) WIAC Championships and was named to the WIAC All-Time Team. Selected the 2010 WIAC Wrestler of the Year, Laurent is one four wrestlers in league history to win four titles at 285-pounds. He was named to the 2020 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Hall of Fame Class.
A two-year team captain at UWL, Laurent was voted one of eight winners of the 2011 NCAA Today's Top VIII Award. The Today's Top VIII Award recognizes student-athletes for their success on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. Named the 2008 UWL Biochemistry Student of the Year, Laurent was voted to the 2009 and 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team and selected the 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for the College Division Men's At-Large Team. He received the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship from 2005-09 while being a four-time selection to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Laurent was named the 2010 WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete for wrestling.
UWL won four (2007-10) WIAC Championships during Laurent's tenure with the team while recording top-three finishes at four NCAA Division III Championships. The Eagles were second at the national meet in 2008 and 2010 and placed third in 2007 and 2009.
Laurent earned his bachelor's degree from UWL in 2010 with a dual major in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree.
