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  Sara Lieblein

Sara Lieblein

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Lake Orion, Mich.

High School:
Lake Orion

Height:
5-9

Event:
Cross Country/Distance

2010 Outdoor Track:
^ Scored for OU in the 10,000-meter run at The Summit League Championship, finishing seventh (37:32.99)
^ Picked up a second-place finish in the 3,000 at the Toledo Invitational (4/30) with a mark of 10:43.49
^ Had two additional top-10 finishes, including a sixth-place mark of 17:52.63 at the Sea Ray Relays in the 5,000 (4/9)

2010 Indoor Track:
^ Scored for the Golden Grizzlies in the 3,000 run at The Summit League Championship, finishing eighth (10:14.92)
^ Had two top-three finishes for the Black and Gold in the 3,000 and mile run

2009 Cross Country
^ Competed in five meets for the Golden Grizzlies
^ Battled injury in the 2009 campaign
^ Earned second-team all league honors at The Summit League Championship (10/31) with a ninth place time of 22:57.90
^ Finished with a time of 23:21.38 at the NCAA Regional (11/14)

2009 Outdoor Track:
^ Scored for the Golden Grizzlies in the 5K at The Summit League Championship with a seventh place finish of 17:59.34.
^ Registered two top-three finishes.

2009 Indoor Track:
^ Scored for the Golden Grizzlies in the 5K at The Summit League Championship, with an eighth-place time of 17:55.75.

2008 Cross Country:
^ Ran in six of seven meets for the Golden Grizzlies
^ Notched a top-10 finish at the Golden Grizzly Open (Aug. 30) with a 5K time of 20:09, good for ninth-place
^ Ran a season-best 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3) with a time of 18:37, earning her a top-50 finish out of 198 runners
^ Finished 13th overall at the Summit League Championship with a 6K time of 22:00.00, a new career-best
^ Her performance earned her an all-league second team selection.

2008 Outdoor Track:
^ Finished among the top 10 four times
^ Ran 17:35.73 to set the school record in the 5000 at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic (Apr. 11)
^ Has the second fastest 3000 time at 10:34.64.

2008 Indoor Track:
^ Finished sixth in both the 3000 (10:11.74) and 5000 (17:57.80) at The Summit League Championships (Feb. 29-Mar. 1). Both times set school records
^ Broke the 3000 record every time she ran
^ Won the Don Wright Invitational (Jan. 12) and was runner-up in the afternoon session at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16) in the 3000
^ Had six top 10 finishes and was the third leading scorer with 32.5 points.

2007 Cross Country:
^ Red-Shirted.

2006 Cross Country:
^ Ran in four scored meets for Oakland as a freshman
^ Finished second on the team three times and was no lower than fifth among Oakland runners in any of her races this season
^ Placed second among the Golden Grizzlies at the Mid-Con Championships where she ran a season-best 6K time of 23:32.62; her 16th place overall finish at the meet earned her the Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year award for 2006
^ Recorded a 6K time of 25:12.19 to finish fourth on the team and 175th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional
^ Academic All-Conference.

High School:
^ Lettered all four years in cross country and track for coach Debbie Sherman
^ Cross country and track team captain as a senior
^ Earned all-state, all-region, all-league and all-county honors in cross country as a senior

Personal:
Full Name:Sara Margaret Lieblein
Birthdate:April 27, 1988
Parents: Rick and Amy Lieblein.

 
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