2016 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Pusch Ridge Christian High School: 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. ... 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. ... 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.
