Sara Seiwald

Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Portland, Ore. High School: Valley Catholic HS

Height: 5-0 Event: Distance Experience: HS

Updated Personal Results

2012 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 5K course in 19:16.7... Was KU's fifth finisher in the B-Race of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/12), finishing 104^th overall with her 6K time of 24:32... Notched an 88^th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic, turning in a 6K time of 23:37.8.

2012 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 14^th-place finish... Finished 11^th 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 24^th-place finish after completing the race in 10:51.48.

2012 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 10^th-place finish in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27) after crossing the finish line in 5:26.44.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
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 (20)...Father, Michael, ran track at the Naval Academy... Plans to major in exercise science.