Former Cook County High School great Ailee Larson finished third overall and led her St. Catherine University cross country team to a ninth place team finish at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships held Saturday, November 2 at Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul.
Larson’s third-place finish was the highest ever for a St. Catherine runner at the MIAC meet. She bested Greta Sieve’s previous school-best performance by one place and ran 16 seconds faster than Sieve, who garnered All-American honors in 2009, her senior year.
Next up for Larson, a junior from Lutsen, is the NCAA regional on Saturday, November 16 at St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn. A high finish in the regions will move Larson to Nationals where a top 25 finish will earn All-American honors.
Ailee is the daughter of Mike and Jana Larson of Lutsen.
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