Sarah Brown (athlete)

Sarah Brown (née Bowman - born October 15, 1986) is a professional American middle distance runner.

Sarah Brown
Personal information
Native nameSarah Brown
Birth nameSarah Bowman
NationalityAmerican
BornWarrenton, VA
EducationUniversity of Tennessee
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportDistance Running
PositionMiddle Distance Runner
University teamUniversity of Tennessee
Achievements and titles
National finals9-time NCAA All-American for the University of Tennessee, 2014 Harry Jerome Mile, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile crown
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Updated on 1 May 2015.

High school career

Brown attended Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Virginia. She held the high school record in the mile.[1] Sarah Bowman's 4:36.95 earned a gold medal in the mile 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time ahead of Brianna Felnagle 4:39.71.[2]

College career

Brown was a nine time All-American and four time NCAA champion for the University of Tennessee.[1][3]

International career

At the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Sarah placed 8th in the 1500 meters.[4] At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics she was a semi-finalist in the 1500 meters.[5]

At the 2015 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Brown helped set an indoor world record in the distance medley relay.[6]

Sponsorship

Brown runs for Team New Balance.[7]

References
  1. "Sarah Brown : Athletes : Bring Back the Mile". bringbackthemile.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. "Nike Outdoor Nationals - DyeStat, the internet home of high school track". archive.dyestat.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. "Sarah (Bowman) Brown, Team New Balance, Miler, The RBR Interview, by Larry Eder - RunBlogRun". runblogrun.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. "1500 Metres Result | 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. "Shannon Rowbury Advances in 5,000m | Runner's World". runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. "Two World, One U.S. Records at New Balance Indoors Grand Prix | Runner's World". runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. "Welcome home Sarah: World class runner returns to Warrenton to promote race". fauquier.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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