2016 (Cross Country): Ran in 4 events… Placed 16th at the Illini Challenge with a time of 18:53.5 (Sept. 2nd)... Placed 18th at the Iowa Regional Preview with a time of 22:19.8 (Oct. 1st)... Has the team’s sixth-best 5K time at 18.53.5 (Sept. 2nd)... Competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11th).
2016 Outdoor Track: Ran a 17:56.91 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival (4/1) ... Led the Wildcats with a 4:44.27 in the 1,500m race at the Illinois Twilight and finished in the top 20 (4/22).
2016 (Track): Ran a sixth-place time of 5:07.40 in the mile at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20) ... Finished second among Wildcats in the mile at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6), crossing the finish line in 5:11.35.
2015 (Cross Country): Ran in five events ... Her finish of 18:36.9 in the Notre Dame Invitational (10/2) was the teams' fifth-best time in the event all season ... Posted a time of 22:20.4 in the 6K Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), third among Wildcats in the race ... Also ran in the Badger Opener (Sept. 4), the Midwest Opener (Sept. 12) and the Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Competed in five events as a freshman ... Posted her best 5K time of 18:42.9 at the Notre Dame Invitational, which placed her eighth for the team and 160th overall (Oct. 3) ... Earned a spot in the lineup for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and recorded her best 6K time of the year (22:42.4), good for seventh among Wildcats (Nov. 14) ... Also ran in 5K events at the Lucian Rosa Invitational and Illini Open.
High School: Won a North Shore Conference championship in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter events in track and also won a regional championship in the two-mile as a junior in 2013 ... Received All-Area honors in cross country and track ... Four-time cross country state qualifier and qualified as a member of the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relay teams in track ... Recipient of the Duke Pride Award for outstanding leadership in athletics ... Distance MVP award winner in track ... Cross country team qualified for state championships all four years and won four straight conference and sectional championships ... Team was the runner-up in 2013 at Wisconsin state cross country championships ... Two-year team captain in both sports ... Member of the National Honor Society and a four-year high honor roll student, as well as an All-Conference Student-Athlete.
Personal: Born Sara Cleary Coffey ... Daughter of Peter Coffey and Kristine Cleary ... Father attended Kellogg School of Management and grandmother attended Northwestern ... Also the cousin of former NU field hockey player Marnie Robbins ... Chose Northwestern over Marquette, Miami (Ohio) and Santa Clara ... Major is undeclared.
2016 Outdoor Track: Ran a 17:56.91 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival (4/1) ... Led the Wildcats with a 4:44.27 in the 1,500m race at the Illinois Twilight and finished in the top 20 (4/22).
2016 (Track): Ran a sixth-place time of 5:07.40 in the mile at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20) ... Finished second among Wildcats in the mile at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6), crossing the finish line in 5:11.35.
2015 (Cross Country): Ran in five events ... Her finish of 18:36.9 in the Notre Dame Invitational (10/2) was the teams' fifth-best time in the event all season ... Posted a time of 22:20.4 in the 6K Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), third among Wildcats in the race ... Also ran in the Badger Opener (Sept. 4), the Midwest Opener (Sept. 12) and the Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Competed in five events as a freshman ... Posted her best 5K time of 18:42.9 at the Notre Dame Invitational, which placed her eighth for the team and 160th overall (Oct. 3) ... Earned a spot in the lineup for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and recorded her best 6K time of the year (22:42.4), good for seventh among Wildcats (Nov. 14) ... Also ran in 5K events at the Lucian Rosa Invitational and Illini Open.
High School: Won a North Shore Conference championship in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter events in track and also won a regional championship in the two-mile as a junior in 2013 ... Received All-Area honors in cross country and track ... Four-time cross country state qualifier and qualified as a member of the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relay teams in track ... Recipient of the Duke Pride Award for outstanding leadership in athletics ... Distance MVP award winner in track ... Cross country team qualified for state championships all four years and won four straight conference and sectional championships ... Team was the runner-up in 2013 at Wisconsin state cross country championships ... Two-year team captain in both sports ... Member of the National Honor Society and a four-year high honor roll student, as well as an All-Conference Student-Athlete.
Personal: Born Sara Cleary Coffey ... Daughter of Peter Coffey and Kristine Cleary ... Father attended Kellogg School of Management and grandmother attended Northwestern ... Also the cousin of former NU field hockey player Marnie Robbins ... Chose Northwestern over Marquette, Miami (Ohio) and Santa Clara ... Major is undeclared.