Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Hockinson, WA | August 22, 1989
Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Website | Sarah's Website |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Track, long-distance running |
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters |
College team | Western Washington Vikings |
Team | 361˚ |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Coached by | Steve 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]
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]
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]
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