Sara Hartley
- position Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Naperville, Ill.
- High school Nequa Valley
- position Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Naperville, Ill.
- High school Nequa Valley
Sara Hartley Bio
Cooper Scholar/Honors College
Sara enters the 2011 cross country season looking to make an impact for the Gamecocks. After a successful high school career, Sara was redshirted her freshman cross country season when she suffered a foot injury a week before she reported to school at the end of the summer. After her long layoff, Sara raced the 800 outdoors. Her best time of 2:16 was her fastest time in two years.
In high school, Sara was voted team captain by her teammates in both cross country and track. She helped her team to a memorable state experience. She placed 18th at the 2007 IHSA Cross Country state meet running a PR of 17:38 for three miles. She was all-state in the 800m (2:14) as a junior and competed at state in the 4x800m relay all four years. She was three-time MVP and received the Outstanding Senior Award for cross country. Sara earned academic all-conference awards all four years and was an Illinois State Scholar.
Sara has won academic awards during her time at South Carolina, including being on the President[apos]s Honor List every semester so far. During the school year she is an assistant news editor at the Daily Gamecock and is a student mentor for BGTIME, a program that engages and connects senior citizens through a community website.
