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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Sarah MacDonald

  • Position Mid Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Clemente's
  • Hometown Toronto, Ont.
  • School Columbia College
  • Major Biological Sciences

Biography

2018-19 (Senior): (XC) Ran two races through the season, both 5K ... Posted top finish and top time in the 5K at the Marist Season Opener (Sept. 1), finishing 16th with a time of 19:42.9. (Indoor) Had a pair of top finishes at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Finished fourth in the 1,000-Meter Run (3:02.15) and second on the Distance Medley Relay team that ran its race in 12:12.19. (Outdoor) Ran the 1,500-Meter in a pair of races ... Finished the 1500m with a time of 5:02.51 at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 23) and crossed the line at the Sam Howell Invitational (Apr. 6) in the 1500m with a time of 5:00.54.

2017-18 (Junior): (Indoor) Ran a season best 2:55.79 in the 1K during the Columbia Challenge. (Outdoor) Ran season bests of 2:22.61 in the 800m, 4:40.58 in the 1,500m, and 5:06.17 in the 1 Mile.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Went 2:16.15 in the 800m at the Yale Springtime Invitational for fourth place ... Clocked a career best 4:34.76 during the Larry Ellis Invitational to take second.

2015-16 (First-Year): Posted a time of 2:19.89 in the 800m invite run at the Fastrack National Invite.

Personal: MacDonald comes to Columbia with personal bests of 2:14.62 in the 800m and 4:41.49 in the 1500m ... Studying Biological Sciences at Columbia College.

Career Bests

6K (XC) - 21:27.5
Paul Short - Oct. 1, 2016
5K (XC) - 19:22.5
Brother Jasper XC Invite - Sept. 11, 2015
4x1500 Relay (Outdoor) - 19:18.64
2017 Colonial Relays - Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2017
DMR (Indoor) - 12:12.19
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2019
4x800 Relay (Indoor) - 9:18.91
ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships - Mar. 4-6, 2016
4x800 Relay (Outdoor) - 9:21.93
2018 Colonial Relays - Apr. 5-7, 2018
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 5:04.96
Villanova Invitational - Feb. 3, 2018
One Mile Run (Outdoor) - 5:06.17
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 13-14, 2018
1500m (Outdoor) - 4:34.76
2017 Larry Ellis Invitational - Apr. 21-22, 2017
1000m (Indoor) - 2:55.79
Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge - Jan. 25-26, 2018


Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Graduate Student

    Middle Distance
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2017-18Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2018-19Senior

    Middle Distance