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2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Sarah Nielsen

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Thomas Jefferson
  • Hometown Reston, Va.

Biography

Awards:
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2015)
• NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region Team (2014)
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2014)
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2013)

2014:
Competed in five meets as a junior and was among the team’s top three runners … Named to the Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a row as well as the NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region Team … Recorded a career-best 5,000 meter time of 20:31.09 at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (8/29), placing fourth among Garnet runners and sixth overall … Placed seventh on the team and 35th overall at the Main Line Invitational (9/25) with a 3-mile time of 18:42.10 … Finished fourth among Garnet runners and 151st overall at the Princeton Invitational (10/18) with a 6k time of 23:47 … Placed fourth on the team and 28th overall at Centennial Championships (11/1) with a 6k time of 23:40.4 … Finished season with a 6,000-meter time of 23:03.9  to place third among Garnet runners and 35th overall at the NCAA Mideast Regionals (11/15).

2013:
Was the team's top runner as a sophomore ... Made the Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Placed first for the team and 40th overall at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship (11/16) on a career-best 6,000-meter mark of 22:35 ... Took 33rd overall at the Centennial Conference Championships (11/2) with a 6k time of 24:40 ... Recorded a fifth-place finish at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/7) on a 21:12 5k pace ... Placed first for the Garnet and 87th overall at the Princeton Invitational (10/5) with a 6k time of 23:30 ... Set personal-best three-mile mark of 18:14 at the Main Line Invitational (9/26).

2012:
Was among the team’s top seven runners as a freshman … Finished the 5k course in a time of 21:33 at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/1), placing sixth for Swarthmore and ninth overall in collegiate debut … Clocked in at 18:52.60 on a 3-mile course at the Main Line Invitational (9/20) to place fifth for the Garnet and 39th in the field … Placed fourth on the team and 51st overall with a 6k time of 25:33.7 at the Dickinson Invitational (9/29) to help Swarthmore place third among 24 schools … Ran a 6k time of 24:26 to place fifth on the team and 163rd overall at the Princeton Invitational (10/13) … Placed 53rd overall and sixth on the team with a 6k mark of 23:46.9 at the Centennial Conference Championships (10/27) … Wrapped up the fall with a 6k time of 24:54.4 at the Mideast Regional Championships (11/10) to place 91st in the field and fourth on the team.

Personal Bests at Swarthmore:
3-Mile: 
18:14, at Main Line Invitational (9/26/13)
5,000m: 20:31.09, at Bryn Mawr Invitational (8/29/14)
6,000m: 22:35, at NCAA Mideast Regional Championship (11/16/13)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

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  • 2015Senior

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