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2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Sarah Spiro

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • High School Smoky Mountain
  • Hometown Sylva, N.C.

Biography

CROSS COUNTRY
2015: Ran in five meets ... At the Southern Conference Championship, ran a 20:51.6 to placeĀ  55th overall.
2014: Competed in five meets ... Ran a personal best 19:31.1 at the Southern Conference Championships to finish 56th overall ... Top finish was 23rd at the UNCG Spartan Invitational.

TRACK AND FIELD
2016 Outdoor: Ran in four meets, competing in the 3,000 meters twice and the 5,000 meters twice ... Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Holy City Relays.
2016 Indoor: Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet.
2015 Outdoor: Raced in five meets ... At the Southern Conference Championships, set a personal best and finished 15th in the 10,000 meters ... Also ran the 5,000 meters at the SoCon meet ... Took second place in the distance medley relay at the Terrier Relays ... Set personal record in the 5,000 meters at the Winthrop Invitational ... Personal record in the 1,500 meters at the Charlotte 49er Classic.
2015 Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Ran the 5,000 meters at the Southern Conference Championship ... Took fourth place in the 3,000 meters at the Appalachian Indoor Open ... Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters and set a personal record at the UNCG Spartan Team Challenge.

PERSONAL RECORDS
5K (19:31.1) - 2014 Cross Country
1500m (5:13.18) - 2015 Outdoor
3000m (11:17.44) - 2014-15 Indoor
5000m (19:30.31) - 2015 Outdoor
10000m (43:06.87) - 2015 Outdoor

Honors and Awards
2014-15 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2015 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2016 Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team

High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Named All-Conference twice in the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference ... Two-time All-Region selection ... Was 2013 conference champion .... Holds school record in the 3200m ... Member of the 2011 All-State 4x100m relay team ...Ā  Three-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball ... Started at point guard for two years ... Valedictorian ... Two-time qualifier of the North Carolina State mathematics competition ... Mu Alpha Theta inductee ... Served as senior class president and a member of FCA.

Personal: Born on May 14, 1996 ... Daughter of James and Julie Spiro ... Sister, Katie, competed in track and field at Gardner-Webb from 2012-2014 ... Grandfather, Robert H. Spiro Jr., wrestled, played baseball and football at Wheaton ... Majoring in biology and Spanish.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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