2007-08 Season: One of the nation’s most consistent, and consistently outstanding college archers ... again and again, came through in key situations for Columbia, most notably in the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships team competition ... stepped in for the ailing Robin Liang on short notice and led the Lions’ three-person team to the Women’s Recurve championship with defeats of James Madison and Texas A&M ... reached the semifinal of the USIAC individual competition with an 88-87 defeat of Cal’s Cat Wu in the quarterfinals ... finished fourth ... also took fourth in Eastern Regionals, despite dramatic semifinal win, 92-91, over Danielle McCullough of Westminster ... shot superbly at Indoor Nationals/Regionals ? second among both region’s and nation’s college Recurve shooters with 1076 ... fourth overall in the region ... runner-up at Big Apple FITA with 540, then shot 541 at New York State Indoors ... third in qualifying at Adam Wheatcroft Memorial; finished fourth ... All-American and All-East for the third straight year ... All-Academic Team, also for third straight season ... named to the dean's list.
2006-07 Season: One of the nation’s leading collegiate archers ... All-American and All-Academic Team for the second straight season ... shot 1106 to place ninth in FITA round at USIAC, then won first two matches before losing in the quarterfinals to All-American Maggie Huff of Arizona State ... nearly pulled off the upset of the tournament against Huff, losing by just 91-90! ... earned individual gold medal at Indoor Nationals with sizzling 1061, leading Columbia to the team gold medal ... second in N.Y. State Championships (524), fourth at Eastern Regionals.
2005-06 Season: Finished eighth at U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships ... took individual gold at ERIAC, winning the title by one point in the final ... named to USA Archery All-Academic Team ... placed second at ACCC Eastern Seaboard Star FITA with a score of 539 ... took second at Big Apple FITA ... captured New York State Archery Association Indoor Championships ... was fifth in November Mail-In Tournament, shooting 274 ... was second with score of 542 at FITA East.
Pre-Columbia: Ranked second in the U.S. in the Female Junior Recurve Division ... at the 2003 FITA Eastern United States Regional Indoors scored a record 567, which is still unbroken ... at the 2004 Mid-Atlantic JOAD Indoors shot a record 556 ... Pennsylvania Indoor State champ in January of 2004 ... earned the silver medal at the 2004 JOAD Outdoor US Open ... at the 2004 US Outdoor Championships, garnered the silver medal ... represented the U.S. as a member of the Junior World Archery Team ... competed in the US Olympic Archery Trials and placed 18th.
At The Shipley School: High school did not offer archery ... was the senior class president ... won the Havemeyer-Dobie Award.
Personal: Sociology major ... volunteered at Thorncroft with special needs children ... avid horseback rider, who competed in local equestrian events ... Sara Alexandra Mancini, b. 9-4-86 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
