Jen Larsen

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. High School: North St. Paul

Height: 5-0 Event: All-Around

FRESHMAN (2011): Three-time USAG All-American...earned first-team honors in the all-around and second-team selections on the vault and floor exercise...competed in every competition, including the final five as an all-around competitor...collected a career-best 38.750 in the team qualifying session of the USAG Championships...also tallied career-best marks on the vault (9.750) and floor exercise (9.725) during that meet...competed on the uneven bars and balance beam during every team competition...posted a 9.700 on the bars during the regular season finale against Denver...scored a personal-high 9.675 on the beam at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships...reached the 38-point mark in the all-around during four of five meets...ranked second on the team on the vault and all-around.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB TEAM: North St. Paul High School...member of the National Honor Society...member of the "A" Honor Roll...graduated 17th in a class of 482...competed at the club level for Flips Gymnastics...coached by Bart and Lori Roskoski and Jean Juneski...served as team captain...member of the team that won the 2010 Level 10 national title...competed at the 2009 Level 10 NIT...participated at the Level 9 Westerns in 2008, placing second on the uneven bars, eighth on floor exercise and 10th in the all-around...three-year MVP (2008-10).

PERSONAL: Full name is Jennifer June Larsen...goes by Jen...daughter of Michael and Karen Larsen...has one older sister, Jessica, and a niece, Aubriella, who is four...majoring in economics...future career plans include working in the Office of Special Investigations...served as a Coach for the freshmen...hobbies include reading, knitting and sleeping...raced snowmobiles at age seven...father races both snowmobiles and Front Engine Dragsters...favorite event is the uneven bars, because it is "always the most fun to show off"...spent the summer completing jump and Combat Survival Training...member of Cadet Squadron 13.