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Sawyer Sprung
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tuscon, Ariz.
- High School:
- Sabino High School
College Bests:
5k: 15:31.2 (9/1/17)
8k: 25:31.6 (10/1/16)
10k: 33:23.4 (11/9/18)
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Mile: 4:33.55 (1/31/16)
3000m: 8:58.14 (2/7/16)
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1500m: 4:09.99 (3/16/18)
3000m: 8:47.59 (3/24/17)
5000m: 14:45.46 (4/21/18)
10000m: 31:32.69 (5/12/19)
Senior (2018-19): Cross Country - All-Sun Belt Third Team ...Β Finished 55thΒ at the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:52.90 ... Crossed the finish line in 5thΒ at the Azalea City Classic 8k in 27:10.6 ... Completed the Watson Ford Invitational 8k in 26:22.35 for 13thΒ place ...Β Ran the Blazer Classic 8k in 25:47.30 placing 35thΒ ...Β Notched aΒ 15th-placeΒ finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship 8k in 25:47.91...Β Completed the NCAA Division I Regional 10k inΒ 72ndΒ inΒ 33:23.4.Β Outdoor βΒ Finished the War Eagle Invitational 5000m race in 15:15.65 β¦ Ran a personal-best 10000m time of 31:32.69 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship β¦ Clocked a season-best time of 15:01.57 in the 5000m race at the SBC Championship.Β
Junior (2017-18): Cross Country -Β Finished seventh at the JSU Struts Opener 5k in 15:31.2 ... FinishedΒ 16thΒ at the Mountain to Seas Duals 8k with a time of 26:18.51 ... Crossed the finish line in eighth at the JSU Foothills Invitational 8k in 25:43.20 ... Finished the Crimson Classic 8k inΒ 69thΒ with a time of 25:56.0 ... FinishedΒ 19thΒ at the Sun Belt Championship in 25:59.6 ... Ran the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships 10k in 34:34.7.Β Outdoor βΒ Placed second in the 3000m race at the Jaguar Classic in 8:55.62 β¦ Secured a personal-best time of 4:09.99 at the Jaguar Classic 1500m race β¦ Crossed the finish line second at the Tiger Classic 5000m with a time of 14:51.17 β¦ Ran a personal-best 5000m time of 14:45.46 at the War Eagle Invitational β¦ Placed fourth at the Sun Belt Conference 10000m race in 32.21.80.Β
Sophomore (2016-17): Cross Country -Β Competed in five of six meets with three top-20 finishes ... Had his best time of 27:32.83 at the Azalea City Classic ... PlacedΒ 51stΒ with a time of 27:33.3 at the Sun Belt Championship ... Came in second at the Trojan Invitational and fifth at the Doc AndersonΒ WiregrassΒ Invitational ... Ran 5:22.2 in the 5k at the JSU Struts Season Opener. Outdoor -Β In his onlyΒ 1500mΒ event at the Jaguar Open, Sprung finished eighth with a time of 4:13.53 ... He finished in the top 5 in all of hisΒ 3000mΒ events ... His best time and finish was at theΒ SamfordΒ Alabama Challenge where he finished second with a time of 8:47.59 ... He finished in the top 10 in one of his fourΒ 5000mΒ events ... His best finish was at the Tiger Classic where he finished seventh with a time of 15:10.59.
Freshman (2015-16): Cross Country -Β Raced in three meets for Troy ... Clocked a time of 17:10.35 in the 5k at the JSU Struts Season Opener ... GrabbedΒ 29thΒ place in the 8k at the Azalea City Classic ... Logged a time of 25:56.75 in the 8k at the Crimson Classic. Indoor -Β Competed in the mile,Β 3000m, andΒ 5000m. Outdoor -Β Ran theΒ 3000m,Β 5000m, and 10,000mΒ eventsΒ β¦ Finished fourth at the Jaguar Opener in theΒ 3000mΒ β¦ Placed third in theΒ 5000mΒ at the War Eagle InvitationalΒ β¦ Ran a team best 33:12.62 in the 10,000mΒ at the Sun Belt Championship
High School:Β Competed at Sabino High School in Tucson, Ariz ... Was All-State in 2014 and 2015 ... Team captain in 2013 and 2014 ... Named to the All-State track team in 2015 ... Captain of the track team in 2014 and 201 5... Tucson Unified School District Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... Most Valuable Male Athlete of 2015.
Personal:Β Son of Tamara and Mike Sprung ... Has a brother,Β Darrien, and sister,Β CayleyΒ ... His father played baseball at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.
5k: 15:31.2 (9/1/17)
8k: 25:31.6 (10/1/16)
10k: 33:23.4 (11/9/18)
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Mile: 4:33.55 (1/31/16)
3000m: 8:58.14 (2/7/16)
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1500m: 4:09.99 (3/16/18)
3000m: 8:47.59 (3/24/17)
5000m: 14:45.46 (4/21/18)
10000m: 31:32.69 (5/12/19)
Senior (2018-19): Cross Country - All-Sun Belt Third Team ...Β Finished 55thΒ at the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:52.90 ... Crossed the finish line in 5thΒ at the Azalea City Classic 8k in 27:10.6 ... Completed the Watson Ford Invitational 8k in 26:22.35 for 13thΒ place ...Β Ran the Blazer Classic 8k in 25:47.30 placing 35thΒ ...Β Notched aΒ 15th-placeΒ finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship 8k in 25:47.91...Β Completed the NCAA Division I Regional 10k inΒ 72ndΒ inΒ 33:23.4.Β Outdoor βΒ Finished the War Eagle Invitational 5000m race in 15:15.65 β¦ Ran a personal-best 10000m time of 31:32.69 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship β¦ Clocked a season-best time of 15:01.57 in the 5000m race at the SBC Championship.Β
Junior (2017-18): Cross Country -Β Finished seventh at the JSU Struts Opener 5k in 15:31.2 ... FinishedΒ 16thΒ at the Mountain to Seas Duals 8k with a time of 26:18.51 ... Crossed the finish line in eighth at the JSU Foothills Invitational 8k in 25:43.20 ... Finished the Crimson Classic 8k inΒ 69thΒ with a time of 25:56.0 ... FinishedΒ 19thΒ at the Sun Belt Championship in 25:59.6 ... Ran the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships 10k in 34:34.7.Β Outdoor βΒ Placed second in the 3000m race at the Jaguar Classic in 8:55.62 β¦ Secured a personal-best time of 4:09.99 at the Jaguar Classic 1500m race β¦ Crossed the finish line second at the Tiger Classic 5000m with a time of 14:51.17 β¦ Ran a personal-best 5000m time of 14:45.46 at the War Eagle Invitational β¦ Placed fourth at the Sun Belt Conference 10000m race in 32.21.80.Β
Sophomore (2016-17): Cross Country -Β Competed in five of six meets with three top-20 finishes ... Had his best time of 27:32.83 at the Azalea City Classic ... PlacedΒ 51stΒ with a time of 27:33.3 at the Sun Belt Championship ... Came in second at the Trojan Invitational and fifth at the Doc AndersonΒ WiregrassΒ Invitational ... Ran 5:22.2 in the 5k at the JSU Struts Season Opener. Outdoor -Β In his onlyΒ 1500mΒ event at the Jaguar Open, Sprung finished eighth with a time of 4:13.53 ... He finished in the top 5 in all of hisΒ 3000mΒ events ... His best time and finish was at theΒ SamfordΒ Alabama Challenge where he finished second with a time of 8:47.59 ... He finished in the top 10 in one of his fourΒ 5000mΒ events ... His best finish was at the Tiger Classic where he finished seventh with a time of 15:10.59.
Freshman (2015-16): Cross Country -Β Raced in three meets for Troy ... Clocked a time of 17:10.35 in the 5k at the JSU Struts Season Opener ... GrabbedΒ 29thΒ place in the 8k at the Azalea City Classic ... Logged a time of 25:56.75 in the 8k at the Crimson Classic. Indoor -Β Competed in the mile,Β 3000m, andΒ 5000m. Outdoor -Β Ran theΒ 3000m,Β 5000m, and 10,000mΒ eventsΒ β¦ Finished fourth at the Jaguar Opener in theΒ 3000mΒ β¦ Placed third in theΒ 5000mΒ at the War Eagle InvitationalΒ β¦ Ran a team best 33:12.62 in the 10,000mΒ at the Sun Belt Championship
High School:Β Competed at Sabino High School in Tucson, Ariz ... Was All-State in 2014 and 2015 ... Team captain in 2013 and 2014 ... Named to the All-State track team in 2015 ... Captain of the track team in 2014 and 201 5... Tucson Unified School District Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... Most Valuable Male Athlete of 2015.
Personal:Β Son of Tamara and Mike Sprung ... Has a brother,Β Darrien, and sister,Β CayleyΒ ... His father played baseball at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Troy at ULM (Full Highlights)
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