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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Van Aken, Sara
Sara Van Aken
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr. * / Sr. ^
- Position:
- Multi
- Hometown:
- Shortsville, N.Y.
- High school:
- Red Jacket
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
2020 Outdoor (Freshman)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... Placed 13th in the high jump (1.67m, 5-05.75) and 17th in the pentathlon (3424) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Set PRs in the pentathlon (3511) and high jump (1.75m, 5-08.75) that rank ninth and tied-for-fourth in school history, respectively ... Placed eighth in the high jump (1.71m, 5-07.25) and 26th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.30) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Finished seventh in the pentathlon at the Rod McCravy Memorial (3365) ... Came in 29th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.66) and 31st in the long jump (5.26m, 17-03.25) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Began her collegiate career by placing third in the high jump (1.69m, 5-06.50) and 24th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.70) at the Blazer Invite.
High School
Earned 12 varsity letters … 2019 New York DII State Champion in the pentathlon … 2019 Section Five Class C Champion in the triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100-meter hurdles … 2018 high jump sectional champion … 2017 triple jump sectional champion … Owns four school records … Set PRs in the pentathlon (3169), 100-meter hurdles (15.35), high jump (5-4.50), long jump (17-2), and triple jump (37-6.25) … Basketball team captain in 2018, 2019 … Scored 1177 points during her basketball career … Also competed in soccer.
Personal
Born April 17, 2001 to Rechelle and Scott Van Aken … Majoring in exercise science.
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... Placed 13th in the high jump (1.67m, 5-05.75) and 17th in the pentathlon (3424) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Set PRs in the pentathlon (3511) and high jump (1.75m, 5-08.75) that rank ninth and tied-for-fourth in school history, respectively ... Placed eighth in the high jump (1.71m, 5-07.25) and 26th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.30) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Finished seventh in the pentathlon at the Rod McCravy Memorial (3365) ... Came in 29th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.66) and 31st in the long jump (5.26m, 17-03.25) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Began her collegiate career by placing third in the high jump (1.69m, 5-06.50) and 24th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.70) at the Blazer Invite.
High School
Earned 12 varsity letters … 2019 New York DII State Champion in the pentathlon … 2019 Section Five Class C Champion in the triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100-meter hurdles … 2018 high jump sectional champion … 2017 triple jump sectional champion … Owns four school records … Set PRs in the pentathlon (3169), 100-meter hurdles (15.35), high jump (5-4.50), long jump (17-2), and triple jump (37-6.25) … Basketball team captain in 2018, 2019 … Scored 1177 points during her basketball career … Also competed in soccer.
Personal
Born April 17, 2001 to Rechelle and Scott Van Aken … Majoring in exercise science.
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