2014 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Sara Seiwald
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Valley Catholic/Kansas
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
2012-13: Outdoor – Only took part in the Kansas relays where she ran the 10,000 and finished seventh…Indoor – Competed in five meets during the season, taking part in the mile, 3,000 and distance medley relay…part of winning DMR teams at the Bob Timmons Challenge and the Bill Easton Classic…Cross Country - Ran in three races in her first season competing for the Jayhawks...opened up her season with a third-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), traversing the 5,000 course in 19:16.7...was KU's fifth finisher in the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), finishing 104th overall with her 6,000 time of 24:32...notched an 88th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic, turning in a 6,000 time of 23:37.8…Season Bests – Mile – 5:07.30, Jayhawk Challenge, Lawrence, Kan., (1/11/13); 3,000 – 10:19.99, Bill Easton Classic, Lawrence, Kan., (1/5/13); 10,000 – 37:50.69, Kansas Relays, Lawrence, Kan., (4/20/13).
2011-12: Outdoor - Season's best mile time came at the Arkansas Twilight (5/4) where she notched a time of 4:48.32, earning her a 14th-place finish...finished 11th in the mile at the Kansas Relays (4/19) after crossing the finish line in 4:49.00...ran the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invite (3/31), collecting a 24th-place finish after completing the race in 10:51.48...Indoor - Kicked off her KU career with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the mile and 3,000 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2), completing the mile in 5:23.61 and clocking in with a 3,000-meter time of 10:44.68...earned a 10th-place finish in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27) after crossing the finish line in 5:26.44…Cross Country - Utilized redshirt season…Season Bests – 1,500 – 4:48.32, Arkansas Twilight, Fayetteville, Ark., (5/4/12).
Prep: Third-place finisher in the 1,500 meters at the state meet her senior year (2011)... Placed ninth at the state cross country meet her junior year (2009)... Notched a third-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the state meet her junior year (2010).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Holly Seiwald...Has an older brother, Aaron...Father, Michael, ran track at the Naval Academy...plans to major in exercise science.
1,500 Meters – 4:48.32,
Arkansas Twilight,
Fayetteville, Ark., 5/4/12
Mile – 5:07.30,
Jayhawk Challenge,
Lawrence, Kan., 1/11/13
3,000 Meters – 10:19.99,
Bill Easton Classic,
Lawrence, Kan., 1/5/13
10,000 Meters – 37:50.69,
Kansas Relays,
Lawrence, Kan., 4/20/13
