2019 Cross Country Roster
Sarah Wills
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- University HS
2018 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Earned a 52nd-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with a 6k time of 22:20
- Placed 31st at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 21:30.8 (6k)
- Finished 76th overall at the Penn State National Open (6k) – 21:42
- Recorded a 6k time of 21:44 at the Paul Short Invite, good for 49th place
- Led WVU with an 11th-place overall finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, crossing the finish line in 21:28 (6k)
- Finished second overall at the season-opening Charlotte Opener – 18:19.8 (5k)
2017 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Earned a 40th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship in a 6k time of 21:33.3
- Posted a 65th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in 21:34.7
- Finished third in WVU debut at Lehigh Invitational, finishing in 21:34.4 (6k)
- Was the third Mountaineer finisher at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, crossing the finish line in 26th place with a time of 22:22 (6k)
- Placed 63rd at Greater Louisville Classic in 17:38.17 (5k)
- Crossed the finish line in 21:59 at the Penn State National Open, good for 72nd place
2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Ran at University High for coach Ed Frohnapfel and ran club for WV Flyers under coach Jonathan Wright
- West Virginia team state champions in 2014 and 2015
- 2014 OVAC 5A champion
- Two-time cross country all-state
- Four-time all-state honoree in the 4×800 relay
- Placed third in the 800 meters, running a personal-best time of 2:17 at the 2016 state meet
- Runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters at the 2016 state meet, finishing with a personal-best time of 10:57
- 2016 state champion in the 1,600 meters with a personal-best time of 5:04
- Member of the National Honor Society and math honorary – Mu Alpha Theta
Personal
- Daughter of Norman and Rebecca Wills
- Has one sister
- Birthday is December 11
- Majoring in biomedical engineering
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Dean’s List
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Tuesday, November 19
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Friday, November 01
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