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Erin Saunders
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Jefferson Forest
- Hometown:
- Forest, Va.
Personal Records:
PR: 15.50.00 in 4K (UVa Duals, 9/2/15)
PR: 19:01.8 in 5K (ECAC Championships, 11/18/17)
PR: 22:04.8 in 6K (CAA Championships, 10/31/15)
PR: 10:16.58 in indoor 3,000-meter run (Patriot Games, 1/30/16)
PR: 17:49.41 in indoor 5,000-meter run (David Hemery Invitational, 2/10/18)
PR: 10:11.88 in outdoor 3,000-meter run (Colonial Relays, 4/2/16)
PR: 17:31.60 in outdoor 5,000-meter run (JMU Invitational, 4/23/16)
PR: 37.24.21 in outdoor 10,000-meter run (CAA Championships, 5/16/16)
Career Highlights:
Outdoor Track & Field
Cross Country
2017-18 as a Junior:
Outdoor Track & Field
Cross Country
2015-16 as a Freshman:
Cross Country
Indoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
Other
High School and Club:
PR: 15.50.00 in 4K (UVa Duals, 9/2/15)
PR: 19:01.8 in 5K (ECAC Championships, 11/18/17)
PR: 22:04.8 in 6K (CAA Championships, 10/31/15)
PR: 10:16.58 in indoor 3,000-meter run (Patriot Games, 1/30/16)
PR: 17:49.41 in indoor 5,000-meter run (David Hemery Invitational, 2/10/18)
PR: 10:11.88 in outdoor 3,000-meter run (Colonial Relays, 4/2/16)
PR: 17:31.60 in outdoor 5,000-meter run (JMU Invitational, 4/23/16)
PR: 37.24.21 in outdoor 10,000-meter run (CAA Championships, 5/16/16)
Career Highlights:
- Member of the 2016 ECAC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
- Member of the 2017 CAA Women's Cross Country Championship Team
- Member of the 2017 ECAC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished 9th out of 21 at the Fred Harvey Invitational 3000- meter with a time 10:36.73 [3/30]
- Finished 18th out of 29 at the colonial Relay 10,000- meter with a time of 37:51.73 [4/5]
- Finished third of out 25 at the Mason Spring 5,000- meter with a time of 18:05.32 [4/3]
- Finished first out of four at the JMU Invitational 5,000- meter with a time of 18:32.11 [4/20]
- Finished seventh out of 10th at the CAA Championship 10,000- meter with a time of 38:50.13 [5/3]
- Took second out of 10 in the 3000m finals at the Father Diamond Invite, 1/5
- Finished second out of nine in the 5000m at the Keydet Invite, 1/18
- Took 10th out of 13 in the 3000m at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge, 2/2
- Won the 5000m out of 14 at the VMI Winter Relays, 2/8
- Finished fifth out of 12 in the 3000m at the Va. Tech Challenge, 2/16
Cross Country
- Finished third at the JMU Invitational (9/8)
- Took 32nd in the CAA Championship 6K with a time of 22:23.5
2017-18 as a Junior:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished 15th out of 30 runners at the Colonial Relays 3,000-meter race with a time of 10:19.17 [4/5]
- Finished second out of 21 runners at the Mason Spring Invitational 5000-meter race with a time of 17:47.79 [4/14]
- Won the 5000m race at the JMU Invitational with a time of 17:50.74 [4/21]
- Finished 11th out of 24 runners at the CAA Championships 5000-meter race with a time of 17:59.62 [5/5]
- Finished fifth out of 20 runners at the Marshall Women’s Classic 3,000-meter race with a time of 10:26.36 [1/13]
- Finished 26th out of 50 at the David Hemery Invitational 5000-meter dash with a time of 17:49.41 [2/10]
- Finished ninth out of 35 runners at the UVA Duals 4K with a time of 14:52 [9/2]
- Finished fifth out of 39 runners at the JMU Invitational 5.2k with a time of 19:35 [9/9]
- Finished 106th out of 178 runners at the Penn State National Open 6k with a time of 22:23 [10/13]
- Finished 40th out of 85 runners at the CAA Women's Cross Country 6k Championship with a time of 23:00.99 [10/28]
- Finished 54th out of 210 runners at the ECAC Championship 5k with a time of 19:01.8 [11/18]
- Finished 12th out of 13 runners at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup 3,000-meter race with a time of 10:27.24. [2/3]
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall ’17)
- President’s List (Fall ’17)
- 4.0 GPA (Fall ’17)
Cross Country
- Finished 9th out of 60 runners at the JMU Invitational 5.2K with a time of 20:18.2 [9/10]
- Finished 70th out of 101 runners at the Pre-Nationals 6K Open Race with a time of 24:09.0 [10/15]
- Finished 40th out of 88 runners at the CAA Championship 6K with a time of 23:16.11 [10/29]
- Finished 29th out of 82 runners at the ECAC Championship 5K with a time of 19:33 [11/19]
- Spring 2017 Dean's List
- Fall 2016 President's List
- Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete Award
2015-16 as a Freshman:
Cross Country
- Finished 25th (20th scoring) out of 40 runners with a time of 15:50.00 in the UVA Duals
- Took 11th place (11th scoring) out of 33 runners with a time of 20:10.70 in the JMU Invitational
- Finished 143rd (131st scoring) out of 312 runners in the "Gold Run" portion of the Paul Short Run with a time of 22:22
- Placed 294th in the Division I Pre-Nationals "Red Race" with a time of 22:39.2
- Set a 6K personal record at the CAA Championships where she finished 24th overall (24th scoring) with a time of 22:04.8
- Ran a 23:09.7 at the NCAA Southeast Regional to finish 114th overall (111th scoring) out of 236 runners
- Ran a personal-best 19:18.1 at the ECAC Championships to place 29th overall (24th scoring)
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed third out of 25 runners in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:16.58 at the Patriot Games
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed first out of 13 runners in the 5,000-meter run at the JMU Invitational with a time of 17:31.60
- Finished second out of 35 athletes in the 5000-meter run at the Mason Spring Invitational with a time of 17:50.67
- Placed 11th out of 54 runners in the 3,000 meter run at the Colonial Relays with a time of 10:11.88
Other
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Dean's List (Fall 2015)
- Dean's List (Spring 2016)
High School and Club:
- Won the 5,000-meter run at the 2013 Virginia 4A North Regional Cross Country Championships
- Finished in fourth to earn All-State recognition in the 3,200-meter run at the 2015 Virginia 4A State Outdoor Championships
- Tallied a third-place All-State finish in the 3,200-meter run at the 2015 Virginia 4A State Indoor Championships
- Placed sixth All-State in the 1,600-meter run at the 2015 Virginia 4A State Indoor Championships
- Finished in 10th in the 1,600-meter run at the 2015 Virginia 4A State Outdoor Championships
- Erin Jessica Saunders
- Daughter of Brian and Nancy Saunders
- Majoring in health sciences (pre-med)
- Sisters Shannon and Kristin ran cross country and track & field from 2002-06
JMU Cross Country | UVA Invitational Hype
Thursday, October 26
Sentara Park | Duenkel Athletic Complex
Saturday, March 11
JMU Cross Country | CAA Tournament Hype
Monday, March 21
JMU Cross Country | Facility Tour
Monday, February 01
