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David is officially ALL-AMERICAN!

David competed in the Division III National Track and Field Championships tonight and posted a height of 15’11” which placed him 6th in the nation in polevaulting!  Congratulations, David!  You’ve always been All-American in our hearts!

From the Wheaton College website:

larsonThursday night, senior David Larson, competed in the men’s pole vault at Nationals for the second consecutive year. Larson came into Thursday’s competition with the 12th-best height of the 17 competitors. On Thursday night he posted a career-best height of 15′ 11-1/4″ to finish sixth at Nationals and earn All-American recognition. Larson’s effort on Thursday bested his qualifying height of 15’ 10” that came on May 15. Larson is the first Wheaton pole vaulter to earn Division III All-American honors since Matt Sheehan finished second at the 2004 Division III Championships.

David is Graduating from Wheaton College on May 10!

david-larson-babyAmazing how the years have flown by!

We welcomed David to our family on February 4, 1987…..

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it has been a joy to watch him grow in all ways, physically, emothionally, spiritually

We’ve witnessed many milestones!

 

 

 

And now we are about to celebrate another….

WHEATON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT!

Here is the schedule of events:

Saturday May 9

 

15'6" at University of Chicago

15'6" at University of Chicago

TBA- Possibly a track meet, a national-qualifying opportunity at North Central, just 20 minutes from Wheaton, in Naperville.  (The 2009 NCAA Div III Track Championships will be held at Marietta College, in Marietta Ohio.  The pole-vault competition will be on Thursday, May 21 at 6:00 pm.  David has “provisionally” qualified with a vault of 15’6″.  To “automatically” qualify, he will  be attempting to vault 16’6″ or higher.)

 

4:30 pm Seniors and Faculty- Faculty Reception (Quad Lawn or SRC)

Supper- Grill Out?

8:30 pm Senior Reflection/Praise/Prayer (Pierce Chapel)

Sunday May 10

9:00 am Baccalaureate Service…Edman Memorial Chapel

3:00 pm Undergraduate Commencement…Edman Memorial Chapel

Speaker: Dr. Walter C. Kaiser  (overflow seating will be available, as each student has limited tickets)

We are planning to stay in a hotel on Saturday and Sunday night, and I will be making those arrangements ASAP.  If you are interested in joining us for this weekend and want me to make the hotel plans for you, let me know.