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Sarah Heckel
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Yorba Linda, Calif.
- High School:
- Yorba Linda
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
Indoor Track
* Clocked an indoor PR for 200m (27.23) at the Tiger Paw Invite
* Competed in the 400m (21st, 59.54) and the 4x400m relay at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles (1:06.22) and was part of the third-place 4x400m relay team at the Yellow Jacket Invite
* Raced both the 400m hurdles (25th, 1:06.56) and the 400m (26th, 59.50) at the Raleigh Relays
* Finished second in the 400m hurdles at the Holy Cross meet (1:08.48)
* Led a 1-2-3 charge in the 400m hurdles, registering a new PR of 1:04.66 and setting a new PR at the UMass quad meet. The time ranked 10th all-time in BC history. Was also part of the first-place 4x400m relay team
* Set a new PR in the 400m (58.24) and finished 23rd in the 400m hurdles (1:05.24) at the 2021 ACC Championship
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Indoor Track
* Ran a personal best at 300m (42.27) at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
* Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed second, while also registering a PR in the 400m (58.19) at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet
* Placed sixth in the 500m in a PR time of 1:16.48 at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite
* Competed in the 400m (59.47) and on the 4x400 relay team which finished eighth at the ACC Championship
* Raced the 500m (1:17.46) and on the 4x400m relay at the ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Season canceled due to global COVID 19 pandemic
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Indoor Track
* Part of the first-place 4x400m relay at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet
* Raced the 500m (1:18.07) at the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Posted a time of 59.67 in the 400m at the Stanford Invitational
* Competed in the 400m hurdles (1:06.17) at the ACC Championship
PERSONAL RECORDS (PR)
200m (Indoor): 27.23 - Tiger Paw Invite (2/12-13/21)
300m (Indoor): 42.27 - BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7/19)
400m (Indoor): 58.19 - Boston University Multi-Team Meet (1/18/20)
400m (Outdoor): 58.24 - ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/13-15/20)
500m (Indoor): 1:16.48 - Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (2/1/20)
400m Hurdles (Outdoor): 1:04.66 - UMASS Women’s Quad Meet (4/9/21)
BEFORE BC
400 meter League Champion - 2015, 2018 ... 800 meter League Champion - 2015, 2016, 2018 ... 300 meter Hurdles League Champion - 2016 ... 4X400 Relay League Champion - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ... 4X100 Relay League Champion - 2018 ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 400 meters (2015, 2017, 2018) ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 800 meters (2015, 2016, 2018) ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 4X400 meter relay - (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) ... Wendy's High School Heisman - 2017 California State Finalist
CIF-SS Century Conference, Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year - (3 Times) 2015, 2016, and 2018 ... Varsity Track & Field - Captain 2017-18
Varsity Cross Country - Captain 2016-17, Team was CIF-SS Finalist all 3 years ... Yorba Linda High School Mustang of the Year, Track & Field - (Most team points scored) ... 2017 and 2018 North Hills League and School Record Holder for 800 meters, 4X100 Relay, and 4X400 Relay.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Janis Heckel ... two siblings: Brian (24), and Andrew (23) ... majoring in applied mathematics
Recipient of Thomas and Birdie Costello Scholarship Fund
Indoor Track
* Clocked an indoor PR for 200m (27.23) at the Tiger Paw Invite
* Competed in the 400m (21st, 59.54) and the 4x400m relay at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles (1:06.22) and was part of the third-place 4x400m relay team at the Yellow Jacket Invite
* Raced both the 400m hurdles (25th, 1:06.56) and the 400m (26th, 59.50) at the Raleigh Relays
* Finished second in the 400m hurdles at the Holy Cross meet (1:08.48)
* Led a 1-2-3 charge in the 400m hurdles, registering a new PR of 1:04.66 and setting a new PR at the UMass quad meet. The time ranked 10th all-time in BC history. Was also part of the first-place 4x400m relay team
* Set a new PR in the 400m (58.24) and finished 23rd in the 400m hurdles (1:05.24) at the 2021 ACC Championship
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Indoor Track
* Ran a personal best at 300m (42.27) at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
* Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed second, while also registering a PR in the 400m (58.19) at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet
* Placed sixth in the 500m in a PR time of 1:16.48 at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite
* Competed in the 400m (59.47) and on the 4x400 relay team which finished eighth at the ACC Championship
* Raced the 500m (1:17.46) and on the 4x400m relay at the ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Season canceled due to global COVID 19 pandemic
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Indoor Track
* Part of the first-place 4x400m relay at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet
* Raced the 500m (1:18.07) at the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championship
Outdoor Track
* Posted a time of 59.67 in the 400m at the Stanford Invitational
* Competed in the 400m hurdles (1:06.17) at the ACC Championship
PERSONAL RECORDS (PR)
200m (Indoor): 27.23 - Tiger Paw Invite (2/12-13/21)
300m (Indoor): 42.27 - BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7/19)
400m (Indoor): 58.19 - Boston University Multi-Team Meet (1/18/20)
400m (Outdoor): 58.24 - ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/13-15/20)
500m (Indoor): 1:16.48 - Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (2/1/20)
400m Hurdles (Outdoor): 1:04.66 - UMASS Women’s Quad Meet (4/9/21)
BEFORE BC
400 meter League Champion - 2015, 2018 ... 800 meter League Champion - 2015, 2016, 2018 ... 300 meter Hurdles League Champion - 2016 ... 4X400 Relay League Champion - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ... 4X100 Relay League Champion - 2018 ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 400 meters (2015, 2017, 2018) ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 800 meters (2015, 2016, 2018) ... CIF-Southern Section Finalist - 4X400 meter relay - (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) ... Wendy's High School Heisman - 2017 California State Finalist
CIF-SS Century Conference, Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year - (3 Times) 2015, 2016, and 2018 ... Varsity Track & Field - Captain 2017-18
Varsity Cross Country - Captain 2016-17, Team was CIF-SS Finalist all 3 years ... Yorba Linda High School Mustang of the Year, Track & Field - (Most team points scored) ... 2017 and 2018 North Hills League and School Record Holder for 800 meters, 4X100 Relay, and 4X400 Relay.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Janis Heckel ... two siblings: Brian (24), and Andrew (23) ... majoring in applied mathematics
Recipient of Thomas and Birdie Costello Scholarship Fund
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