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Sarah Ryan - Women's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Sarah Ryan

Position Multi Events/Jumps
Class Jr.
Hometown Ottumwa, Iowa
High School Ottumwa

2014 — Indoor – placed fifth in triple jump with a collegiate-best 37-5 1/4 (11.41m) at Jack Johnson Classic, which ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… placed second in long jump with a collegiate-best 18-9 1/4 (5.72m) at Iowa Invite, which ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… placed third in long jump at Big 4 Duals (18-7 3/4, 5.68m), 14th at Big Ten Championships (18-7 1/4, 5.67m) and 11th at Husker Invite (18-4 1/2, 5.60m)… Outdoor – posted collegiate-best long jump at Arkansas Spring Invite (19-1 1/2, 5.83m), which ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… placed fourth in long jump at Illinois Twilight (18-6 1/2, 5.65m) and third at Kip Janvrin Open (18-4 1/2, 5.59m)… Big Ten Distinguished scholar… academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2013 — Indoor – placed ninth in pentathlon with a collegiate-best and team-leading 3,472 points at Big Ten Championships… that total ranks fifth all-time at Iowa… placed fourth in pentathlon (3,439 points) at Bill Bergan Invite… posted collegiate bests in long jump (18-8, 5.69m) and shot put (34-2, 10.41m) as part of Bill Bergan Invite pentathlon… the long jump mark ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… Outdoor – leads team in long jump (18-11 3/4, 5.78m) and heptathlon (4,567 points)… placed 12th in heptathlon at Jim Click Shootout (4,567 points), posting a collegiate-best 36-6 1/4 (11.13m) in heptathlon shot put… placed second in long jump with a collegiate-best 18-11 3/4 (5.78m) and fourth in 100 meters (12.69) at Lee Calhoun Invite… long jump mark ranks eighth all-time at Iowa… won long jump at Musco Twilight XIV (18-6 1/2, 5.65m) and placed 15th at Big Ten Championships (18-1 1/2, 5.52m)… ran 100-meter hurdles at Alabama Relays (15.45)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner… Dean’s List.

2012 — Indoor – placed 14th in pentathlon with a collegiate-best 3,368 points, which ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… recorded collegiate-best marks in 60-meter hurdles (9.41), 800 meters (2:27.46) and shot put (32-2, 9.80m) as part of pentathlon… placed second in long jump (18-2 1/4, 5.54m) and sixth in 60-meter hurdles (9.78) at New Year’s Classic… placed fifth in long jump (18-3, 5.56m) at Adidas Classic.. placed seventh in high jump (5-0 1/4, 1.53m) at Iowa Invite… Outdoor – led team in heptathlon (4,819 points) and shot put (34-5 3/4, 10.51m)… placed 12th in heptathlon with collegiate-best 4,819 points at Big Ten Championships… that point total ranks fifth all-time at Iowa… posted collegiate bests in 100-meter hurdles (14.93), 200 meters (25.48), 800 meters (2:25.81), high jump (5-1, 1.55m) and javelin (95-7, 29.14) as part of Big Ten heptathlon… posted collegiate bests long jump (18-2 1/4, 5.54m) at LSU Invite and shot put (34-5 3/4, 10.51m) at Arkansas Spring Invite… letterwinner.

High School — three-time all-conference… runner-up in long jump at state meet senior year… three-time team MVP… conference champion in long jump and runner-up in 400 meters as a senior.

Personal — born May 26, 1993… daughter of Dan and Ana Ryan… mother was a member of the University of Illinois diving team… pre-medicine major.