2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sarah Kapple

  • Class Senior
  • High School South Medford HS
  • Hometown Medford, OR

Biography

Honors & Awards:
• WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2016)
• WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll - 2014, 2015 & 2016

Senior (2016-17): Competed in every race in the fall: Mark Covert Classic (19:19:13), the USD Invite (23:08), the Paul Short Invite (22:58), the Bronco Invite (21:54.4), the WCC Championships (24:31), and the NCAA Regionals (22:18).

Junior (2015-16): Competed in every race except for one in the fall... Beat her previous personal best time in the 6k by a full minute (21:41.7)... Raced in every competition in the spring, setting a new personal record five times: 5k (17:49.47), 1500m (4:42.25), 800m (2:17.04), and 10k (38:49.42).

Sophomore (2014-15): Competed in four races during the fall... Ran a personal best time of 22:41.6 at the Bronco Invite... Also competed in the Mark Covert Invite 5k (20:08.6), the UC Riverside Invite (24:21.5), and the WCC Championships (23:01).... Set personal bests in the 800m (2:18.57), 1500m (4:47.41), and 5k (19.09.46) in the spring season.

Freshman (2013-14): Set a personal best in the 6k with a time of 23:14 at the Bronco Invite... In the spring had a season-best time of 2:20.03 in the 800m at UC Irvine (5/2/14)... Ran a personal best time in the 1500m in the last meet of the year (Oxy Invite 5/12/13) with a mark of 4:48.02... Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.47 GPA).

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at South Medford High School... Also earned four varsity letters in soccer, where she was a first-team all-league performer as a senior and a three-year captain.

Personal: Born July 31, 1995 in Dallas, TX... On why she chose USD: "I wanted to experience a new place that didn't rain as much as Oregon, so San Diego seemed like the place to go. USD has great academics as well as a great athletic program that compliment each other very well"... Was also recruited by the University of Portland, Lewis and Clark, and Pepperdine... Enjoys hiking, camping, and rafting.

Major: Electrical Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior