2024 Cross Country Roster
Sarah Tait
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- High School:
- University of Stirling
2024 (Gr.)
First Team All-American- All-Mid Atlantic Region honors
- All-Big 12 honors
- U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete
- Competed in five meets including the Louisville Classic, Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Finished with a personal best time of 17:12.0 in the women’s 5k at the Louisville Classic on Oct.5, earning 12th place
- Crossed the finish line in 12th place at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships on Nov. 1
- Boasted a career best time of 19:59.9 in the women’s 6k at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships on Nov. 15, finishing in 10th place
- Finished third for West Virginia at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23 in 34th place with a time of 20:00.9
2023 (r-Sr.)
- All Mid-Atlantic Regional honors
- U.S.T.F.C.C.A. All-Academic Athlete
- Competed in four meets
- Finished 16th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a time of 20:18.8
- Led the Mountaineers at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship finishing 25th with a time of 20:37.3
- Crossed the finish line in second place at the Lock Haven Invitational with a season best time of 20:14.4
Prior to West Virginia
- Ran at the University of Stirling for coaches Kirk Smith, Linda Smith
- Represented Scotland at the UK School Games, setting a new U17 Scottish Record in the 1500m steeplechase (2017)
- Won the Gold medal 1500m representing Scotland at the U18 Celtic Games International (2018)
- Member of the Scottish National Academy with a qualifying standard in the 200m steeplechase (2019)
- Represented Scotland East at the CAU Inter County Championship (2020)
- Senior Scottish National Champion, 3000m SC (2021)
- Champion representing Scotland at the Senior Loughborough International, 3000mSC (2022)
- Represented Great Britain at the U23 European Championships (2023)
Personal
- Daughter of Stuart and Elaine Tate
- Has one brother
- Birthday is March 26
- Pursuing her master’s degree in sports management
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
Jack Bicknell Jr. | Aug. 7
Thursday, August 07
Sean Cleary/Ceili McCabe | Nov. 19
Tuesday, November 19
XC: Ceili McCabe Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Friday, November 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
