2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Sharp, Lauren
Lauren Sharp
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dike, Iowa
- High School:
- Dike-New Hartford
Bio
2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor:
- Competed in five meets
- Took 11th in the 800m Run (2:23.74) at the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
- Took 40th in the Mile Run (5:41.68) at the Illini Classic (1/14)
- A member of the 4x800 relay team that took seventh (9:40.02) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25)
- A member of the Distance Medley Relay team that took seventh (12:24.19) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/24).
Outdoor:
- Competed in four meets
- Took 17th in the 800m (2:21.65) in the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/12)
- Took 26th in the 1500m (5:02.20) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)
- A member of the 4x800 relay team that took seventh (9:40.85) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13).
2015-16 (Junior)
Indoor:
- Ran the mile in three meets
- Set a career best at the GVSU Eubanks Open (1/15) with a time of 5:22.02.
Outdoor:
- Saw action in four meets
- Finished second in the 800m at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 2:28.08
- Set a career best in the 800m run at the Illinois Open (5/4) with a time of 2:24.82 to finish in sixth
- Boasted a career best (4:59.19) in the 1500m run at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) to finish fourth in the event.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor:
- Took part in two meets
- Started the season with an eighth-place finish at the Mike Lints Open (1/16) for the 1,000m and a time of 3:09.74
- Placed 22nd at the Notre Dame Invitational in the mile run at 5:40.80.
Outdoor:
- Competed in four meets
- Earned a top-ten finish at the Crusader Open (4/25) with a time of 2:31.80 in the 800m
- Recorded a PR in the 800m at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (5/2) at 2:26.09
- At the Illinois Twilight (4/18), set a PR in the 1500m with a time of 4:59.74.
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor:
- Finished 11th in her lone race of the season at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), crossing the line with a time of 5:46.19.
Outdoor:
- Competed in three meets
- Opened the season with a top-10 finish in the Marquette Duals (4/4) for the 1,500m at 5:17.91
- Had a season-best time and finish at the Blue Demon Open (4/19) in the 1,500m with a time of 5:12.10 and a fifth-place result.
High School:
- Lettered all four years in cross country and track & field at Dike-New Hartford High School
- Was a four-time state qualifier in cross country
- Three-time All-Conference selection (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Placed 9th individually at the 2010 1A Iowa State Cross Country Championships
- Four-time track & field state qualifier in the 1500-meter run and three-time qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay
- Four-time All-Academic selection.
Personal:
- Communications & Media and Journalism double major
- Born on April 22, 1995
- Daughter of Ron and Sherree Sharp
- Has one sister, Kaity, and one brother, Nathan.
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