2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Sears, Sarah
Sarah Sears
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Latin American Studies
- High School:
- Washington-Lee High School
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Va.
Bio
2017 (Senior):
Earned All-Conference honors for her second place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship where she traversed the 6k course in 17:50.6 (Oct. 28) … Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team … Snapped the tape at the Queen City Invite with a 5k run of 16:50 (Oct. 13) … Claimed second at the Charlotte Preview Meet, covering the 5k course in 17:50.3 (Sept. 1) … Placed seventh at the 5k Adidas XC Challenge with a time of 17:23.6 (Sept. 15) … Covered the 5k course at the Greater Louisville Classic in 17:19.3 (Sept. 30) … Finished 29th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet, stopping the clock on the 6k course in 21:17.8 (Nov. 10).
2016 (Junior):
Paced the squad with a fourth place finish at the Charlotte Preview Meet with a time of 18:27.9 (Sept. 2) … Ran a season-best 17:52.9, good for 10th overall, and helped Davidson take home the team victory at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 7) … Completed the 5k course at the Commodore Classic in 18:27.9 (Sept. 17) … Entered the chute at the Greater Louisville Classic in 18:17.5 (Oct. 1) … Finished 21st with a time of 18:00.5 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (Oct. 29) … Completed the 6k course at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet in 22:41.6.
2015 (Sophomore):
Placed 11th overall at the Richmond Invite after posting a 11:43.7 time in the two mile race (Sept. 5) … Ran the 5K race at the Commodore Classic in Nashville in 18:35.8 (Sept. 19) … Placed 12th overall and posted a 22:59.4 time in the 6K at the Charlotte Invitational (Sept. 25) … Ran the 5K race at the Royals XC Challenge in 18:57.1 (Oct. 3) …Placed 52nd overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship after running the 5K in 18:38.2 (Oct. 31) ... Covered the 8K course in 23:34.7 to take 140th and help Davidson to a 20th place finish at the 2015 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 13).
2014 (Freshman):
Earned a first place finish at the Eye Opener with a time of 18:59.66 as Davidson took a first-place finish (Sept. 5) … Came in 54th out of 260 runners at the Commodore Classic crossing the line in 18:26.19 (Sept. 13) … Took 11th at the Charlotte Invitational running the 6K course in 22:49.8 (Sept. 26) … Tabbed Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Sept. 30 … Posted a time of 18:38.4 at the Royals XC Challenge to take 15th place (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 5K course in 18:49.8 to take 33rd individually and help Davidson finish fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1) ... Covered the 6K course in 22:46.7 take 139th and help Davidson to a 15th place finish at the 2014 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 14).
Before Davidson: Earned All-District honors in 2012, 2013 … Named to the All-Conference team in 2013 … Took home All-Region distinctions in 2013 … Led her team to a second-place finish at the states in 2013 … Also a member of the swim team where she qualified for districts in 2010 and 2011 … Valedictorian of her graduating class … International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma recipient … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Tim Sears and Kelley Coyner … has two siblings; Claire and Andrew … Majoring in Latin American Studies.
Earned All-Conference honors for her second place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship where she traversed the 6k course in 17:50.6 (Oct. 28) … Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team … Snapped the tape at the Queen City Invite with a 5k run of 16:50 (Oct. 13) … Claimed second at the Charlotte Preview Meet, covering the 5k course in 17:50.3 (Sept. 1) … Placed seventh at the 5k Adidas XC Challenge with a time of 17:23.6 (Sept. 15) … Covered the 5k course at the Greater Louisville Classic in 17:19.3 (Sept. 30) … Finished 29th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet, stopping the clock on the 6k course in 21:17.8 (Nov. 10).
2016 (Junior):
Paced the squad with a fourth place finish at the Charlotte Preview Meet with a time of 18:27.9 (Sept. 2) … Ran a season-best 17:52.9, good for 10th overall, and helped Davidson take home the team victory at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 7) … Completed the 5k course at the Commodore Classic in 18:27.9 (Sept. 17) … Entered the chute at the Greater Louisville Classic in 18:17.5 (Oct. 1) … Finished 21st with a time of 18:00.5 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (Oct. 29) … Completed the 6k course at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet in 22:41.6.
2015 (Sophomore):
Placed 11th overall at the Richmond Invite after posting a 11:43.7 time in the two mile race (Sept. 5) … Ran the 5K race at the Commodore Classic in Nashville in 18:35.8 (Sept. 19) … Placed 12th overall and posted a 22:59.4 time in the 6K at the Charlotte Invitational (Sept. 25) … Ran the 5K race at the Royals XC Challenge in 18:57.1 (Oct. 3) …Placed 52nd overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship after running the 5K in 18:38.2 (Oct. 31) ... Covered the 8K course in 23:34.7 to take 140th and help Davidson to a 20th place finish at the 2015 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 13).
2014 (Freshman):
Earned a first place finish at the Eye Opener with a time of 18:59.66 as Davidson took a first-place finish (Sept. 5) … Came in 54th out of 260 runners at the Commodore Classic crossing the line in 18:26.19 (Sept. 13) … Took 11th at the Charlotte Invitational running the 6K course in 22:49.8 (Sept. 26) … Tabbed Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Sept. 30 … Posted a time of 18:38.4 at the Royals XC Challenge to take 15th place (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 5K course in 18:49.8 to take 33rd individually and help Davidson finish fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1) ... Covered the 6K course in 22:46.7 take 139th and help Davidson to a 15th place finish at the 2014 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 14).
Before Davidson: Earned All-District honors in 2012, 2013 … Named to the All-Conference team in 2013 … Took home All-Region distinctions in 2013 … Led her team to a second-place finish at the states in 2013 … Also a member of the swim team where she qualified for districts in 2010 and 2011 … Valedictorian of her graduating class … International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma recipient … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Tim Sears and Kelley Coyner … has two siblings; Claire and Andrew … Majoring in Latin American Studies.
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