Sarah Harden

Sarah Harden
Sarah Harden
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  • Hometown:
    Arlington Heights, IL
  • Year:
    JR
  • High School:
    Hersey
  • Years Coached (at Taylor):
    Hersey
Bio

2018 at Taylor: Competed in all six races during standout sophomore season … Finished top-two for the Trojans in all six races … Landed top-three overall during each regular season meet … Broke the 18:00-minute barrier twice … Recorded the fastest time in TU history with a 17:46.5 mark at NAIA Nationals … Claimed the Crossroads League crown for the second year in a row … Three-time Crossroads League Runner of the Week … Set the TUXC Farm Course record … Became third two-time All-American in program history … Earned USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Named CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District.

2017 at Taylor: Brought incredible production during her rookie campaign … Put together strong scoring efforts landing in the top-10 in each regular season meet … Finished the season with six of the best 10 times for the Trojans in 2017 … Posted a season-best time of 18:00.0, placing 23rd at NAIA Nationals … Four-time Crossroads League Runner of the Week … Recorded third-fastest time in TU history with a 18:00.0 mark at NAIA Nationals … Claimed All-Crossroads League Team honors by finishing first to take the Crossroads League crown … Named NAIA All-American … Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors.

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 MVP … 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 … Sister of current TU men’s cross country student-athletes Seth Harden and Josh Harden … Majoring in exercise science.