Missouri State

Honors & Awards
• MVC Conference Honor Roll – Spring 2017
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll – Spring 2017, Fall 2017

2017-18 Season (Junior)
Finished 14th overall in the 100 breast at the 2018 MVC Championship ... Clocked two top-18 times at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) ... Finished sixth in the 50 free and seventh in the 200 breast in the Bears' home meet against Southern Illinois (Oct. 7) ... Broke out two top-10 finishes in the breaststroke events against Kansas and South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) ... Finished sixth in the 200 breast against Drury on Oct. 27 ... Finished sixth in the 50 free and 100 breast at Drury (Jan. 18) ... Placed second in the 200 breast and seventh in the 50 free against Missouri on Jan. 20.

2016-17 Season (Sophomore)
Named to the MVC Honor Roll … Set a career best in the 100 Breast (1:05.19) and 200 Breast (2:24.39) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 15-18) … Had a career best in the 50 Free at Drury (Jan. 19) with a time of 25.63 … Set a career best in the 500 Free at the IUPUI House of Champions (Nov. 18-20) in 5:26.99 … Put up a career best in the 200 Free at the Show-Me Showdown (Oct. 7).

2015-16 Season (Freshman)
Finished an individual best 12th overall in the 100 breast in first appearance at the 2016 MVC Championship … Advanced to B-final of event by completing lifetime-best mark of 1:05.36 in prelims … Set three of five personal-best times at the Purdue Invitational which included the 200 breast (2:26.30), 100 fly (59.95) and 200 IM (2:13.19) … Earned a top-10 showing in first collegiate appearance at the Show-Me Showdown (Oct. 2) … Among top finishers in opening homestand of season, including a third place finish in the 200 breast against Southern Illinois (Oct. 10) … Had two top-finishes in ‘Duel in the Pool’ meets against rival Drury in October and January … Completed season with top-five times in two events for MSU, including third fastest mark in the 100 breast.

Background
Fourth-ranked swimmer from the state of Missouri according to CollegeSwimming.com ... Swam competitively for the Columbia Swim Club ... Breaststroke specialist finished second and fourth in the 100 and 200 breast events, respectively, at the Region 8 championships ... Achieved a Speedo Summer Junior National cut for the Columbia Swim Club in the 400-yard IM ... Gained first NCSA Junior National cut as a freshman has been an honoree of the Missouri Valley All-Academic team.

Personal
Daughter of Andrew and Kristen Larson ... Born February 21, 1997 ... Has three brothers, Spencer, Jared and Seth, and two sisters, Holly and Ellie ... Uncle, Alex Hicks, played in the National Hockey League for four different teams in five season ... Is undecided on a major.

 

Career Bests at Missouri State
Event	Time	Opponent/Meet	Date
100 Back	1:10.79	vs. Evansville	12/1/17
100 Breast	1:05.19	2017 MVC Championships - Prelims	2/17/16
200 Breast	2:24.39	2017 MVC Championships - Prelims	2/18/17
100 Fly	59.95	Purdue Invitational - Prelims	11/21/15
50 Free	25.53	at Drury	1/18/17
100 Free	55.71	vs. Southern Illinois	12/3/16
200 Free	2:01.29	Missouri Show-Me Showdown	10/7/16
500 Free	5:26.99	IUPUI House of Champions Invitational - Prelims	11/18/16
200 IM	2:10.13	2017 MVC Championships - Prelims	2/16/17