Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Augustana Twilight on September 5, 2025 at 9:00 p.m.
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9:00 p.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Augustana Twilight
South Dakota State University Athletics
2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Cody Larson
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Warner, S.D.
- High School:
- Warner H.S.
Bio
Awards and Accolades:
CAREER RESULTS:
(Cross Country PBs)
4 mile - 18:45.5
8k - 24:16.0
10k - 30:35.4
2024-25:
OUTDOOR:Â Secured three program records across the season... Opened with a 5000m SDSUÂ record at 13:46.34 to win the event at the Stanford Invitational (4/5)... Smashed the 3000S program record by 13 seconds with a time of 8:30.96 to qualify for the NCAA West First Round at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/16)... Assisted with the fall of the 50-year-old DMR Jackrabbit record at the Drake Relays where Larson held of USD and ISU in the final 200m stretch to win the event with a time of 9:37.05 (4/23)... Won the 3000S with a time of 8:58.57 and claimed silver in the 5000m at 14:11.30 at the Summit League Outdoor Championship (5/15)... Competed at the NCAA West First Round in the 3000S where he finished at 8:39.60 to qualify for NCAA Track Nationals in Eugene, Ore. (5/30)... Competed in the 3000S semifinals, but did not finish due to injury (6/11).
INDOOR: Competed in four meets... Secured bronze in the 3000m with a time of 8:25.99 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni (1/25)... PRed in the 3000m with a time of 8:05.54 to win the event at the ISU Classic (2/8)... Finished runner-up in the 5000m with a time of 14:06.83 before posting a personal record in the mile at 4:03.72 to win the event at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/14)... Won the 3000m with a time of 8:08.64 and won the 5000m with a new program record time of 13:55.99 at the Indoor Summit League Championships; both of Larson's performances set new meet records and earned him the title of Most Outstanding Male Performer of the Championship (3/1).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets... Posted a four mile personal record of 18:45.5 to finish seventh at the Augie Twilight (9/6)... Placed seventh again at the SDSU Classic with a time of 25:03.5 (10/4)... Finished under 25 minutes at 24:54.8 to take 59th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Meet (10/19)... PRed at the Summit League Championships with a time of 24:16.0 to take bronze (11/2)... Finished the year with a 10K PR of 30:35.4 to finish 44th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/15).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR:Â Finished 33rd at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:12.07. He finished 5th at the Summit League Championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He ran season bests in the 3000 meter steeplechase (8:52.44) and the 5,000 meters (14:03.90) at the Bryan Clay Invite.
INDOOR:Â He finished 2nd in the 3000 meters and 4th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships. He earned all-league honors for his 3,000 meter performance. He won the SDSU Indoor Classic 5,000 meters with a time of 14:20.90 and came back the next day to run 4:11.19 in the mile run. He ran a season best of 8:18.51 at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 18th at the Summit League XC Championships in a time of 25:23 helping the Jacks to their eight straight championship. Finished 33rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional in time of 31:28.5.    Ran 24:19.1 at the Arturo Barrios Invite at Texas A&M.Â
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Took second in the 5000 and third in the 3000 steeplechase in a personal best 8:59.78 at conference championships…clocked a PR of 14:06.92 to win the 5000 at Bryan Clay Invitational…placed fifth in the 1500 at Emporia State Relays with a PR of 3:55.59
INDOOR: Ran the 5000 at the conference championship and ran a season best time of 14:33.97 for fourth place…clocked a personal best 8:19.92 in the 3000 at ISU Classic…won the 3000 at UND Open
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in 4 races…Ran 25:15.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic for 8k…Finished 7th at the Briar Cliff Invite in 25:32.4.  Â
2021-22:
OUTDOOR:Â Redshirted. Ran season best marks of 9:41 for the 3000 meter steeplechase and 15:05 for 5000 meters.
INDOOR:Â Redshirted. Ran season best marks of 8:51 for 3k and 15:18 for 5k.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. Finished 22nd at the Augustana Twilight in a time of 20:24.1 for 4 miles. He finished 6th at the SDSU Classic running 25:31 for 8k while competing unattached.
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
Cross Country 5K: 15:48.20
3200m: 9:48.24
1600m: 4:23.75
Larson, the Warner native, competed in cross country, track & field and wrestling in his time as a Monarch...Larson collected three consecutive individual cross country state titles in the 'B' class, capturing the 2020 finale in dominating fashion by 47 seconds....recognized as the South Dakota Cross Country Athlete of the Year by USA Today...named all-state in four cross country seasons in a row (2017-2020)...earned all-conference honors for three consecutive seasons in cross country (2018, 2019, 2020)... help led the 2018 Monarchs to a runner-up team finish at the state cross country meet...also a member of the fourth-place state cross country team in 2017...boasts a Class B state 3200 meter title in 2019 after a runner-up finish in 2018...aided the 2019 4x800m relay squad to finish with bronze medals at the state final in 2019...was a state qualifier in both the 1,600 meters and the 4x800 meter relay...outside of competing Larson enjoys golfing, various water sports as well as taking photography and shooting videography.
- Cross Country All-Summit League First Team honors (2024)
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(Cross Country PBs)
4 mile - 18:45.5
8k - 24:16.0
10k - 30:35.4
2024-25:
OUTDOOR:Â Secured three program records across the season... Opened with a 5000m SDSUÂ record at 13:46.34 to win the event at the Stanford Invitational (4/5)... Smashed the 3000S program record by 13 seconds with a time of 8:30.96 to qualify for the NCAA West First Round at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/16)... Assisted with the fall of the 50-year-old DMR Jackrabbit record at the Drake Relays where Larson held of USD and ISU in the final 200m stretch to win the event with a time of 9:37.05 (4/23)... Won the 3000S with a time of 8:58.57 and claimed silver in the 5000m at 14:11.30 at the Summit League Outdoor Championship (5/15)... Competed at the NCAA West First Round in the 3000S where he finished at 8:39.60 to qualify for NCAA Track Nationals in Eugene, Ore. (5/30)... Competed in the 3000S semifinals, but did not finish due to injury (6/11).
INDOOR: Competed in four meets... Secured bronze in the 3000m with a time of 8:25.99 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni (1/25)... PRed in the 3000m with a time of 8:05.54 to win the event at the ISU Classic (2/8)... Finished runner-up in the 5000m with a time of 14:06.83 before posting a personal record in the mile at 4:03.72 to win the event at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/14)... Won the 3000m with a time of 8:08.64 and won the 5000m with a new program record time of 13:55.99 at the Indoor Summit League Championships; both of Larson's performances set new meet records and earned him the title of Most Outstanding Male Performer of the Championship (3/1).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets... Posted a four mile personal record of 18:45.5 to finish seventh at the Augie Twilight (9/6)... Placed seventh again at the SDSU Classic with a time of 25:03.5 (10/4)... Finished under 25 minutes at 24:54.8 to take 59th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Meet (10/19)... PRed at the Summit League Championships with a time of 24:16.0 to take bronze (11/2)... Finished the year with a 10K PR of 30:35.4 to finish 44th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/15).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR:Â Finished 33rd at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:12.07. He finished 5th at the Summit League Championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He ran season bests in the 3000 meter steeplechase (8:52.44) and the 5,000 meters (14:03.90) at the Bryan Clay Invite.
INDOOR:Â He finished 2nd in the 3000 meters and 4th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships. He earned all-league honors for his 3,000 meter performance. He won the SDSU Indoor Classic 5,000 meters with a time of 14:20.90 and came back the next day to run 4:11.19 in the mile run. He ran a season best of 8:18.51 at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 18th at the Summit League XC Championships in a time of 25:23 helping the Jacks to their eight straight championship. Finished 33rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional in time of 31:28.5.    Ran 24:19.1 at the Arturo Barrios Invite at Texas A&M.Â
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Took second in the 5000 and third in the 3000 steeplechase in a personal best 8:59.78 at conference championships…clocked a PR of 14:06.92 to win the 5000 at Bryan Clay Invitational…placed fifth in the 1500 at Emporia State Relays with a PR of 3:55.59
INDOOR: Ran the 5000 at the conference championship and ran a season best time of 14:33.97 for fourth place…clocked a personal best 8:19.92 in the 3000 at ISU Classic…won the 3000 at UND Open
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in 4 races…Ran 25:15.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic for 8k…Finished 7th at the Briar Cliff Invite in 25:32.4.  Â
2021-22:
OUTDOOR:Â Redshirted. Ran season best marks of 9:41 for the 3000 meter steeplechase and 15:05 for 5000 meters.
INDOOR:Â Redshirted. Ran season best marks of 8:51 for 3k and 15:18 for 5k.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. Finished 22nd at the Augustana Twilight in a time of 20:24.1 for 4 miles. He finished 6th at the SDSU Classic running 25:31 for 8k while competing unattached.
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
Cross Country 5K: 15:48.20
3200m: 9:48.24
1600m: 4:23.75
Larson, the Warner native, competed in cross country, track & field and wrestling in his time as a Monarch...Larson collected three consecutive individual cross country state titles in the 'B' class, capturing the 2020 finale in dominating fashion by 47 seconds....recognized as the South Dakota Cross Country Athlete of the Year by USA Today...named all-state in four cross country seasons in a row (2017-2020)...earned all-conference honors for three consecutive seasons in cross country (2018, 2019, 2020)... help led the 2018 Monarchs to a runner-up team finish at the state cross country meet...also a member of the fourth-place state cross country team in 2017...boasts a Class B state 3200 meter title in 2019 after a runner-up finish in 2018...aided the 2019 4x800m relay squad to finish with bronze medals at the state final in 2019...was a state qualifier in both the 1,600 meters and the 4x800 meter relay...outside of competing Larson enjoys golfing, various water sports as well as taking photography and shooting videography.
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