University of Michigan Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2017
Lisa Larsen graduated in 1984 with a degree in education. She started as a member of the women's swimming and diving team in 1979-80 before running cross country and track for three years. She was a two-time All-American in cross country in 1981 (AIAW) and 1982 (NCAA) and an All-American in the 10,000-meter run in 1983. She helped lead U-M to the 1982 NCAA regional title and an eighth-place finish at the national championship. She went on to win the Boston Marathon in 1985, the last American to do so, and was a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon, in 1988 and 1989. She was one spot away from making the 1984 Olympic marathon team for the United States. In 2004, she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Track and Field Hall of Fame. She will become the fifth inductee for women's cross country and eighth for women's track and field.
