Jessica Larsen Class: Junior Hometown: Seven Hills, Ohio High School: Normandy Height: 5-6 Position: D-MF

Coach Falor's Comments: " Jessica is an emotional leader. She's maintains a high fitness base and can always be counted on to train hard and get the best out of herself and her teammates. She will give us some tenacity and speed up top and could slide into an attacking midfield role when needed.

At CSU: Joined the team as a walkon during the 2003-04 school year and took part in training sessions.

At Mount Union: Played soccer for two years for the Purple Raiders, lettering as a freshman in 2001 and participating the following year. . . saw action in several games as a freshman but did not record any points.

High School: Two-time team most valuable player at Normandy High, playing for coach John Predina. . . lettered four times in both soccer and track and twice in basketball. . . earned all-league honors in both the mile and two mile in track. . . ran on the relay teams that won district titles in both the 4x400 and 4x800 relays.

Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1983 in Cleveland. . . daughter of John and Margie Larsen. . . is the youngest of four children, having one brother and two sisters. . . high honors recipient for all four years in high school. . . was also active in student government. . . majoring in political science, sociology and criminology.