Hall of Fame
Linda (Zeman) Laktasic is the first woman to be inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame as an athlete. Laktasic was the first Macalester female athlete to receive All-America honors, earning that distinction three times in cross country and three more times in track. In cross country, Laktasic placed 12th nationally in 1980 and 1981, and in 1983 she finished fourth. As a senior, she joined with teammate Julia Kirtland to place first and second at the NCAA Central Regionals. Her best national finishes were a pair of third-place efforts in track and field, both at 10,000 meters. She also produced a fifth-place national finish in the 5,000 meter run.
Following graduation, Laktasic quickly became a nationally competitive marathoner, winning the elite Houston Marathon in 1988 and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials twice. Laktasic received an MBA from the University of New Mexico in 1991 and is an executive assistant at Cell Robotics in Albuquerque.
