Senior Year (2005-06): Indoor Track: Clocked a season-best 3,000-meter run time of 10:31.1 at the Valentine’s Day Invitational … Earned runner-up honors in the 3,000 at the Class of ’32 Invitational. Outdoor Track: Ran a personal-best time of 4:55.58 in the 1,500-meter run at the Patriot League Championship … Ran a season-best time of 2:27.95 in the 800 at the Bucknell 5-Way meet.
Junior Year (2004-05): Cross Country—Was among Colgate’s top five performers in all eight meets…finished fifth at Harry Lang Invitational 4200-meter run…took sixth at Hamilton Invitational…crossed the line in 12th at Binghamton Invitational. Indoor Track—Member of 4x800 relay team that broke school record at Patriot League Championships…helped 4x400 relay team earn fifth place as well at PL Championships…was a part of distance medley relay that capture the bronze medal at the league championship meet…took third in the 800 at SLU Open…member of distance medley relay team that holds second fastest time in program history. Outdoor Track—Did not compete.
Sophomore Year (2003-04): Finished 10th at the Harry Lang Invitational ... Placed 20th at the Ted Owen Invitational ... Came in 27th at Lafayette's Leopard Invitational ... Placed 40th at the Patriot League Cross Country Championship ... Finished 118th at the NCAA Cross Country Regional.
Freshman Year (2002-03): Earned All-Patriot League honors after winning the indoor 3,000 ... Qualified for the ECAC Championship ... Broke freshman records in the indoor 1,000, mile and 3,000 ... Broke outdoor records in the 1,500 and the 4x800 relay ... Set a Colgate record in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 11:45.60 ... Received Colgate's Outstanding Freshman Award for track and field.
High School: Named the 1998 Section V Cross Country Runner of the Year ... Selected to the All-Section V cross country team three times ... Named team MVP for cross country five times ... Won the New York State Class D Cross Country Championship in 1999 ... Garnered All-Finger Lakes honors in the 400, 400 hurdles, 800, 1,500, 3,000, steeplechase, 4x400 relay and 4x800 relay ... Honored as the Finger Lakes League Outstanding Female Athlete in 2001 ... Named team MVP for track and field in 2000 and 2001 ... Won 12 Section V, Class C track titles.
Personal: Sarah Jane Hildebrand was born on October 6, 1983 in Norwalk, Ohio ... Daughter of Debra and Daniel Hildebrand ... Father was a 1974 All-American in cross country at the University of Chicago.
