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Reetta Laakkonen was a member of the Lewis women’s golf team from 1998-2000. During her tenure with the Flyers, she was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American and two-time All-GLVC. Laakonen was awarded GLVC and NCAA Division II Freshman of the Year in 1998-1999 after leading the program to its first GLVC Championship as a team in 1998. Laakkonen was the individual GLVC Champion after her first-place finish. Laakkonen led Lewis to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship as she finished 12th overall. Reetta’s significant other is Jussi Hohti and has two daughters Meeri and Seela Hohti. Reetta currently serves as a Program Coordinator for Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä, Finland.