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Cornell University Athletics

2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Sarah Van der Elst

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Nightingale-Bamford School
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.

Biography

Van der Elst's Top Performances
800m2:22.02
As a Junior (2014-15)
Van der Elst did not compete in any meets as a junior.

As a Sophomore (2013-14)
Van der Elst was limited to just two meets in her sophomore season. She continued compete exclusively in the 800. She posted her best time of 2:22.11 in an 8th place finish at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational.

As a Freshman (2012-13)
Van der Elst did not run cross country for Cornell as a freshman. On the track, she ran the 800 in six meets, posting a seasonal best of 2:22.04 at the Oxford/Cambridge meet at the Robert Kane Sports Complex in April. She also ran in the DMR for the Big Red at the Nittany Lion Challenge and ran in the 4x800 at the Cornell Relays in December 2012.

Before Cornell
Van der Elst was a track and field athlete for all four years of high school, and she served as her team's captain for her junior and senior years. A New York State qualifier in the 600-meter race indoors in 2012, she also qualified for the 4x400 meter relay outdoors in 2012. She was named a Track and Field All-Star of the AAIS League in 2011.

Personal
Sarah Catherine van der Elst is the daughter of Geert and Margaret van der Elst. She is enrolled in the school of Human Ecology.