Track and Field





Sarah has participated in track since she was in the 7th grade. She was in several relay and individual running events, but field events seem to be her specialty.

The awards that she has received include:



Junior High


  1. Discus: 9th grade 1st place 112'5 1/2" (Regional meet and school records)
  2. High Jump: 9th grade Jr. High Regional meet 1st place 4'11"
  3. Shot Put: 9th grade Conference Meet 1st place 32'4" (tied meet record)
  4. 400m run:
  5. 4x400m relay
  6. Individual High Point in 3 meets--9th grade


High School


  1. AAAA West Conference Meet:
    • Discus 4th place 104'10"
    • Shot 5th place 31'8 1/2" (only participation this year)

  2. AAAA State Track Meet:
    • Discus 4th place 115'7"

  3. Arkansas Meet of Champs:
    • Discus 3rd place 124'10" (She was first alternate and got to compete.)

  4. Arkansas State High School Heptathlon: (held May 20-21, 1998)
    • 1100M High Hurdles (mom's favorite): 19.9 seconds for 460 points (this was her first attempt at hurdles)
    • 200M Dash (jog): 28.7 seconds for 595 points
    • 800M Run (death by 800M): 2:40 for 760 points
    • High Jump: 4'10" for 650 points
    • Long Jump: 14'7" for 530 points
    • Discus: 114' for 910 points
    • Shot Put: 33'4" for 680 points
    • TOTAL POINTS: 4585 for an 8th place finish

    This was Sarah's first year in the heptathlon. Her 8th place finish was out of about 35 participants.






This is Sarah (right) with teammate Lauren McGoogan after the heptathlon awards were given out. Sarah placed 8th and Lauren 9th. They were the only two competitors from Russellville who competed in the heptathlon.