Sara Christianson

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Borah HS
Hometown:
Boise, Idaho

PERSONAL BESTS
1,500m: 4:39.94
SFSU Distance Carnival
San Francisco, Calif. (3/30.18)

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2016: 71st, 23:08 (6,000m)

NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2016: 118th, 21:55 (6,000m)

TRACK AND FIELD
2019
Outdoor: Did not compete in any events. Indoor: Did not compete in any events.

2018
Outdoor: Ran in two meets in her first season outdoors for OSU… Set a PR in the 1,500 meters with a 4:39.94 on March 30^th… Ran a 4:43.25 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 20^th. Indoor: Redshirted. Season Best: 1500m – 4:39.94, SFSU Distance Carnival (3/30/18).

2017
Outdoor: Redshirted. Indoor: Redshirted.

CROSS COUNTRY
2018
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention for the first time in her career… Ran in three meets during the regular season with a best time of 21:06.1 at the Bronco Invitational… Helped the Beavers to a team win at the Bronco Invitational.

2017
Redshirted

2016
Ran in four meets after breaking into lineup at midseason ... best finish was 6th in Open Division at Notre Dame Invitational ... contributed to team score by taking 44th at Indiana State Pre-Nationals meet in White division.

BORAH HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in track and cross country, set Idaho state records and won 5A state championships in the 1600m (4:53.86) and 3200m (10:36.0) in 2016 ... Set school records in 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 3200m relay and distance medley relay ... Named Idaho Gatorade Female Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 ... Took 5th place at 2014 5A cross country meet as a junior; did not run as a senior because of injury ... Cross country team captain ... Earned Southern Idaho Conference Academic Award every year as a varsity athlete ... Graduated with a 4.105 GPA; member of student council and the National Honor Society; was a Borah HS Honor (top 20) Student, and earned the Boise Rotary Club Outstanding Student Award ... Earned Gem State Scholarship.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeff and Heidi Christianson; has an older brother, John ... Prospective engineering major ... Her father was on the Boise State track & field team and her uncle, Jeff, was a thrower and played football for two years at the University of Idaho ... Her biggest athletic thrill to date is setting state records while winning the 1600 and 3200 at the 2016 Idaho 5A track meet ... Chose OSU because of the opportunity to compete in the Pacific-12 Conference, coach Kelly Sullivan, "and how he runs the program."