Following a highly successful coaching tenure at Oregon’s Lake Oswego High School, Laura Caldwell joined her husband on the Furman staff in 2010. 

The former 800m school record holder at Florida State provides additional guidance for the Paladin middle and long distance runners. 

After graduating from Florida State with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree, Caldwell excelled as a professional distance runner, winning the Racing South road racing Grand Prix series four times, qualifying for the US Olympic Marathon Trials twice, and winning US National Masters championships at 5,000m and the Half Marathon. Among her many accomplishments, she placed among the top ten at Atlanta’s famous Peachtree Road Race three times, won the 1992 Seattle Marathon, and earned three silver medals at the World Masters Games in 1997 (1500m and 5000m on the track and over 8K cross country). 

At Lake Oswego Caldwell’s girls’ cross country teams qualified annually for the Oregon 6A State meet.  She coached the state runnerup in the 1500m (2009) and 3000m (2009 and 2010).  She also coached the Lakers to a sub 10:00 clocking in the 4x800m.