Larson’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Placed 7th in the 60m hurdles and finished 10th in the heptathlon at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best heptathlon score of 4,645 points at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 29-30 … Personal-best 60m hurdles time of 8.57 seconds in the finals of the conference meet … Cleared a season-best 16-00.75 (4.90m) in the pole vault at the Jim Emmerich Invitational on Jan. 23.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League decathlon champion, scoring a career-best 6,998 points to win … Also placed 5th in the javelin and 7th in the pole vault at the conference meet … Totaled a then-personal-best 6,816 points in the decathlon at the California Invitational Multi-Events on Apr. 13-14 to win the ‘B’ section … Clocked a personal-best 110m hurdles time of 15.36 seconds in the California Invitational Multis … Season-best javelin throw of 200-11 (61.24m) … Set personal-bests of 20-11.75 (6.39m) in the long jump and 6-00.75 (1.85m) in the high jump at the Summit League Championships … Finished his career tied for 6th-best in NDSU history in the outdoor pole vault and 9th all-time at NDSU in the decathlon.
2014-15 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): All-Summit League performer in the heptathlon, scoring a personal-best 4,805 points at the Summit League Championships for 3rd place … Also finished 6th in the pole vault and 7th in the 60m hurdles at the conference meet … Clocked personal-best times in the 60m dash (7.41) and 60m hurdles (8.65) in the Summit League heptathlon … Season-best clearance of 16-02.75 (4.95m) in the pole vault in the conference heptathlon … Won the pole vault at the Bison Classic with 15-07.00 (4.75m) … Finished the season ranked 10th in NDSU history in the heptathlon.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the decathlon, scoring a season-best 6,288 points at the Summit League Championships in Macomb, Ill. … Also placed 6th in the javelin at the conference meet as part of an NDSU sweep of the top seven places in the event … Personal-best javelin mark of 202-0 (61.56m) in the decathlon at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on Mar. 27 … Season-best time of 15.63 in the 110m hurdles at the Lyle Hokanson Classic on May 1.
2013-14 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed sixth in the pole vault and eighth in the heptathlon at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Cleared a season-best in the pole vault of 16-02.75 (4.95m) to win the Bison Open on Feb. 15 ... Scored a season-high 4,541 points in the heptathlon at the Dakota Duals on Dec. 6-7 ... Top time of 8.85 seconds in the 60m hurdles.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Scored 18 team points at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, taking second in the decathlon, fourth in the javelin, and fourth in the pole vault ... Personal-best decathlon score of 6,586 points for runner-up honors at the league meet ... Personal-best javelin mark of 183-1 (55.80m) in the Summit League decathlon ... Cleared a season-best height of 15-09.25 (4.81m) in the pole vault at the Stanford Invitational on Apr. 5 ... Season-best 15.99 seconds in the 110m hurdles at the Summit League meet.
2012-13 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Indoor Championships, clearing 15-03.50 (4.66m) ... Cleared a season-best 16-00.75 (4.90m) in the pole vault at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 2 ... Also competed in the 60m hurdles and long jump during the season.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2011-12 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached, scored 4,450 points in the heptathlon at the Dakota Duals in December ... cleared 15-08.25 (4.78m) in the pole vault at the Cobber Duals on Feb. 4.
Outdoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer as a true freshman, taking third in the decathlon at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... scored 6,232 points in the decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays for a season-best ... cleared 16-06.75 (5.05m) to win the pole vault at the Bison Invitational on Apr. 14 and rank No. 6 in NDSU history ... placed eighth in the javelin at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, throwing 176-05 (53.77m) ... competed in the pole vault at the Summit Championships, but no-heighted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Fargo South High School...Won three straight North Dakota state, regional and conference titles in the pole vault...Set the school and state record of 16 feet in the pole vault as a senior...Also won the state javelin title as a senior with a mark of 176-0 and finished third in the long jump with a mark of 22-3...All-state and all-conference performer in football...Bruins won the state title his senior year...Also played basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Bradley and Julie Larson ... Has one older brother, Brandon, who played football at Minnesota State Moorhead from 2007-10 ... Majoring in human development & family science.
