Lane Larson, a senior who runs for Okoboji High School, has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defenders cross country and track and field programs.
LARSON NOTES:
- School: Okoboji High School
- Intended Field of Study: Sports Management
- Hometown: Milford, Iowa
- Parents: Brooke and Jesse Nitchals / Levi and Terri Larson
- Events: 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 5000m, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley
- Personal Best Times / Marks:
- 800m - 2:06
- 1600m - 4:56
- 3200m - 10:31
- 5K - 16:29
- Honors / Highlights:
- 2x All-Conference (9th in 2024)
- 4x state qualifier as a team
- finished second in 2023
- finished second in 2024
- helped lead Okoboji to the Siouxland Conference championship (2024)
- placed 38th at the state meet in 2023
- Why Dordt:
- "I chose Dordt University because I wanted to go to a college that wove my faith into everything; acadmics, athletics and campus life. It is important for me to able to explore and grow in my faith, and Dordt is a place in which I accomplish that. Ir really enjoy the town of Sioux Center and its people. The people I met on my campus visit, including the coaches, team members, professors and staff, were so kind, informative and helpful."
Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. The Defender athletic program is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA).
U.S. News & World Report, Money Magazine, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,500 students.
