2019-20 Track and Field Roster
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Sarah Schmitt
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- Position:
- Distance
Bio
2022-23
Cross Country:
Made season debut at Coaching Tree Invitational with a 6K time of 20:29.4 ... paced the Hoosiers in 6K at Paul Short Invite in 19:57.0 ... first time under 20 minutes in a 6K in collegiate career ... IU's top finisher in the Nuttycombe Invitational 6K with a mark of 20:28.7 ... finished 5th at the Big Ten Championships in 20:18.2 ... named First Team All-Big Ten for first time in her career ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
Indoor:
Made season debut in the Mile at the Indiana Relays with a time of 4:45.71 ... ran a 9:16.98 in the 3000 meters at the Windy City Invite ... anchored IU's DMR team (11:10.49) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... finished as the Big Ten runner-up at 5000 meters (16:08.70) ... scored a sixth-place finish across 3000 meters at the conference meet ... named Second Team All-Big Ten.
Outdoor:
Opened outdoor campaign in 16:11.98 in the 5000 meters at the Raleigh Relays ... ran a massive 15:53.34 over 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... raced both the 4x1500 relay and distance medley relay in the Championship of America sections at the Penn Relays ... anchored IU's DMR team (11:14.08) to the No. 6 mark in program history with a 4:44.86 split over 1600 meters ... took second leg duties in the 4x1500 relay as IU ran the No. 2 mark in program history (17:39.23) ... finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships to score her first-career point at the outdoor conference meet ... closed out her collegiate career with a 16th place finish in the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021-22
Cross Country:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... picked up a personal best of 20:36.7 in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to place 27th overall ... placed 14th at the Big Ten Championship, crossing the line with a time of 21:07.8 … opened the season at the Joe Piane Invitational where she clocked a time of 17:10.7 to place 62nd … placed 97th in a time of 21:16.7 at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
Indoor:
Was sixth in the 3000 meters with a personal best time of 9:14.70 at Big Ten Indoor Championships … clocked a time of 9:32.97 at the Hoosier Open to win the 3000 meters … picked up a personal record of 2:16.01 in the 800 meters at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … saw a time of 9:17.82 in the 3000 meters at the Windy City Invite to place second.
Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... competed in the 5000 meters at NCAA East Prelims … was ninth in the 10,000 meters at Big Ten Championships … clocked a personal best of 15:59.41 in the 5000 meters at Raleigh Relays … won the 1500 meters at Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:24.84 … aided in the victory with the 4x1500 relay team with a time of 18:14.52 at Tennessee … set personal record in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:19.03 at the Indiana Invitational … competed with the 4x1500 relay squad at Penn Relays.
2020-21
Cross Country:
Finished 10th in the 6K at Big Ten Championships with a time of 20:46.5 … competed in the 6K at NCAA National Championships.
Indoor:
Competed in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters at Big Ten Championships and placed eighth in both … set a personal best in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:24.66 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational to place fifth … clocked a mile personal record of 4:45.71 and secured fifth at the Gladstein Invitational.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … saw the chance to compete in the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Round ... set a personal record of 34:52.72 in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships … also competed in the 5000 meters at Big Ten Championships … won gold at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays with the 4x1600 relay squad … was the 10,000m runner-up at the Big Indiana Invite No. 2 with a time of 34:56.69 … garnered fourth in the 5000 meters with personal best time of 16:13.39 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite.
2019-20
Cross Country:
Crossed 58th in a time of 21:00.3 in the 6K at NCAA Championships … nabbed 12th in the 6K with a time of 20:38.8 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional … finished 12th at Big Ten Championships and clocked personal best time of 20:37.2 … secured 17th at the Commodore Classic … raced to a PR time in the 5K (16:59.5) at the Joe Piane Invitational.
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…named an Academic All-Big Ten Honore.
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Cross Country:
Did not compete in a meet.
Indoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Outdoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:51.82, 3200m: 10:25.95, 5K XC: 17:30.60
8th at the 2017 Nike Cross Country National Championship
8th at the 2017 Foot Locker National Championship
Cross Country:
Made season debut at Coaching Tree Invitational with a 6K time of 20:29.4 ... paced the Hoosiers in 6K at Paul Short Invite in 19:57.0 ... first time under 20 minutes in a 6K in collegiate career ... IU's top finisher in the Nuttycombe Invitational 6K with a mark of 20:28.7 ... finished 5th at the Big Ten Championships in 20:18.2 ... named First Team All-Big Ten for first time in her career ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
Indoor:
Made season debut in the Mile at the Indiana Relays with a time of 4:45.71 ... ran a 9:16.98 in the 3000 meters at the Windy City Invite ... anchored IU's DMR team (11:10.49) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... finished as the Big Ten runner-up at 5000 meters (16:08.70) ... scored a sixth-place finish across 3000 meters at the conference meet ... named Second Team All-Big Ten.
Outdoor:
Opened outdoor campaign in 16:11.98 in the 5000 meters at the Raleigh Relays ... ran a massive 15:53.34 over 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... raced both the 4x1500 relay and distance medley relay in the Championship of America sections at the Penn Relays ... anchored IU's DMR team (11:14.08) to the No. 6 mark in program history with a 4:44.86 split over 1600 meters ... took second leg duties in the 4x1500 relay as IU ran the No. 2 mark in program history (17:39.23) ... finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships to score her first-career point at the outdoor conference meet ... closed out her collegiate career with a 16th place finish in the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021-22
Cross Country:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... picked up a personal best of 20:36.7 in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to place 27th overall ... placed 14th at the Big Ten Championship, crossing the line with a time of 21:07.8 … opened the season at the Joe Piane Invitational where she clocked a time of 17:10.7 to place 62nd … placed 97th in a time of 21:16.7 at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
Indoor:
Was sixth in the 3000 meters with a personal best time of 9:14.70 at Big Ten Indoor Championships … clocked a time of 9:32.97 at the Hoosier Open to win the 3000 meters … picked up a personal record of 2:16.01 in the 800 meters at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … saw a time of 9:17.82 in the 3000 meters at the Windy City Invite to place second.
Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... competed in the 5000 meters at NCAA East Prelims … was ninth in the 10,000 meters at Big Ten Championships … clocked a personal best of 15:59.41 in the 5000 meters at Raleigh Relays … won the 1500 meters at Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:24.84 … aided in the victory with the 4x1500 relay team with a time of 18:14.52 at Tennessee … set personal record in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:19.03 at the Indiana Invitational … competed with the 4x1500 relay squad at Penn Relays.
2020-21
Cross Country:
Finished 10th in the 6K at Big Ten Championships with a time of 20:46.5 … competed in the 6K at NCAA National Championships.
Indoor:
Competed in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters at Big Ten Championships and placed eighth in both … set a personal best in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:24.66 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational to place fifth … clocked a mile personal record of 4:45.71 and secured fifth at the Gladstein Invitational.
Outdoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … saw the chance to compete in the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Round ... set a personal record of 34:52.72 in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships … also competed in the 5000 meters at Big Ten Championships … won gold at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays with the 4x1600 relay squad … was the 10,000m runner-up at the Big Indiana Invite No. 2 with a time of 34:56.69 … garnered fourth in the 5000 meters with personal best time of 16:13.39 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite.
2019-20
Cross Country:
Crossed 58th in a time of 21:00.3 in the 6K at NCAA Championships … nabbed 12th in the 6K with a time of 20:38.8 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional … finished 12th at Big Ten Championships and clocked personal best time of 20:37.2 … secured 17th at the Commodore Classic … raced to a PR time in the 5K (16:59.5) at the Joe Piane Invitational.
Indoor:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…named an Academic All-Big Ten Honore.
Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.
2018-2019
Cross Country:
Did not compete in a meet.
Indoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Outdoor:
Did not compete in a meet.
Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:51.82, 3200m: 10:25.95, 5K XC: 17:30.60
8th at the 2017 Nike Cross Country National Championship
8th at the 2017 Foot Locker National Championship
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