Sarah Kupniewski

Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.

2016-17: Cross Country: Ran in five of six races for Akron...posted times of 20:41.50 (53rd) and 23:49.0 (53rd) at the Tommy Evans Invitational and Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational to start the season...crossed the line in 24:58.3 (100th) at MAC Championships and 23:42 (133rd) at the Penn State National...covered NCAA Great Lakes Regional course in 24:10.80 (196th)...named an Academic All-MAC selection.

2015-16: Outdoor: Won the 5,000 meters at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 30) in 18:03.10, while finishing seventh in the event in 18:26.73 at the All-Ohio Championships (April 9)...placed third in the 3,000 meters (10:55.12) and fourth in the 1,500 meters (4:52.51) at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...an academic All-MAC selection...Indoor: Registered a second-place effort (5:15.05) in the mile at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19)...turned in a season-best time (10:27.04) in the 3,000 meters at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 12), while also placing fourth in the event at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22)...recorded season-low effort in the mile (5:13.63) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 6), while crossing the line in 18:07.35 in the 5K at the Penn State National (Jan. 29)...a first-team Academic All-MAC honoree...Cross Country: Ran in five of six races for the Zips, including posting her best 6K effort (22:59.10) at the Mid-American Conference Championships to place 57th, the second-best finish for Akron…registered top finish at Tommy Evans Invitational crossing the line in 19:47.6 to place 13th…ran Great Lakes Regional course in 23:35.1 to finish 155th…a first-team Academic All-MAC honoree.

2014-15: Indoor: Had a season-best time of 10:59.60 in the 3,000 meters at the Kent State Dual (Jan 16)...placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb 20) in 11:00.81...crossed the line in 19:14.68 in the 5,000 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb 6)...Outdoor: An Academic All-MAC selection...Finished second in 5,000 meters at Walsh Invitational (April 18) in 18:46.47...placed fourth and eighth in 1,500 meters at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) crossing the line in a career-best 4:54.28 and 4:58.87...garnered sixth-place effort in 3,000 meters at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) in career-best time of 10:49.34...Cross Country: Did not compete in any races.

2013-14: Cross Country... competed in two races ... placed 25th overall at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 5), finishing the 5K in 19:42 ... also came in 48th at the Bluegrass Invitational (Sept. 14) with a time of 19:13.70 ... Indoor... competed in the mile and 3K ... placed sixth at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) with a time of 11:43.33 ... ran 5:30.82 in the mile at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) ... Outdoor... did not compete.

at Mercyhurst Preparatory: Helped lead her team to a fifth-place finish at the state cross country meet as a junior ... won the Cochranton Invitational and was a PIAA state medalist ... school record holder in the 4x400 and 4x800 ... ran top times of 2:20 in the 800m.

Personal: Born March 3, 1995 ... parents are Gary and Marjorie Kupniewski ... has an older brother, Zak.