SPU: Four-year letterwinner. … All-American in 2008 and 2007. … All-GNAC and All-West Region in 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. … Academic All-American in 2008 and 2007. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2009, 2008 and 2007. ... Academic All-District in 2009 and 2008. ... NCAA postgraduate scholarship winner in 2009.
Senior (2009): Ran in seven meets, scoring in all of them. ... Placed 12th overall at Sundodger Invitational and 31st at Stanford Invitational, running No. 2 for SPU in both meets. Combined with Jessica Pixler for a 1-2 finish at the Pre-Regional/San Francisco State Invite. ... Ran 8th overall at GNAC Championships, 7th at NCAA West Regionals and 47th at NCAA D-2 Championships, finishing No. 2 for Seattle Pacific in first two postseason meets and No. 3 at NCAAs. Larson's performance at nationals in Evansville, Ind., helped Falcons grab the fourth-place team trophy, their third straight piece of national hardware.
Junior (2008): Won the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Ran No. 2 for Falcons at GNAC Championships (3rd overall), NCAA West Regionals (8th overall) and NCAA Championships (15th overall). ... Helped Falcons finish fourth at NCAAs in Slippery Rock, Pa. ... In three major invitationals that were stacked with Division I competition, placed 20th at Sundodger, 28th at Stanford and fifth at the Pre-Regional/Triton XC Classic.
Sophomore: Ran No. 2 for Falcons and No. 2 overall at the GNAC and NCAA West Regionals, then ran No. 2 for SPU and No. 9 overall at the NCAA Championships in Joplin, Mo., helping Seattle Pacific earn the second-place team trophy. … Was among the top 10 finishers in all six races she ran.
Freshman (2006): Posted a top-10 finish, taking 7th place overall, at the Chico State Invitational, her first college race. ... Top placing of the year was 4th at the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Ran 3rd for SPU (9th overall) at the GNAC Championships. ... Was the No. 2 Falcon (14th overall) at NCAA West Regionals. ... Ran 5th for Falcons (63rd overall) at NCAA Championships in Pensacola, Fla., helping team place sixth.
Cedar Park Christian High School: Won back-to-back Washington state Class 1A championships as a junior and senior (2004 and 2005). … Won 11 Class 1A state track titles: the 1,600 and 3,200 meters all four years (2003-06), the 800 in 2004 and 2006, and the 4x400 relay with three teammates in 2006.
Personal: Jane Marie Larson. … Born July 11, 1988. ... English major.
Fun facts: As a high school freshman, Larson trained with Juanita High because Cedar Park Christian didn't have a cross country team. The school started a program by the time Larson was a sophomore. ... Favorite books are "The Kite Runner" and short stories by Flannery O'Connor. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, saying, "We would probably eat pancakes, drink coffee and talk about books." ... Went to Cameroon on a mission trip with SPU classmates.
