Air Force Academy

Stephen Larson

76

Class: Senior Hometown: Lakeville, MN High School: Apple Valley

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 255 Position: DL

2008 (Junior) - Missed the entire season due to a knee injury ... missed all of spring drills rehabilitating the injury.

2007 (Sophomore) - Played in 12 games, started one ... 29 tackles (15-14-29) were third among the Falcon defensive linemen ... 2.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss on the season ... made varsity debut against South Carolina State, registering a sack on his first play ... career-high seven tackles, including six unassisted, and one sack vs. Navy ... first-career start came against UNLV at nose guard ... four tackles vs. the Rebels ... missed the CSU game due to injury ... five tackles vs. New Mexico, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... two solo stops vs. Notre Dame.

2006 (Freshman) - Played on the junior varsity team, but did not play due to injury.

High School - Lettered three years in football and four years in track and wrestling ... all-conference ... state champion in wrestling in 2005 ... state runner-up in wrestling in 2004 ... high school football coach was Mike Fritze.

Personal - Son of Steve and Daffni Larson ... has three siblings, Clara, Andrew and Sara ... member of Cadet Squadron 37 ... majoring in management ... on the dean's list for academic excellence and the commandant's list for military excellence in the fall of 2006 ... completed a Powered Flight Program during the summer and was a member of the summer honor staff this past summer ... will be his squadron's honor officer during the fall semester ... went to Pope AFB, N.C., on Operation Air Force in the summer of 2008 ... also completed Global Engagement and the space program in the summer of 2008 ... was the honor NCO in his squadron, teaching other cadets about character and honor, last year ... is a member of the Air Force wrestling team ... favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird ... favorite TV show is South Park ... listens to Mark Schultz before games ... person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus ... something not many people know about him is that he is writing a book ... greatest moment in sports was playing in his first collegiate game ... hobby is writing ... favorite athlete is tennis player Roger Federer because "he wins with class" ... favorite NFL team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... favorite player is Dwight Freeney ... favorite non-traditional sport to watch is NCAA and Olympic wrestling ... long-term goal is to go to graduate school, get his MBA and someday have a novel published ... lettered on the Falcon wrestling team in the 2008-09 season ... moved into the starting lineup at heavyweight during the last five weeks of the season ... compiled a 4-6 overall record and 3-2 dual ledger ... three conference wins were tied for the most on the team ... competed at the NCAA West Regional.

Larson's Career Statistics

Year	G	UT-AT	TT	TFL	Sacks
2007	12	15-14	29	2.5-15	2.0-14