| Sarah Higgens |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
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| High School:
Center Grove HS
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| Height:
5-1
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| Experience:
HS
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HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2009 graduate of Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Ind., which is also UNM head coach Joe Franklin's hometown...2009 Gatorade Runner of the Year for the state of Indiana...won Center Grove's first state cross country title and set the meet record (18:14 - 5K) as a senior at the same LaVerne Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind. that regularly hosts the NCAA Championship meet...finished 11 seconds ahead of the runner-up...two-time sectional and regional XC champ as well...went on to set the school record in the 3,200m (11:04.20) during the spring and capture the Nike Outdoor National 2,000m steeplechase title (7:05.5) in the summer...4-year letterwinner in track and XC for coach Wes Dodson...graduated in the top-15 of her class...National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL:
Born in Greenwood, Ind...full name is Sarah Marie Higgens...daughter of Greg and Tammy Higgens...has an older brother, Jeffrey...planning to major in Business or Exercise Science.
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