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2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Sarah Gifford

  • Position Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Selkirk, N.Y.
  • Highschool Bethlehem Central

Biography

2017-18: Indoor: Did not compete… Outdoor: Did not compete.

2016-17:
Indoor: Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) with a leap of 31’ 4¾”… Also placed 23rd in the 200 meter dash in 30.35 seconds… Outdoor: Finished 17th in the triple jump at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) at 31’ 4½”… Finished 11th in the triple jump at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) at 30’ 8¼”… Finished 10th in the triple jump at the Tom Farrell Classic (5/6) at 30’ 5½”… Also placed 17th in the long jump with a leap of 13’9 ½”… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2015-16: Indoor: Placed 16th in the 800 meter run at the Fordham Season Opener in 2:48.52 (12/4). Outdoor: Finished 22nd in the 200 meter dash at teh Metropolitan Championship in 31.62 seconds (4/9)... Was 23rd overall in the 200 meters at the Wolfie Invitational in 30.86 seconds (4/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014-15: Indoor: Placed 18th in the 60 meter hurdles at the Metropolitan Championship in 10.73 seconds (2/6)... Was ninth in the 60 meter hurdles (10.7) and 21st in the 200 meter dash (30.9) at the Fordham Season Opener (12/6). Outdoor: Had a pair of top ten finishes at the Wolfie Invitational, taking sixth in the 100 meter hurdles (18.19) and seventh in the 400 meter hurdles (1:13.00) (4/18)... Was seventh in the 400 meter hurdles at the Tom Farrell Classic in 1:14.90 (5/2)... Placed 65th in the 400 meter hurdles at the Colonial Relays in 1:14.82 (4/4)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity cross country and track team all four years at Bethlehem Central High School... Team captain of both squads as a senior... Received the Outstanding Leadership Award for cross country as a senior, while earning the Coaches Award for track & field... Helped her team earn the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Award in 2011 and 2014... Four-year member of the honor roll... AP Scholar with Distinction (2014).

Major: Economics with a minor in Business Administration.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor 200m: 30.25 (2017)
Indoor 800m: 2:48.52 (2015)
Indoor 60m hurdles: 10.7 (2014)
Outdoor 200m: 30.86 (2016)
Outdoor 100m hurdles: 18.19 (2015)
Outdoor 400m hurdles: 1:13.00 (2015)
Outdoor Triple Jump: 31' 4 1/2" (2017)
Outdoor Long Jump: 13' 9 1/2" (2017)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    5'4"