2009 Women's Track & Field Roster
Conkle, Sarah
Sarah Conkle
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bellaire, Mich.
- High School:
- Bellaire
- Position:
- Pole Vault
Bio
Senior/Junior (2009)
Outdoor
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Took ninth in the pole vault at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 9) with a top height of 11-3 3/4 ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Hillsdale Relays (April 25) with a top effort of 12-1 1/2 ... Finished third in the pole vault (11-9 3/4) at the Duke Invitational (April 3) ... At the Spring Break Collegiate Invitational, finished ninth in the pole vault (11-1 3/4) (March 21) Indoor
Came in 16th in the pole vault (3.57m) at the Big Ten Championships (March 1) ... Took sixth in the pole vault (3.57m) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13) ... Cleared 3.50m in the pole vault at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) ... Won the pole vault (3.80m) at the Michigan Intercollegiate (Jan. 31) ... Took fifth in the pole vault (11-1 3/4) at the Red Simmons/Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 24) ... Came in 12th at the Indiana Invitational in the pole vault (3.35m) (Jan. 17) ... Cleared 10-6 for a seventh place finish at the Akron Quad (Jan. 9). Junior/Sophomore (2008)
Outdoor
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Len Paddock Invite (May 9) ... At the Hillsdale Relays, cleared 11-7 3/4 (April 26) ... At the Central Collegiates, cleared 11-1 3/4 (April 19) ... At the Sun Angel Classic, cleared 11-7 3/4 (April 11) ... Cleared 11-1 3/4 at the FSU Relays (March 27-29) Indoor
Cleared 10-11 3/4 at the Silverston Invite (Feb. 23) ... Cleared 10-11 3/4 at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16) ... At the Meyo Invitational, cleared 11-1 3/4 (Feb. 9) ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Michigan Intercollegiates for fifth place (Feb. 2) ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Simmons/Harvey Invite for third place (Jan. 26) ... Tied a personal best with a fifth place 11-6 1/4 clearance at the Akron Quad (Jan. 18) ... Cleared a 10-11 3/4 at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 11-12). Sophomore/Freshman (2007)
Outdoor
Earned a NH (no height) in the pole vault at the Duke Invitational (April 6-7) ... Placed eighth in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 11-5 3/4 at the Stanford Invitational (March 30-31) ... Finished 12th in the pole vault with a season-best of 10-11 3/4 at the ASU Invitational (March 23-24) Indoor
Cleared a personal-best 11-6 1/4 on the pole vault finishing 14th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) ... Tied for 18th in the pole vault (11-7) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9-10) ... Finished 13th in the pole vault with a personal-best of 11-7 3/4 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Came in fifth place in the pole vault clearing a personal-best of 11-5 3/4 on day-two of the Michigan Intercollegiate (Jan. 27). Freshman (2006)
Outdoor
competed unattached setting a personal-best (10-8) in the pole vault tying for 11th place in the Spartan Invitational (April 15) ... competed unattached in the pole vault posting a career-best 10-11 3/4 at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 5-6) ... Indoor
Competed unattached setting a personal-best (10-0) in the pole vault tying for 11th place at the Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 7). Prep
Bellaire High School (2005) ... National Honor Society member ... Valedictorian ... Honor roll ... student council ... 3 Lakes association summer internship ... I Dare You Award ... high school drama production ... listen America award ... academic all-state ... SAMMY semi-finalist ... Honors and Rankings ... (2002-05) Letterwinner in track and field ... (2002-03, 05) Track all-conference First team (4x400, 400, 4x800, 300, P.V., 300H, 4x200) ... (2002-04) Track all-conference 2nd team (800, 4x200, 300 )... (2003, 05) State qualifier (4x200, P.V., 100H, 300H) ... (2002, 04) State finalist (7th place in 4x400, 4th place in the P.V.) ... (2002, 05) competed in the state meet in (400, 4x400, 4x800, P.V) ... Wendy Heisman scholar-athlete state finalist in 2005 ... Set school's record/conference record in P.V. (10'4') in 2005 ... Regional champ in 2005 (P.V.- 9'8') ... 2005 Academic all-state - P.V. ... Took 1st place in P.V. at the 2005 Eagle Honor Roll meet ... member of the 2004 all-conference 3rd team in the P.V .... 2004 Regional runner-up (P.V., 300H, 4x200, 4x400) ... Named 2004 TV 734 student athlete of the week ... Other Sports ... Four-time letterwinner in varsity boys soccer, and the ski team (2004-05) skiing regional champion (G.S., slalom) ... (2003-04) all-conference in slalom, and G.S. ... (2003-04) state qualifier in skiing (team and individual) (slalom) ... 2005 MHSAA scholarship student-athlete in skiing ... assisted team in being the 2005 soccer conference champions and skiing conference champions ... a member of the 2005 skiing all-state 2nd team (6th in G.S.). Personal
Enrolled in the school of Engineering.
Outdoor
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Took ninth in the pole vault at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 9) with a top height of 11-3 3/4 ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Hillsdale Relays (April 25) with a top effort of 12-1 1/2 ... Finished third in the pole vault (11-9 3/4) at the Duke Invitational (April 3) ... At the Spring Break Collegiate Invitational, finished ninth in the pole vault (11-1 3/4) (March 21) Indoor
Came in 16th in the pole vault (3.57m) at the Big Ten Championships (March 1) ... Took sixth in the pole vault (3.57m) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13) ... Cleared 3.50m in the pole vault at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) ... Won the pole vault (3.80m) at the Michigan Intercollegiate (Jan. 31) ... Took fifth in the pole vault (11-1 3/4) at the Red Simmons/Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 24) ... Came in 12th at the Indiana Invitational in the pole vault (3.35m) (Jan. 17) ... Cleared 10-6 for a seventh place finish at the Akron Quad (Jan. 9). Junior/Sophomore (2008)
Outdoor
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Len Paddock Invite (May 9) ... At the Hillsdale Relays, cleared 11-7 3/4 (April 26) ... At the Central Collegiates, cleared 11-1 3/4 (April 19) ... At the Sun Angel Classic, cleared 11-7 3/4 (April 11) ... Cleared 11-1 3/4 at the FSU Relays (March 27-29) Indoor
Cleared 10-11 3/4 at the Silverston Invite (Feb. 23) ... Cleared 10-11 3/4 at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16) ... At the Meyo Invitational, cleared 11-1 3/4 (Feb. 9) ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Michigan Intercollegiates for fifth place (Feb. 2) ... Cleared 11-5 3/4 at the Simmons/Harvey Invite for third place (Jan. 26) ... Tied a personal best with a fifth place 11-6 1/4 clearance at the Akron Quad (Jan. 18) ... Cleared a 10-11 3/4 at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 11-12). Sophomore/Freshman (2007)
Outdoor
Earned a NH (no height) in the pole vault at the Duke Invitational (April 6-7) ... Placed eighth in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 11-5 3/4 at the Stanford Invitational (March 30-31) ... Finished 12th in the pole vault with a season-best of 10-11 3/4 at the ASU Invitational (March 23-24) Indoor
Cleared a personal-best 11-6 1/4 on the pole vault finishing 14th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) ... Tied for 18th in the pole vault (11-7) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9-10) ... Finished 13th in the pole vault with a personal-best of 11-7 3/4 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Came in fifth place in the pole vault clearing a personal-best of 11-5 3/4 on day-two of the Michigan Intercollegiate (Jan. 27). Freshman (2006)
Outdoor
competed unattached setting a personal-best (10-8) in the pole vault tying for 11th place in the Spartan Invitational (April 15) ... competed unattached in the pole vault posting a career-best 10-11 3/4 at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 5-6) ... Indoor
Competed unattached setting a personal-best (10-0) in the pole vault tying for 11th place at the Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 7). Prep
Bellaire High School (2005) ... National Honor Society member ... Valedictorian ... Honor roll ... student council ... 3 Lakes association summer internship ... I Dare You Award ... high school drama production ... listen America award ... academic all-state ... SAMMY semi-finalist ... Honors and Rankings ... (2002-05) Letterwinner in track and field ... (2002-03, 05) Track all-conference First team (4x400, 400, 4x800, 300, P.V., 300H, 4x200) ... (2002-04) Track all-conference 2nd team (800, 4x200, 300 )... (2003, 05) State qualifier (4x200, P.V., 100H, 300H) ... (2002, 04) State finalist (7th place in 4x400, 4th place in the P.V.) ... (2002, 05) competed in the state meet in (400, 4x400, 4x800, P.V) ... Wendy Heisman scholar-athlete state finalist in 2005 ... Set school's record/conference record in P.V. (10'4') in 2005 ... Regional champ in 2005 (P.V.- 9'8') ... 2005 Academic all-state - P.V. ... Took 1st place in P.V. at the 2005 Eagle Honor Roll meet ... member of the 2004 all-conference 3rd team in the P.V .... 2004 Regional runner-up (P.V., 300H, 4x200, 4x400) ... Named 2004 TV 734 student athlete of the week ... Other Sports ... Four-time letterwinner in varsity boys soccer, and the ski team (2004-05) skiing regional champion (G.S., slalom) ... (2003-04) all-conference in slalom, and G.S. ... (2003-04) state qualifier in skiing (team and individual) (slalom) ... 2005 MHSAA scholarship student-athlete in skiing ... assisted team in being the 2005 soccer conference champions and skiing conference champions ... a member of the 2005 skiing all-state 2nd team (6th in G.S.). Personal
Enrolled in the school of Engineering.
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