Laudenbach collected her first NEC rookie honor following a solid showing at Cleveland State where she registered a trio of times that rank in the top-3 of the conference for those respective events. The Australian native recorded a 2:05.31 in the 200 backstroke that tops all Conference swimmers this season. She also posted a 59.02 in the 100 back and registered a 17:58.04 in the 1,650 free that rank her second and third, respectively, in the NEC.