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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lara Erickson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Columbia Falls
  • Hometown Columbia Falls, Mont.

Biography

MAJOR…
Environmental Studies major; history minor
 
POST-CARLETON GOAL(S)…
Genuinely being happy with whatever I am up to
 
I CHOSE TO COME TO CARLETON BECAUSE…
I chose Carleton to get out of my comfort zone academically as well as athletically. Ultimately, I wanted to grow as a person and felt Carleton was the place that would most help me do that.
 
WHAT I MOST LIKE ABOUT CARLETON IS…
I enjoy talking to professors in office hours, being close to downtown, and the kind, lovely people I have gotten to meet over the years on and off the team.

OFF-CAMPUS STUDY OPPORTUNITIES DURING MY TIME AS A CARLETON STUDENT:
Denmark Institute of Study Abroad (DIS - Copenhagen). Taking a season off of competition helped me to refresh my love of running by exploring new spots around the world. When I returned to campus I had a new appreciation for seeing my teammates everyday at practice!
 
INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DURING MY TIME AS A CARLETON STUDENT:
At UW Stout, I did research on water policy surrounding nitrate levels in private wells in Dunn County, Wisconsin. I got to learn what political science and environmental studies research is all about, as well as how interdisciplinary it is!
 
HOBBIES:
Drawing, reading, backpacking, guitar, rock climbing, baking soup and bread, eating Culver’s.
 
PERSON(S) WHO HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON MY ATHLETIC CAREER:
Jim Peacock, Siri Erickson, Margo Lewis, my parents
 
HISTORICAL FIGURE(S) I’D MOST LIKE TO MEET:
Eleanor Roosevelt

MY FAVORITE…
ATHLETE(S): Gwen Jorgenson, Jessie Diggins, Kiera D'Amato
BOOK(S): The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
FOOD(S): Culver's concrete mixer with peaches and raspberries, biscuits and gravy
TV SHOW(S): Broad City, the WNBA in general
MOVIE(S): Ocean's 8, Challengers

Historical Player Information

  • 2021First-Year

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2024Senior