basketball and girls' volleyball -- is at the head of the class.
"Athletic wise, there has been only one other athlete who I have
coached at Burroughs who has better overall athletic skills, and that
was Suzy Babko," said Burroughs girls' basketball Coach Doug Nicol,
who has headed the Indians for nearly a decade.
"Sara could play just about any sport she wanted. I like to say if
there was a tiddlywinks team at Burroughs, Sara could make the team."
For Larquier, who will attend University of Virginia on a softball
scholarship, enjoying as much as possible during her high school
years was a top priority.
"I really just wanted to do as much as I could," she said. "You
are only in high school once and it was important for me to
experience as much as possible. Some times it got hectic, but looking
back, I wouldn't change a thing."
Larquier's dedication, along with her ability to excel at almost
everything she tackles, is not lost on coaches like Nicol.
"Along with her sports, Sara is a great student with something
like a 4.0 grade-point average, and she is also involved with other
school things like she was the [Associated Student Body athletic
commissioner]. So she has really been able to balance sports and the
classroom.
"I tell people that Sara has probably packed 10 years worth of
experiences into her four years at Burroughs.
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Although Larquier will be continuing her athletic career as a
collegiate softball player, one of her most successful seasons came
last winter as a member of the Indian girls' basketball team.
Along with having a fine individual season, Larquier helped
Burroughs set a host of team records during the 2001-2002 season in which the team went 22-7 and advanced to the CIF Southern Section
Division IIA quarterfinals.
Playing alongside All-CIF Southern Section second-team standout
Gracie Coronado, Larquier averaged 13 points a game -- 16 in the
Foothill League -- nine rebounds and had 102 steals her senior
campaign to earn all-league second-team honors.
"That was a great season," Larquier said. "We were more like a