Sarah Brown (athlete)
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| Native name | Sarah Brown | ||||||||
| Birth name | Sarah Bowman | ||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Born | Warrenton, VA | ||||||||
| Education | University of Tennessee | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Distance Running | ||||||||
| Position | Middle Distance Runner | ||||||||
| University team | University of Tennessee | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| National finals | 9-time NCAA All-American for the University of Tennessee, 2014 Harry Jerome Mile, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile crown | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 1 May 2015 | |||||||||
Sarah Brown (née Bowman - born October 15, 1986) is a professional American middle distance runner.
High school career
[edit]Brown attended Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Virginia. She held the high school record in the mile.[1] Sarah Bowman's 4:36.95 earned a gold medal in the mile 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time ahead of Brianna Felnagle 4:39.71.[2]
College career
[edit]Brown was a nine time All-American and four time NCAA champion for the University of Tennessee.[1][3]
International career
[edit]At the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Sarah placed 8th in the 1500 meters.[4] At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics she was a semi-finalist in the 1500 meters.[5]
At the 2015 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Brown helped set an indoor world record in the distance medley relay.[6]
Sponsorship
[edit]Brown runs for Team New Balance.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sarah Brown : Athletes : Bring Back the Mile". bringbackthemile.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Nike Outdoor Nationals - DyeStat, the internet home of high school track". archive.dyestat.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Sarah (Bowman) Brown, Team New Balance, Miler, The RBR Interview, by Larry Eder - RunBlogRun". runblogrun.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "1500 Metres Result | 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Shannon Rowbury Advances in 5,000m | Runner's World". runnersworld.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Two World, One U.S. Records at New Balance Indoors Grand Prix | Runner's World". runnersworld.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Welcome home Sarah: World class runner returns to Warrenton to promote race". fauquier.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Virginia
- American female middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field athletes
- Fauquier High School alumni
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen