2018 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sarah Zieve
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Northport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Northport
- Position:
- Distance
Last Updated: May 30, 2018
At Michigan
• Second-Team All-American (2018: outdoor 3000m steeplechase)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014-16)
• Member of two NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship teams (2013, '16) and a competing member of two Big Ten Championship teams (2016, '17)
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Championship Team
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award winner (2014-17)
Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Earned Second-Team All-America honors with 10:09.17 in the Steeplechase for 16th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6-9) , securing her All-America honors with a strong kick on the final lap.
• Ran a career-best 10:07.58 in the Steeplechase for 13th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Ran 10:14.86 in the Steeplechase to finish 3rd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) for the bronze medal.
• Ran a career-best 2:11.69 in the 800 meter run to finish 14th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28)
• Ran a career-best 4:24.93 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:50.58 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran a career-best 4:49.38 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Member of the Big Ten team champion squad, running 21:44.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 55th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 21:15.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 9th (open) at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 21:45.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 25th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 17:52.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9)
• Ran 17:42.9 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 7th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Senior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran a career-best 10:09.22 in the Steeplechase to finish 15th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27), moving to No. 4 on the U-M performers list in the event.
• Scored five points with a time of 10:19.52 in the Steeplechase to finish 4th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran 10:15.82 in the Steeplechase to finish 7th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27)
Indoor
• Ran a career-best 4:51.41 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 9:33.09 in the 3000 meter run to finish 9th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 4:53.78 in the Mile to finish 10th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Finished 54th in 22:37.9 to help Michigan finish on top at the 6K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30) in her postseason debut
• Finished fourth in 21:40.0 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) Open Race
• Finished 50th in 17:41.70 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Finished 90th at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) in 23:21.7
• Recorded an 11th-place finish in 18:35.1 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Finished 14th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 2), crossing the line in 18:32.8
Junior (2015-16)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27), ran a five-second PR of 10:20.67 to finish 20th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Scored with an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14), timing a race of 10:29.71 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Ran 10:31.09 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Competed in the 3,000-meter race finishing with a new personal-best time of 10:25.06 in the Elite Invitational section at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 15)
• Scored in the steeplechase finishing third with a time of 10:39.91 helping U-M to win the Battle of the Blues (April 2)
• Competed in the 1,500-meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 25-26), finishing with a time of 4:38.51
Indoor
• Did not compete
Cross Country
• Did not compete
Sophomore (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Ran 17:20.15 in her 5,000m debut at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Won the 3,000m steeplechase in 10:26.28 at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Ran 10:40.18 to finish runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase her outdoor debut at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)
Indoor
• Ran 5:04.66 for a runner-up finish in the mile run at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Finished 29th in the 3,000m race at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14), crossing at 10:01.24 to set a new PR
• Made her Wolverine debut at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7), finishing the 3,000m race in 10:09.67
Cross Country
• Helped U-M to a near-perfect 16 points and first-place finish at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Preview (Sept. 20) with a 26th-place individual finish (22:13.96)
• Ran at the Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing in 17th with a time of 18:55.2.
Freshman (2013-14)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 25), finishing 11th in 18:12.0.
Prep
Graduated from Northport High School in 2013 ... Four-year Principals List honors ... National Honor Society ... Foreign Language Honor Society ... Cross Country ... All-League (first team), All-Suffolk County (second team) and New York State Section XI team selection (2011, 2013) ... All-Long Island first team, as selected by Newsday ... Track and Field ... State Champion 4x800-meter relay, setting a new school record (9:02.42) with a 2:13 split (2013) ... Also a member of school record-setting 4xMile (20:45.32) and distance medley relay (11:55.43) teams, setting both records in 2013.
Personal ... Enrolled in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ... Majoring in Public Policy ... Born December 12, 1994 ... Daughter of Gary and June ... Father, Gary wrestled at Cal Tech from 1970-74.
Career-Best Performances (College)
Event | Time | Date |
800m (O) | 2:11.69 | 4-27-18 |
1500m (O) | 4:24.93 | 4-21-18 |
Mile (I) | 4:49.38 | 1-13-18 |
3000m (I) | 9:30.34 (UNA) | 12-2-17 |
Steeplechase (O) | 10:07.58 | 5-25-18 |
5000m (O) | 17:20.15 | 4-18-16 |