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2015 Women's Cross Country

Erika Sarno

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Abington Heights
  • Hometown Dalton, Pa.

Biography

Senior Year (2015)

  • Ran in seven of the Royals' eight events, crossing the line as the team's top runner each time.
  • Finished in the top 25 in three events.
  • Had a season-best 12th-place finish at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 12 at Misericordia, finishing the 6,000-meter course in 25:08.94.
  • Had a season-best time of 23:28.75 for 6,000 meters at the Inter-Regional Border Battle at Rowan on Oct. 17.
  • Led the Royals at the Landmark Conference Championship by finishing 17th with a time of 24:51.97 over the 6,000-meter course at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, N.Y.

Junior Year (2014)

  • An injury limited her to only one race, the season-opening Lehigh Invitational, where she finished eighth overall in a time of 22:54.58 on a 4000-meter course on Aug. 29

Sophomore Year (2013)

  • One of five runners to compete in all seven meets
  • Moved into the number two spot in the Royal lineup, just one year after competing in only one race as a freshman
  • Earned second-team All-Landmark honors after finishing ninth in a time of 24:58.60 over a 6000-meter course at the conference championship meet at the US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home in Washington, DC; a performance that helped the Royals to a second-place team finish
  • Two weeks later, shattered her personal-best for 6000 meters by finishing 46th in a time of 22:47 at the NCAA Mideast regional held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., on Nov. 16
  • Was the first Royal across the finish line at the season-opening Lehigh Invitational, covering the 4000-meter course in 15:35 and a week later, finished sixth overall in 19:19.33 over a 5000-meter course in leading the Royals to a fifth-place finish at the Vassar Invitational in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Sept. 7
  • Posted two top-five finishes:  was runner-up to Cara Notarianni in 15:50 over a 4000-meter course against Penn St.-Wilkes-Barre in Lehman, Pa., on Oct. 9 and was fourth in 15:20.6, again over a 4000-meter course, in helping Scranton to a second-place team finish at the Jack Daniels Invitational in Cortland, NY, on Sept. 21

Freshman Year (2012)

  • Competed in one meet in her first year with the program, finishing 60th in 23:57 over a 4000-meter course at the Marywood Invitational staged at McDade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on September 1.

Top 25 Finishes

  • 2nd - 15:50, 4,000 meters, Oct. 9, 2013, vs. Penn St.-Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, Pa.
  • 4th - 15:20.6, 4,000 meters, Sept. 21, 2013, Jack Daniels Invitational, Cortland, N.Y.
  • 6th - 19:19.33, 5,000 meters, Sept. 7, 2013, Ron Stonitsch Invitational (Vassar), Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  • 8th -  22:54.58, 4,000 meters, Aug. 29, 2014, Lehigh Invitational, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • 9th - 24:58.6, 6,000 meters, Nov. 2, 2013, Landmark Conference Championships, U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, D.C.
  • 12th - 25:08.94, 6,000 meters, Sept. 12, 2015, Cougar Classic, Dallas, Pa.
  • 17th, 24:51.97, 6,000 meters, Oct. 31, 2015, Landmark Conference Championship, Kings Park, N.Y.

Landmark Conference Championship Finishes

  • 2015 - 17th, 24:51.97, 6,000 meters, Oct. 31, Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, N.Y.
  • 2013 - 9th, 24:58.6, 6,000 meters, Nov. 2, U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, D.C.

NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes

  • 2015 - 84th, 24:51.97, 6,000 meters, Nov. 14, Big Spring H.S., Newville, Pa.
  • 2013 - 46th, 22:47, 6,000 meters, Nov. 16, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.

Awards & Honors

  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Aug. 25-31, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)

Personal

  • Daughter of Mark & JoAnn Sarno

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

  • 2015Senior

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