2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Anderson, Sarah

Sarah Anderson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Forest Hills Central
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Western Michigan
Bio
Collegiate Bests:
• 200m - 25.67
• 400m - 56.38
• 600m - 1:33.27
• 800m - 2:05.74
• 1500m - 4:13.36
• Mile - 4:44.54
• 3000m - 9:34.80
2021:
NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor 1500m)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
USTFCCCA All-Academic
INDOOR: Did not compete.
OUTDOOR: Placed third in the 1500m at the Big Ten Invite #3 with a 4:20.21 mark … Won the 1500m at the Billy Hayes Invite at a time of 4:17.14 … Placed sixth in the 1500m with a 4:14.90 at the Big Ten Championships … Ran a 4:16.88 for the 11th-best time in the 1500m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … Posted a PR of 4:13.36 in the 1500m during the semifinal heats at the NCAA Championships.
2020:
INDOOR: Placed first with a time of 2:10.14 in the 800m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) … Took sixth place with a time of 2:08.27 at the Power 5 Invitational (Jan. 31 - Feb. 1) 800m… PR'd at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 28-29) 800m and took sixth place with a time of 2:07.08.
2019 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Academic All-MAC … MAC Champion in the 800m at 2:08.20 … Placed second in the mile at the MAC Championships with a PR of 4:44.54.
OUTDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … MAC Champion in the 800m with a 2:06.96 … Ran the 11th-best preliminary time of 2:06.09 in the 800m at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds.
2018 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … Second Team All-MAC (Distance Medley Relay)
OUTDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … First Team All-MAC (800m) … Second Team All-MAC (4x400m Relay) … MAC Champion in the 800m at 2:07.21.
2017 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Academic All-MAC.
OUTDOOR: MACC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC.
2016 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Did not compete.
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field from Forest Hills Central High School ... all-state in 400m dash as a senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dave and Maureen Anderson ... has two siblings, Kyle and Molly.
• 200m - 25.67
• 400m - 56.38
• 600m - 1:33.27
• 800m - 2:05.74
• 1500m - 4:13.36
• Mile - 4:44.54
• 3000m - 9:34.80
2021:
NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor 1500m)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
USTFCCCA All-Academic
INDOOR: Did not compete.
OUTDOOR: Placed third in the 1500m at the Big Ten Invite #3 with a 4:20.21 mark … Won the 1500m at the Billy Hayes Invite at a time of 4:17.14 … Placed sixth in the 1500m with a 4:14.90 at the Big Ten Championships … Ran a 4:16.88 for the 11th-best time in the 1500m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … Posted a PR of 4:13.36 in the 1500m during the semifinal heats at the NCAA Championships.
2020:
INDOOR: Placed first with a time of 2:10.14 in the 800m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) … Took sixth place with a time of 2:08.27 at the Power 5 Invitational (Jan. 31 - Feb. 1) 800m… PR'd at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 28-29) 800m and took sixth place with a time of 2:07.08.
2019 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Academic All-MAC … MAC Champion in the 800m at 2:08.20 … Placed second in the mile at the MAC Championships with a PR of 4:44.54.
OUTDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … MAC Champion in the 800m with a 2:06.96 … Ran the 11th-best preliminary time of 2:06.09 in the 800m at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds.
2018 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … Second Team All-MAC (Distance Medley Relay)
OUTDOOR: MAC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC … First Team All-MAC (800m) … Second Team All-MAC (4x400m Relay) … MAC Champion in the 800m at 2:07.21.
2017 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Academic All-MAC.
OUTDOOR: MACC Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-MAC.
2016 (AT WESTERN MICHIGAN):
INDOOR: Did not compete.
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field from Forest Hills Central High School ... all-state in 400m dash as a senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dave and Maureen Anderson ... has two siblings, Kyle and Molly.
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