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2026-27 Women's Track and Field Roster

Stephen Blue / Atlantic 10

Sarah Cooley

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Prospect, Conn.
  • Highschool Woodland Regional

Biography

Sarah Cooley2025-26: Indoor: Did not compete... Outdoor: Competed in three throwing events at the Atlantic 10 Championship, placing seventh in the javelin (124' 3"), 14th in the shot put (38' 2"), and 19th in the hammer throw (133' 10") (5/2-3)... Scored sixth in the shot put (37' 0") and third in the javelin (121' 2") at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 12th in the discus (102' 7") and 14th in the hammer (113' 0") (4/3)... Finished 11th in the javelin throw (126' 1") and 18th in the shot put (36' 8 1/4") at teh ECAC Championship (4/18-19)... Was eighth in the javelin (126' 11"), 23rd in the hammer throw (107' 0"), and 27th in the shot put (36' 5") at the Rutgers Relays (4/11)... Finished third in the javelin (115' 9"), tenth in the shot put (35' 10 3/4"), and 15th in the hammer (111' 5") at the Rider 6-Way Invitational (3/28)... Grabbed fifth in the shot put (39' 1") seventh in the hammer throw (136' 0"), and ninth in the discus throw (95' 9") at the Army West Point Open (3/20).

2024-25: Indoor: Was 16th in both the weight throw (46' 2 3/4") and the shot put (38' 6 3/4") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/28-3/1)... Tied for tenth in the shot put (36' 4 1/2") at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 12th in the weight throw (46' 2") (1/31)... Took second in the shot put (40' 2") and ninth in the weight throw (44' 6") at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/17)... Placed sixth in the weight throw (45' 10") and 11th in the shot put (35' 6 1/2") at the Spartan Invite (1/10)... Outdoor: Competed in four throwing events at the Atlantic 10 Championship, placing tenth in the javelin (107' 3"), 17th in the shot put (35' 8 3/4"), 19th in the hammer throw (123' 9"), and 21st in the discus (106' 7") (5/4-5)... Scored third in the shot put (37' 3 1/4") and fifth in the javelin (108' 10") at the Metropolitan Championship, while being tenth in the discus (98' 4") and 11th in the hammer (122' 0") (4/4)... Was ninth in the shot put (35' 3 1/4") and 13th in the discus throw (99' 2") at the Rutgers Relays (4/19)... Finished third in the discus (117' 11"), fifth in the shot put (38' 6 1/4"), and sixth in the hammer (126' 0") at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/29)... Grabbed fifth in the shot put (38' 2 3/4"), sixth in the discus (111' 9"), and 11th in the hammer (121' 3") at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/21)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Sarah Cooley2023-24: Indoor: Was 20th in both the weight throw (37' 1 1/2") and the shot put (37' 11") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23-24)... Took ninth in the shot put (39' 3 1/4") and 16th in the weight throw (43' 8") at the Metropolitan Championship (2/2)... Grabbed third in the shot put at the Fred Dwyer Invitational with a mark of 38' 5 1/2" (2/16)... Finished 16th in the shot put (37' 0") and 25th in the weight throw (43' 3") at the Big Apple Invitational (2/10)... Placed 25th in the shot put (35' 6") and 29th in the weight throw (37' 7") at the River Hawk Invitational (1/26)... Was fifth in the shot put (36' 3 1/2") and ninth in the weight throw (42' 4 3/4") at the Ramapo Invitational (1/19)... Took fourth in the shot put (38' 4 3/4") at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/12)... Was tenth in the shot put (36' 3") and 14th in the weight throw (36' 1") at the Spence Garcia Invitational (12/2). Outdoor: Competed in four throwing events at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Finished 12th in the javelin throw (95' 3"), 17th in the shot put (36' 11 3/4"), 19th in the hammer throw (115' 8"), and 21st in the discus throw (99' 9")... Scored seventh in the shot put (36' 9 3/4") at the Metropolitan Championship, while taking ninth in the discus (103' 6") and javelin (101' 10") throws (4/6)... Took fifth in the discus (111' 6"), seventh in the shot put (36' 1/4"), and ninth in the hammer (120' 6") at the Mark Young Invitational (4/20)... Had three top-eight finishes at the Rider 5-Way Invitational in the javelin throw (4th - 110' 6"), shot put (6th - 36' 8 1/2"), and discus throw (8th - 108' 10") (3/23)... Was second in the shot put (37' 11 1/2") at the Stony Brook Snowflake Classic (3/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Three-year varsity thrower on the track & field team at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls, Connecticut... Team captain for the 2023 indoor and outdoor season... Set school records in the javelin, shot put, discus, and hammer throw events... Named All-NVL nine times over the course of her last three years in the shot put (four times), javelin (three times), discus (twice)... Earned All-State honors in the indoor and outdoor shot put events in 2023, while being honorable mention in the javelin twice (2022 & 2023)... 2023 CHSCA Scholar Athlete... Member of four different Honor Societies (National, World Language National, Journalism, and Science National)... St. Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement & Social Conscience.

Major: Digital Tech & Emerging Media with a minor in Journalism.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor shot put: 40' 2" (2025)
Indoor weight throw: 46' 2 3/4" (2025)
Outdoor shot put: 39' 1" (2026)
Outdoor discus throw: 117' 11" (2025)
Outdoor hammer throw: 136' 0" (2026)
Outdoor javelin throw: 126' 11" (2026)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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    5'7"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

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    5'7"
  • 2025-26Junior

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    5'7"
  • 2026-27Senior

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    5'7"