Sarah Harden

Bio

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: Raced to NAIA All-American honors with seventh-place finishes in the mile and distance-medley relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Set the TU record in the mile at the NAIA Indoor National Championships with a time of 5:02.05 … Tabbed the Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week for the week of February 5-12 … Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the mile, 3,000-meters race and distance-medley relay by winning each event.

Outdoor: Posted the second-best time in school history in the 5,000-meter run, by clocking a time of 17:37.29 … Named NAIA All-American after a seventh-place mark in the 5,000-meters … Finished second in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races at the Crossroads League Championships to garner All-League honors in both events … Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Prep: Ran three seasons of track and cross country at Hersey High for Danielle Freeman … Garnered All-Mid-Suburban League honors in cross country … Named team Most Valuable Player … Raced to all-sectional and all-regional honors … On the track, claimed All-Illinois honors in 1,600-meter run … Named All-Mid-Suburban League honors in 1,600 and 4x800-meter relay … Set HHS record and qualified for Illinois State Meet in 1,600-meter run … Competed for Team Illinois in the Mid-East Cross Country Championships … Member of Academic Honor Roll … Member of National Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Shelly Harden … Younger sister of current TU men’s cross country student-athlete Seth Harden … Majoring in exercise science.