2016 Cross Country
Competited in two races for the Gauchos. Ran her first ever cross race at the Lagoon Meet, completing the 5K course in 20:40.4. Cut off a generous 43 seconds off her 5K best just two weeks later by running 19:57.2 at the UC Riverside Invitational, placing 19th in the open race.
2015-2016 Track
Competited in eleven competitions for her junior year campaign. Started the season off with a 3rd place finish in the 400 at the Gaucho Round-Up running 59.90. Opened up in her signature 800m event by running 2:18.62 at the Big West Double Dual for 5th place. Had a good two day showing at the 38th Aztec Invitational by running the 800m in the open section on Friday in 2:16.56, then coming back the next day to run even faster in 2:14.95. Knocked off 1.5 seconds from her 800m personal best from last year by running 2:12.98 at the Big West Challenge Cup for 4th place while also helping out in the 4 x 400m relay to a 3rd place finish. Placed 3rd at the Cal Poly Dual in the 800m and contributed to a 1st place effort in the 4 x 400m relay. Finished the season strong with two scoring performances in the 800m and the 4 x 400m relay at the Big West Conference Championships, placing 7th and 6th respectively. Also set a new personal best during the 800m preliminaries at Conference with a 2:12.18.
2014-2015 Track
Large opened her sophomore season with an early indoor appearance in the 800m. She showed promise and stepped up to the distance for the remainder of the outdoor season. Large opened the year with a convincing two lap win at the Round-Up, finishing in 2:14.43. She placed third in the All-UC and 8th in the Big West Double Dual in her new event. She once again dropped under 2:15 at the UCR Spring Track Classic, finishing in 2:14.94. At the SFSU Distance Carnival she finished in 2:14.67. She placed sixth in the Big West Challenge Cup and fourth in the Cal Poly Dual. At the Big West Championship, Large placed 11th in the 800m overall and led the Gauchos to a season's best 5th place showing in the 4 x 400m relay.
2013-2014 Track
Large competed in nine meets for the Gauchos during her freshman track campaign. Large added relay depth and also saw action in the 300m and 400m races. Helped the Gaucho place in the top three in the 4x 400m relay on three different occasions. Ran a seasons best in the 400m of 58.74 at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invite. Clipped a 26.32 200m effort at the Cal Poly Dual meet.
Prep
Competed in the sprints and relays for the Carlsbad High School Lancers. Ran on the state meet qualifying 4 x 400m team as a junior. Ran on the school record setting 4 x 400m relay at the state meet, broken in the state prelims at 3:52.28. Set her 400m PR in the Avocado West League Final at 57.96.
Personal
Daughter of Kelly and Matt Large...Majoring in Global Affairs...Aspires to become a Political Affairs Officer with the United Nations...Won scholar athlete awards every year of high school...Interested in Yoga, Ballet, Hiking and eating Italian food...Most memorable athletic moment was anchoring the 4 x 400m relay at the California State Meet...Hero is Allyson Felix...Favorite aspect of collegiate track will be putting on the UCSB uniform to represent her school.
Collegiate Bests
400m- 58.71 (2015 Bryan Clay Invitational)
800m- 2:12.18 (2016 Big West Conference Championships)
Big West Championships
2016- 800m, 7th, 2:16.16
2016- 4 x 400m Relay, 6th, 3:49.05
2015- 800m, 11th, 2:17.00
2015- 4 x 400m Relay, 5th, 3:47.86
