He’s a Star Runner and a Budding Doctor

Meet recent ENG alum and current Chobanian & Avedisian medical student Aksel Laudon, who balances a star track and cross country career with an equally intense course schedule. “Good is not in Aksel Laudon’s vocabulary,” one coach says. “It’s about being great. It’s about being elite, and that spans everything he does.”

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Man wearing red BU bib running in green path surrounded by spectators
Aksel Laudon (ENG’22, CAMED’26) flashes the arched “Boston” as he crosses the finish line first at the 2022 Battle in Beantown Open 5K, with a time of 15:32. Laudon, a second year medical student, is in his final season of competition with the BU cross country team. Photo by Matt Woolverton