Sarah Mahnensmith

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Norwell
Hometown:
Ossian, Ind.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Earned Academic All-MAC (cross country 2022) ... earned Academic All-MAC (indoor and outdoor 2023) ... earned Academic All-District (2023) ... earned Academic All-MAC (cross country 2023).

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets ... finished seventh in the 1500-meter run at the Tennessee Invite (Apr. 7) ... finished fourth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:40.33 and finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a collegiate best time of 2:16.55 at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13) ... ran a collegiate best time of 4:31.89 in the 1500-meter run at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 27).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in four meets ... finished third in the mile at the Bob Parks Memorial (Jan. 20) with a time of 5:00.59 ... finished sixth in the mile with a collegiate best time of 4:53.18 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) ... part of the sixth place distance medley relay team at the Mid-American Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets ... finished second at the We Fly 2023 Collegiate Cross Country Challenge (Sep. 1) with a time of 18:43.0 ... finished 17th at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Cross Country Invitational (Sep. 15) with a 6k time of 21:54.1 ... finished 23rd at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sep. 29) with a 6k time of 21:46.3.

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets … placed third in the 1500m at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 25) with a time of 4:42.71 … won the 1500m race at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 15) with a time of 4:36.46 and placed sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:20.04 … placed tenth and ran a college best in the 1500m at the Music City Challenge (Apr. 29) with a time of 4:34.85.

2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets … placed fifth in the mile at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 14) with a time of 4:59.67 … placed second in the 3000m at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4) with a time of 9:42.41 … placed ninth in the 5000m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10) with a time of 16:52.95 … placed ninth in the 3000m at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25) with a time of 9:45.47.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets … placed eighth in the 4k at the Vic Godfrey Open (Sept. 2) with a time of 15:06.5 … placed fourth and ran a college-best in the 5k at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 1) with a time of 17:47.9 … placed 11th in the 6k at the BGSU Falcon Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 14) with a time of 22:01.9 … ran a 6k college-best and finished 29th at the MAC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29) with a time of 21:32.9 … competed at the NCAA Division 1 Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships and finished with a time of 21:58.3.

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets while battling back from injury … ran season-best time of 5:00.26 in the 1,500-meter run at the Redbird Invite (April 2) … ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 18:42.91 at the Tennessee Relays (April 9) … took 12th in the 1,500-meter run at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) with a time of 5:05.09.

2022 INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets due to injury.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets … placed 14th in first collegiate meet at the Butler Twilight Meet (Sept. 3) with a 5k time of 18:19.3 … finished 21st at the John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 18) with a 5k time of 18:18 … ran a season-best 5k time of 18:10 at the Joe Piane Invite (Oct. 1) … ran a 6k season-best time of 21:47.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Norwell High School … competed for head coach Thomas Crum … earned all-state honors in both cross country and track … earned three-time all-conference recognition in both cross country and track, highlighted by first-team selections as a sophomore and junior in cross country and as a freshman, sophomore and senior in track … was the team MVP as a junior and senior in cross country and as a senior in track … broke the 5k school record in cross country and helped the 4x800-meter relay team also set a school record in track … guided team to sectional championship as a freshman, sophomore and senior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Todd and Holly Mahnensmith … has three siblings: Kate, Eric and Adam … plans to major intense interventions … chose Ball State because of the campus, the team and to continue the tradition of family members attending BSU.