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Sarah Fakler

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Junior
Class
Phoenix, Ariz.
Hometown
Xavier Prep
High School
Sarah Fakler - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

All-ACC (2)
2014 Cross Country
2013 Cross Country

NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier (2)
2015:
10,000m
2014: 10,000m

USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Southeast Region (2)
2013, 2014

All-ACC Academic Team (2)
2015 Cross Country
2014 Cross Country

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2)
2015 Track and Field
2014 Track and Field

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2017 Outdoor 
• Competed at the Raleigh Relays in the 5000m 

2017 Indoor
• Did not compete 

2016 Cross Country
• Placed 95th at ACC Championships
• Finished 67th at Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational

2016 Outdoor
• Did not compete
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016 Indoor
• Did not compete

2015 Cross Country
• Placed 34th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
• Finished 27th at the ACC Championships
• Crossed the line 19th overall at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational
• Placed 108th at Wisconsin adidas Invitational

2015 OUTDOOR
• Finished 26th in the 10000m at the NCAA East Preliminaries
• Finished 7th in the 10000m and 9th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
• Season-best 16:18.59 in the 5000m ranks eighth in school history
• Had a season-best time of 34:58.09 in the 10000m
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2015 INDOOR
• Finished 14th in the 5000m and 20th in the 3000m at the ACC Championship

2014 CROSS COUNTRY
• Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational Champion (UVa’s first individual title at the meet)
• Was Virginia’s top finisher at the ACC Championships, earning All-ACC honors with a 12th place finish
• Earned All-Southeast Region honors with an 11th place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional
• Finished 36th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational
• Finished 191st at NCAA Championships

2014 OUTDOOR
• Finished 17th in the 10000m at the NCAA East Preliminaries
• Finished 7th in the 10000m and 13th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
• Season-best 34:15.20 in the 10000m is the second-best freshman time in school history
• Season-best 16:22.19 in the 5000m is the fourth-best freshman time in school history

2014 INDOOR
• Finished 12th in the 5000m and 14th in the 3000m at the ACC Championships
• Season-best 9:37.45 in the 3000m is the second-best freshman time in school history
• Season-best 16:32.01 in the 5000m is the fourth-best freshman time in school history

2013 CROSS COUNTRY
• Earned All-ACC honors with 14th place finish at the ACC Championships
• Earned All-Southeast Region honors with an 11th place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional
• Finished 150th at the NCAA Championships

BACKGROUND
• 2010, 2011, 2012 Arizona Gatorade Athlete of the Year
• Three-time Arizona Cross Country State Champion
• Three-time Arizona 3200m State Champion
• Two-time Arizona 1600m State Champion
• Arizona Republic Cross Country Runner of the Year 2010, 2011, 2012

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Theresa and John Fakler

PR’s Outdoor Indoor
3000m 9:37.45
5000m 16:18.59 16:32.01
10000m 34:15.20