The University of Mississippi Athletics
2019 Track and Field Roster
Annika Larsson
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr./Sr.
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Uppsala, Sweden
- High school:
- Celsiusskolan
TFRRS Bio
2019 Outdoor (Senior)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (Hammer, 26th Place
SEC Scorer (Hammer, 7th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Region Championships, placing 26th in the hammer (58.59m, 192-3) ... Scored SEC points by setting a PR at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the hammer, placing seventh (60.36m, 198-0) ... Threw the hammer in six meets during the regular season ... Placed fifth at the LSU Invite (58.28m, 191-2) ... Came in eighth at the War Eagle Invite (59.47m, 195-1) ... Finished fourth at the Joe Walker Classic (58.65m, 192-5) ... Placed second at the Spec Towns Invite (57.28m, 187-11) ... Came in fifth at the Ole Miss Classic (58.91m, 193-3) ... Placed sixth at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (56.16m, 184-3).
2019 Indoor (Senior)
Competed in six meets in the weight throw … Opened the season in 13th at the Blazer Invite (17.26m, 56-7.5) … Placed 10th at the Vanderbilt Invite (18.17m, 59-7.5) … Finished 12th at the Indiana Relays (17.43m, 57-2.25) … Came in seventh at the Don DeNoon Invite at 17.43m (57-2.25) … Placed 22nd at the Music City Challenge (17.46m, 57-3.5) … Ended the season with a PR 18.16m (59-7), placing 13th at the SEC Indoor Championships and ranking sixth in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Junior)
SEC Scorer (Hammer, 8th Place)
Scored SEC points by placing eighth in the hammer at the SEC Outdoor Championships (181-8) … Finished seventh at the LSU Invite (51.82m, 170-0) … Came in eighth at the War Eagle Invite (57.18m, 187-7) … Finished seventh at the Joe Walker Invite at 54.05m (177-4) … Placed ninth at the Spec Towns Invite (51.79m, 169-11) … Came in ninth at the Ole Miss Classic (53.93m, 176-11) … Opened the season in sixth at the USC Power 5 Challenge (53.53m, 175-7).
2018 Indoor (Junior)
Competed in the weight throw in three meets … Threw 15.67m (51-5) to finish 15th at the Blazer Invite … Had a season-best 15.80m (51-10) at the Vanderbilt Invite, placing 26th … Ended the season with a ninth-place effort at the Don DeNoon Invite (16.41m, 53-10.25).
2017 Outdoor (Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (Hammer, 22nd Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Region Championships, placing 22nd in the hammer at 55.69m (182-2) … Threw 56.52m (185-5), placing 10th at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Placed eighth at the SEC Relays (55.22, 181-2) … Finished fifth at the War Eagle Invite (54.49m, 178-9) … Came in 36th at the Beach Invitational (54.60m, 179-2) … Placed third at the Mt. SAC Relays with a PR 58.22m (191-0) … Came in fifth at the Florida Relays (57.14m, 187-6) … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Joe Walker Invite (56.29m, 184-8).
2017 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets in the weight throw … Opened the season with a 16th place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite (16.31m, 53-6.25) … Finished 12th at the Rod McCravy Memorial (16.97m, 55-8.25) … Placed 17th at the Razorback Invite (16.26m, 53-4.25) … Finished ninth at the New Mexico Classic with a PR 17.05m (55-11.25) … Came in 24th at the Music City Challenge (16.38m, 53-9) … Ended the season by placing 23rd at the SEC Championships.
2016 Outdoor (Freshman)
Threw the hammer in seven meets … Started off with a fourth-place finish at the Alabama Relays (51.82m, 170-0) … Followed this up by placing 20th at the Florida Relays (52.52m, 172-4) … Came in 12th at the Tiger Track Classic at 53.21m (174-7) … Placed fifth at the Texas Invitational at 54.44m (178-7) … Finished seventh at the Virginia Challenge (54.18m, 177-9) … Set a PR 55.09m (180-9) at the Memphis Tiger Invite, placing seventh … Ended her season by placing 12th at the SEC Outdoor Championships (53.29m, 174-10).
2016 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets, all in the weight throw … Started the season with a 20th place finish at the Kentucky Invite (16.23m, 53-3) … Threw 15.90m (52-2) to finish 19th at the Vanderbilt Invite … Placed 25th at the Meyo Invite (15.91m, 52-2.5) … Came in 12th at the Iowa State Classic (16.26m, 53-4.25) … Ended the season with a PR at the SEC Indoor Championships, placing 16th (16.68m, 54-8.75).
High School
Attended Celsiusskolan high school in Uppsala, Sweden … top-ranked hammer thrower in her age group in 2014 and 2015 … achieved a pre-college personal best throw of 54.68m/179-4 … also competed in gymnastics, where she earned silver and bronze medals at nationals … high school class president.
Personal
Born July 16, 1996 … daughter of Kent and Rebecca Larsson … father was a two-time Olympic shot putter for Sweden in 1992 and 1996 … both parents were throwers at Northern Arizona University … brother, Alex, is an All-American thrower at the University of Georgia.
