Sarah DiVasta

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Peabody, Mass.
High school Peabody Veterans Memorial HS

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Peabody, Mass.
High school Peabody Veterans Memorial HS

Career Honors and Recognition
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in three meets during the indoor season, competing in the 1000m and the mile … Made her indoor collegiate debut at the Gamecock Opener running 3:10.43 in the 1000m to finish seventh overall … Ran a personal best in the mile at the Carolina Challenge when she clocked 5:19.57.

Outdoor
Competed in all three home meets during the outdoor season, running the 1500m and ran one 5K race as a pacer … Made her outdoor debut in the Weems Baskin Invitational 1500m race, finishing 11^th … Recorded a personal best at the Gamecock Invitational, finishing eighth with a time of 5:00.10.

Cross Country
Appeared in four meets during her true freshman campaign, making her collegiate cross country debut at the Eye Opener on Sept. 1 when she finished 55^th overall with a time of 19:17.8 … The following meet, she set a new personal best in the 5K at the Gamecock Challenge, running 17:57.7 to finish 24^th overall – her best finish of the season … Her time of 17:57.7 was the 22^nd fastest 5K run in program history … Ran in one 6K event on the season at the Paul Short Run, stopping the clock at 23:42.8 for her collegiate 6K personal best.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cross country and track & field at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School … Ran the 1,000m the mile and all cross country distances for the Tanners … Holds the school record for the indoor 1,000m with a time of 3:01, the indoor 1600 SMR (4:15) and the outdoor 1600 SMR with a time of 4:15 … Was named Team MVP and is a two-time Salem News Runner of the Year … Was a team captain for all three seasons twice during her high school career … Was awarded both the George Smyrnious Sportsmanship Award and the Legacy Award … Was an 11-time Salem News All-Star and earned the Tanner Leadership Award.

Personal
Born to her parents Ralph and Kathy DiVasta on June 17, 2005 … Has one sibling, Cody … Graduated top 10 percent in her class at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School … Is undecided in her major, but is leaning towards earning a finance degree.

Personal Records

Indoor