Larson is MIAC's track athlete of the week

Sports Information
April 10, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Dani Larson was named MIAC's track athlete of the week after she who won the 400-meter hurdles on Friday at the Wartburg Select Meet in Waverly, Iowa.

In her first attempt at the 400-meter hurdles, Larson set a new St. Olaf school record and positioned herself in the top three nationally. Larson also had a first-place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.66 meters (5'5.75").

The Oles will send a team to Des Moines, Iowa, for the two-day Jim Duncan Invitational, which will start at 3:30 p.m. Friday and resume at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. St. Olaf will also send a team to River Falls, Wis., on Saturday for the UW-River Falls meet, which begins at 11 a.m. The Oles will return home to host the Manitou Classic in Northfield on April 21.

Contact media relations specialist Mike Ludwig at (507) 786-3834 or ludwigm@stolaf.edu.