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Sara Kroll
Sara Kroll

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Westland, Mich.

High School:
Livonia Churchill


05/29/2013

2013 Spring Academic All-Big Ten Selections Announc

MSU had 112 student-athletes recognized for having a 3.0 or better GPA.

11/17/2012

Cross Country Concludes Season at NCAA Championships

Women place 16th, men finish 31st

11/14/2012

Cross Country Teams Return to Louisville for NCAA Championships

No. 30 men and No. 15 women will compete in Saturday's championship field.

11/12/2012

Cross Country Receives Most Ever All-Region Honors

Eight Spartans earn recognition for their NCAA Regional performances.

11/09/2012

Women's Cross Country Places Second at NCAA Regional Championships

Spartans earn 14th-straight bid to NCAA Championships.

2012:
Ran unattached at the Spartan Invitational, claiming first place with a time of 21:10...Finished fourth at the Louisville Classic with a time of 16:57.13...Competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing 20th with a personal-best 6k time of 20:05...Won the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:12.40...Placed third at the Great Lakes Regional, posting a time of 20:12...Competed at the NCAA Championships, finishing 53rd with a time of 20:24.20...Named Big Ten Athlete of the Year...Selected first-team All-Conference...Earned first-team All-Region honors.

2011:
Placed seventh at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 20:53... Ran the Roy Griak Inviational in a time of 21:20.1 ... Finished 49th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in a time of 20:54.0 ... Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships in a time of 20:35 ... Finished fourth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional clocking in a time of 20:37.3 ... Placed 34th at the NCAA Championships in a time of 20:38 ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Second-Team All-Big Ten.

2010:
Finished in sixth place at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 21:06 ... Competed in the Wisconsin adidas Invitational and ran a time of 20:58.4 ... Clocked in a time of 23:00.0 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Raced at the Big Ten Championships and finished with a time of 21:23.5 ... Registered a time of 22:30.74 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

High School:
Attended Livonia Churchill where she was a letterwinner in both cross country and track & field for head coach Patrick Daugherty ... Earned all-city, all-division, all-conference and all-region honors all four seasons in both cross country and track & field ... Placed seventh in the seeded race of the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Midwest Regional with a time 18:15, qualifying for the Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals in San Diego, Calif. ... Ran a school-record time of 17:25 and placed third her senior year at the state cross country finals, earning all-state honors ... Earned all-state honors as a junior when she turned in a time of 17:53 for seventh place at the state cross country championships ... Saw team place first at the state championships her freshman year ... Posted a freshman record time of 18:27 for 18th place at the state championships, earning all-state honors ... Team captain of both the cross country and track & field teams her junior and senior years ... Ran a season-best time of 2:16.93 in the 800m at the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals, placing 20th overall ... Recorded a personal best of 4:46.45 in the 1600m at Midwest Meet of Champions to place second ... Posted a career-best of 2:15.87 in the 800m at 2010 state championships, placing ninth and earning all-state honors ... Member of the student council as well serving as a class officer.

Personal:
Born August 30, 1992 ... Daughter of Michael and Anna Kroll ... Plans on majoring in special education - learning disabilities.

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