Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012)
Nebraska Class A State Champion (3,200-meters, 2010)
Nebraska Class A Honorable-Mention All-State (Softball, 2010)
2012 (Outlook)
Lincoln native Sarah Larson will continue the process of learning collegiate cross country during her sophomore season. Larson, who did not compete in cross country at Lincoln Northeast High School, will be looked upon to be a top-five runner for NU, after performing at a high level in 2011.
2011 (Freshman)
Larson competed in three meets in her true freshman season at Nebraska on her way to her first cross country letter. Although Larson did not compete in cross country in high school, her experience as a distance runner in track and field helped ease the transition to the longer distances of collegiate cross country.
Larson opened her freshman campaign with a top-10 finish at the UNO/Creighton
Invitational. She placed 10th (20:14.72) in Omaha and was one of six NU runners who finished in the top 10, helping the Huskers win the team title.
After the strong performance in her first cross country meet, Larson placed 41st (23:06.4) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. She added a 23rd-place effort (19:00.0) at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D.
Competing in her first postseason as a Husker, Larson placed 96th at the Big Ten Championships.
Closing out her freshman campaign, Larson finished 137th (23:40.91) at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in DeKalb, Ill.
Larson earned her first athletic letter at seasons end.
In the classroom, Larson earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.
High School (Lincoln Northeast)
Larson did not compete in cross country during her high school career, but she was a multi-sport standout at Lincoln Northeast.
Larson captured the Nebraska Class A state 3,200-meter championship as a junior in 2010. Larson claimed her first state title in a personal-best time of 11:23.67. She added a third-place showing in the 1,600 with a personal-best time of 5:20.42 for Coach John Snoozy.
She added a fifth-place finish in the 3,200 (11:36.001) as a senior. She also ran the opening leg of the Rockets’ sixth-place 3,200-meter relay team.
She made her first appearance at the state track and field meet as a freshman, when she ran a leg on the Rockets’ sixth-place 3,200-meter relay team.
Larson earned her first individual medal at the Class A state track meet as a sophomore in 2009, as she finished seventh in the 3,200 (11:59.32). She also competed in the 1,600.
In addition to her success on the track, Larson was an accomplished softball player at Lincoln Northeast. The Rockets’ ace in the circle, she also played shortstop and third base when she was not pitching. She was Northeast’s top pitcher and hitter during her junior season in 2009-10, and was a Class A honorable-mention all-state selection as a senior in 2010-11.
Personal
Sarah is the daughter of Mike and Traci Larson. Sarah was born Feb. 28, 1993. She is majoring in business administration at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and 2012. She also claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013 for her commitment to community service.
