Larissa Matthews Class: Junior Hometown: Chandler, Ariz. High School: Chandler High School Height: 5-5 Position: Sprints/Hurdles Experience: HS

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2011
In Outdoor, competed in the 200M, the 100M Hurdles and the 4x100 Relay... Placed third in the 100M Hurdles, fourth in the 4x100 Relay and 14th in the 200M at the Horned Frog Invitational... In Indoor, competed in the 60M, 60M Hurdles and 200M... Finished third in the 60M Hurdles and 13th in the 200M at the MWC Championships... Earned All MWC honors in the 60M Hurdles... Finished first in the 60M Hurdles at the Texas A&M Reveille.

2010
Matthews opened the conference indoor championships blazing to gold medal honors in the women's 60-meter hurdles, clocking an NCAA provisional and personal-best time of 8.41 seconds to capture her first conference title of her young career ... Also earned runner-up honors in the event at both the Lobo Challenge and Razorback Invitational ... Matthews qualified for the final round of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, smashing the school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.26 seconds at the West Preliminary Round ... Matthews headed to the semifinals ranked in the top 20 in the NCAA and was the only freshman in the nation to qualify for the semifinals in the 100-meter hurdles ... She won the conference title in the 100-meter hurdles becoming only the second Horned Frog to win a Mountain West title in the event ... Her seasonal-best time of 13.26 at that point ranked in the top 10 in the West Region and was No. 1 in the conference ... Matthews was also a key component on the women's 4x100 that placed third at the conference championships and competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... In the women's 100-meter hurdles at the USA Junior Track and Field Championships, Matthews just missed making the national team, posting a time of 13.44 seconds to place third overall ... She qualified for the finals, winning preliminary heat No. 4 with a time of 13.64 seconds.

Chandler High School
Matthews won the Arizona State Championship in the 100 meters, 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles ... During her high school career she ranked in the top-10 in the country in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.69 seconds ... Has posted a personal-best time of 43.42 in the 300-meter hurdles ... Also clocked a personal-best time of 12.17 seconds in the 100 meters ... Closed out her senior season capturing All-Tribune Female Track Athlete of the Year honors.