Navy women’s lacrosse senior attacker Kelly Larkin recently talked to PressBox about her plans to be a Naval Flight Officer, her favorite thing about Annapolis, Md., and more. Larkin, a native of Alexandria, Va., has posted three consecutive 100-plus point seasons, including 121 (69 goals, 52 assists) in 2019.
PressBox: How did you become interested in lacrosse?
Kelly Larkin: I would say that growing up, I had an older sister who’s less than two years older than me, so we were pretty similar in age and I kind of just looked up to her a lot – did anything that she was doing. She started playing lacrosse a couple years before me. It was just something I got into basically from her. It made it a little bit easier on my parents, too, having me and my sister do the same sports. We ended up being on the same teams and stuff. My older sister, Jill, she was just a role model for me, someone that I looked up to. She started playing lacrosse before me, and then I eventually picked up a stick just playing in the backyard. Eventually, my parents let me try out.
PB: What are some of your favorite memories playing with Jill?
