Lara Carrion

Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Seton Catholic HS
Hometown:
Toutle, WA

TFRRS Profile

2022-23 -- Cross Country: Captured 13th at the Pacific Collegiate Invitational with a personal-best 6K time (22:33.1) ... also earned fourth in the open division race at the UC Riverside Invitational during true freshman season. Track & Field: Did not compete in any meets.

Prep -- Won the 2020 1A WIAA state cross country title with a 5K time of 18:25.7 to help Seton Catholic High (Vancouver, WA) capture first as a team … placed seventh at the 2021 1A WIAA state XC championships to lead the Cougars to their second straight state title … finished third at the 2019 state XC meet … ran a personal-best time of 18:12.0 in the 5K … team captain as a junior and senior … placed sixth in the 1,600 and eighth in the 3,200 at the 2022 1A WIAA state track and field championships … two-time district champ in the 1,600 … 4x400 relay team placed sixth at 2022 state meet … posted personal bests in the 800 (2:24.85), 1,600 (5:13.97) and 3,200 (11:08.53) … honors student and AP scholar … member of ASB leadership.

Personal -- Born in Toutle, WA ... daughter of Cesar and Heather Carrion … majoring in biological sciences with hopes of being a travel doctor in the future … hobbies include hiking, tennis and equestrian sports … chose Cal Poly because of “the atmosphere of the school and location, as well as the science and learn by doing focus” … older sister, Elena, has had the biggest impact on her life as an athlete because “she has used her athletic background from cross country and track to do more than just better herself. She coaches and teaches others what it means to be an athlete and how to work to be the best version of themselves.”