2017 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ...USTFCCCA All-American in DMR (2017). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region in DMR (2017). ... All-GNAC in DMR (2017). ... GNAC All-Academic (2015, 2016, 2017). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016, 2017).
Senior (2017): INDOOR – Ran the 1,200-meter leadoff leg on the 4000-meter distance medley relay at the NCAA Division II nationals, helping the Falcons place an All-American 8th in 11:36.02. Macdonald was followed by Lani Taylor, Chynna Phan, and Mary Charleson. That same foursome got onto the qualifying list at the UW Invitational on Jan. 27 with a time of 11:42.22. ... Led off the Falcons' 3rd-place distance medley at the GNAC meet, followed by Emma Lambert, Phan, and Hannah Calvert. ... Scored a crucial point with an 8th-place in the mile at GNAC (5:16.26). Also placed 14th in the 3000 meters (10:45.77). ... Set a mile PR – and broke the five-minute mark for the first time – by clocking 4:58.28 at the SPU Final Qualifier on Feb. 25. ... Opened the season with a PR of 10:00.86 in the 3000 meters at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14. OUTDOOR – Placed 4th in the 5000 at GNAC in 17:35.64, part of a 2-3-4 SPU pack that included Mary Charleson in 2nd and Alyssa Foote in 3rd. ... Ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 17:17.21 in the 5000 on April 28 at the Oregon State High Performance meet in Corvallis. ... Posted a PR in the 1500 by clocking 4:36.22 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 14.
Junior (2016): INDOOR – Placed 5th in the GNAC 5000 meters in 17:58.62. ... Placed 11th in the GNAC 3000 in 10:25.43. ... Set a PR in the 3K with a 10:04.41 at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 16. ... Just two weeks later at the UW Invitational on Jan. 29, set a PR in the 5K with a 17:32.22. ... Set a mile PR of 5:02.70 at the UW Indoor Open in Feb. 14. ... All three of those were significant improvements: 15 seconds in the mile, 26 seconds in the 3000, and 55 seconds in the 5000. ... Ran in four meets altogether. OUTDOOR – Placed 12th in the GNAC 5000 meters in 17:25.17. ... Set a PR in the 5K on April 14 at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a 17:12.14. That was a drop of nearly a full minute from her only other 5000 time of the season, an 18:08.81 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open on March 19. ... Set three PRs in the 1500: first with a 4:40.38 at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival on March 26, then with a 4:39.84 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on April 1, and finally with a 4:39.23 at the Ken Shannon Invitational on April 30.
Sophomore (2015): INDOOR – Placed 7th in the GNAC 5000 in 18:46.55, coming up with two crucial points toward SPU's team title. ... Placed 12th in the GNAC 3000 in 10:30.68, barely off her PR of 10:30.53. ... Ran in three regular-sesaon meets, doing the 3K in one, the 5K on one, and the mile in one. OUTDOOR – Ran in seven meets. ... Placed 7th in the GNAC 10,000 meters in 39 minutes, 25.80 seconds, her first college 10K. ... Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 17:17.68 in the 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 17. ... Set a PR in the 1500 with a 4:42.43 on April 11 at the Emilie Mondo Invitational.
Freshman (2014): INDOOR – Limited to two meets because of an injury. ... Placed 6th in the 3000 meters at GNAC Championships in 10:30.53. OUTDOOR – Ran in 5 meets, doing the 1500 three times and the 5000 twice. ... Placed 18th in the 5000 at GNAC in 18:43.19.
Pusch Ridge Christian High School: Also very successful on the track, winning back-to-back state titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 as a junior and senior in 2012 and 2013. Her 3,200 time of 11:35.11 in 2013 was a PR, and her 1,600 time of 5:17.87 was just shy of the PR 5:17.26 she set at a meet in late April. ... As a junior in 2012, pulled off the distance triple, winning the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. That same year, she also ran on the victorious 4x800 relay. ... Also very successful on the cross country course. Won Arizona Interscholastic Association Division IV state championship as a junior in 2011, finishing the 5K course in 18 minutes, 55.28 seconds. ... Ran 3rd at state as a senior, and 6th as a freshman. Won three straight Division IV sectional titles, posting a career-best time of 19:04.00 in 2012. ... Overall, won 15 meets during her career. ... Winner of Wendy's High School Heisman Award for Arizona. ... Named to Southern Arizona's Top 100 Sports Figures for 2012 by the Arizona Daily Star newspaper.
Personal: Sarah Nicholson Macdonald. ... Born Aug. 18, 1995. ... Biology major.
Fun facts: Although most successful as a runner, also has done soccer, tennis, and swimming. Played soccer all the way through high school. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Books she just couldn't put down were those in "The Divergent" trilogy. ... Favorite junk food is Sour Patch Kids and Smart Pop. ... Favorite healthy food is any type of vegetables with ranch dressing. ... Favorite sports team is Manchester United. ... Easiest subject in school is any type of math. ... Toughest subject is history. ... Took an opportunity to travel to Brazil and work in an orphanage.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 4:58.28 (2/25/2017)
3000: 10:00.86 (1/14/2017)
5000: 17:32.22 (1/29/2016)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
1500: 4:36.22 (4/14/2017)
3000: 10:25.07 (3/21/2015)
5000: 17:12.14 (4/14/2016)
10,000: 39:25.80 (5/8/2015)
CAREER RESULTS
