Sarah Crouch

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Sarah Crouch
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-08-22) August 22, 1989 (age 35)
Hockinson, Washington, U.S.
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Website Sarah's Website
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Track, long-distance running
Event(s) Marathon, Half marathon, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team Western Washington Vikings
Team 361˚
Turned pro2011
Coached bySteve Magness

Sarah Crouch (22 August, 1989) is an American long-distance runner who has represented Team USA in the marathon. [1] During her collegiate career at Western Washington University, she was an NCAA Division II All-American thirteen times and won the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship in the 10,000m. Upon graduation, she began her professional career with ZAP-Reebok. In one of her first races as a professional runner, she finished fifth at the U.S. 10 Mile Championships. In 2011, she made her marathon debut in New York and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and in 2012, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000m. [2]

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NCAA

In college, Sarah Porter was a 13-time All-American for Western Washington University. [3] [4] Sarah tied an NCAA record and made a school-record 12 national appearances during her four-year career – four each in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. [5] [6]

Professional

Crouch finished 7th at the 2014 Chicago Marathon. [7]

Crouch finished 9th at the 2016 Chicago Marathon in 2:33:48. [8] [9] [10] She finished 11th at the 2016 Boston Marathon. [11]

Crouch previously trained in Blowing Rock, North Carolina with Zap Elite training group. [12] [13]

Sarah Crouch was the top American woman in Chicago at 2018 Chicago Marathon after training with her sisters, Georgia Porter (Western Colorado University alumna) [14] & Shannon Porter (Saint Martin's University alumna [15] ) who are all sponsored by 361˚. [16]

Sarah had a benign tumor removed from her quad in September - a few weeks before 2018 Chicago Marathon. [17]

YearRecordEventVenuePlaceTime
2019 [18] 2019 Montreal Half-Marathon Half-Marathon Montreal 2nd1:19:51
2018 2018 Chicago Marathon Marathon Chicago 6th2:32:37
Houston Marathon Marathon Houston 7th2:35:22
2017 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series Half Marathon San Antonio 2nd1:16:29
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series Half Marathon Las Vegas 2nd1:18:25
2017 Chicago Marathon Marathon Chicago 13th2:38:27
Houston Marathon Marathon Houston 5th2:38:37
2016 2016 Chicago Marathon Marathon Chicago 9th2:33:48
New Haven Road Race 20 km New Haven, Connecticut 6th1:09:06
2016 Boston Marathon Marathon Boston 11th2:37:36
New York Half Marathon Half Marathon New York 13th1:16:36
2015 2015 Chicago Marathon Marathon Chicago 12th2:32:51
USA Half Marathon Championships Half Marathon Houston 13th1:12:51
Tallahassee Marathon Marathon Tallahassee, Florida 1st2:46:59
2014 Chicago Marathon Marathon Chicago 6th2:32:44
Bolder Boulder 10 km Boulder, Colorado 1st35:12
Peachtree Road Race 10 km Atlanta 14th33:30
2013 USA Half Marathon Championships Half Marathon Duluth, Minnesota 12th1:13:34
2011 2011 New York Marathon Marathon New York 22nd2:44:25

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