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South Dakota State University Athletics
2008 Soccer Roster
Larson, Kelly
Jersey Number 14
Kelly Larson
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mahtomedi High School
- Hometown:
- Mahtomedi, Minn.
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Eighth on SDSU’s games started list (54)... Fifth on SDSU’s career minutes played list (3,844).
2008
Played and started in all 21 games while playing 1,806 minutes ... named to the All-Summit League Second Team and a member of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team ... a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Scholar All-Central Region Second Team ... named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13 for being a part of back-to-back shutouts against Centenary and Oral Roberts ... had two shots at Iowa (8/31) and a shot against Western Illinois (10/3) and Southern Utah (10/5) ... played a season high 110 minutes in a 1-1 tie at Michigan State
2007
Known mostly for her defense, Larson recorded her second career assist in a 2-1 OT win versus North Dakota State (10/18)... Started all 17 games for the Jacks in 2007... Fired eight shots as a junior putting four of them on goal for a .500 shot-on-goal percentage... Took a career high three shots including two shots-on-goal against Mary (9/9)... Played a career-high 1,578 minutes, most on the team and most ever in a season
Awards:
The Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
All-Summit League First Team Selection
Academic All-Summit League
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence
NSCAA Academic Scholar Athlete All-Region Team
NSCAA Academic Scholar Athlete All-America Team
2006
Started all 20 games as a sophomore... Played a total of 1,471 minutes, second-most on the team during 2006... Scored her first collegiate goal, recording a goal against College of St. Mary (9/4)... Scored her first collegiate assist against IPFW (10/13).
2005
Saw action in all 18 games as a freshman while starting 17 of them... All 795 minutes she played came in the defensive position... Recorded eight shots with seven of them being on-goal.
BEFORE SDSU
Was a five-year starter at Mahtomedi High School, earning all-state honors from the Minnesota Soccer Coaches Association in 2003... Earned honorable mention recognition in 2000, 2002 and 2004... Two-time second-team all-state honoree from the St. Paul Pioneer Press (2003, 2004)... Earned all-conference recognition four times... Recorded 24 career goals and 42 assists (24-42=90) in helping lead Mahtomedi to four conference championships and a state Class A title in 2004... Also competed in ice hockey at Mahtomedi High School... Nominated for the 2004-05 Athena Athlete of the Year award.
Soccer Weekly Update (09.09.2025)
Tuesday, September 09
Soccer Highlights vs Oregon State (09.07.2025)
Sunday, September 07
Soccer Weekly Update (09.02.2025)
Tuesday, September 02
Soccer Highlights vs Southwest Minnesota State (08.22.2025)
Saturday, August 23
