Bowling Green State University Athletics
2018 Women's Cross Country Roster
Hunsley, Sarah

Sarah Hunsley
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lake Central
- Hometown:
- Dyer, Ind.
Bio
2020: (Cross Country)
- Did not compete
2019-20: (Cross Country)
- Competed in four races during the 2019 season
- Opened the season in the 6K at the MSU Spartan Invitational, placing 50th with a time of 23:10.9
- Ran a season best time of 22:31.6 in the Bradley "Pink" Classic, placing 58th
- Finished 70th in the MAC Championships
- Wrapped up the season in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, where she placed 148th with a time of 23:07.1
2018-19: (Cross Country)
- Competed in six races for the Falcons, with two being unattached
- Ran in the Toledo Rockets Invitational 4K unattached, finishing 16th with a time of 14:46.6
- Participated in the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener 5K unattached, completing the course in 18:29.2 for a 12th place finish
- Registered her best place finish at the All-Ohio Collegiate XC Championships 6K with an 8th place finish with a time of 21:52.1, her personal best at the time
- Competed at the Bradley Pink Classic, finishing the 6K in 22:22.3
- Set a new personal best at the MAC Championships in the 6K, crossing the finish line in 21:46.8 for a 20th place finish
- Concluded the season at the Great Lakes Regionals, completing the race in 21:58.1
(Indoor)
- Did not compete
(Outdoor)
- Did not compete
2017-18: (Cross Country)
- In her first time out as a Falcon, Hunsley finished the Joe Piane Invitational 5K event in 18:47.9
- Also competed at the Pre-Nationals Invitational
- Finished her first Great Lakes Regional meet in 24:29.5
(Indoor)
- Redshirted
(Outdoor)
- Redshirted
High school:
- Placed fifth at the IHSAA state cross country championships and was runner-up at semistate
- Two-time individual sectional champion
- All-Duneland Athletic Conference and a three-time team MVP
Personal:
- Full name is Sarah Kate Hunsley
- Daughter of Charles Hunsley and Teresa Van Horssen
- Born on March 23, 1999
- Has three brothers - Dustin, Jacob and Dylan - and a sister, Ashley
- Plans to study exercise science
PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 18:47.9, Joe Piane Invitational (9/28/17)
6K: 21:46.8, MAC Championships (10/27/18)
CAREER FINISHES
2019 Results
Sept. 13 – MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 23:10.9 – 50th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course – Peoria, IL) – 6K – 22:31.6 – 58th
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championship (NIU North 40 Course – DeKalb, IL) – 6K – 23:54.1 – 70th
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Zimmer Championship Course – Madison, WI) – 6K – 23:07.1 – 148th
2018 Results
Aug. 31 - Toledo Rockets Invitational (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 4K - 14:46.6 - 16th (Unattached)
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 18:29.2 - 12th (Unattached)
Sept. 29 - All-Ohio Collegiate Championships (Silver Creek Metro Park - Norton, OH) - 6K - 21:52.1 - 8th
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 6K - 22:22.3 - 118th
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 21:46.8 - 20th
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 6K - 21:58.1 - 65th
2017 Results
Sept. 29 - Joe Piane Invitational (Burke Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 5K - 18:47.9 - 90th
Oct. 14 - Pre National Invitational (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 6K - 23:44.9 - 277th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 6K - 24:29.5 - 192nd
Lou Snelling Post-NCAA Great Lakes Regional Interview (November 15, 2024)
Friday, November 15
Lou Snelling Post-MAC Championships Interview (November 2, 2024)
Friday, November 15
Candace Archer Post-Meet Interview (October 18, 2024)
Monday, October 21
Lou Snelling Post-Meet Interview (October 18, 2024)
Monday, October 21