Sarah Haskins transitions from biking to running at the Hy-Vee Triathlon World Cup. |
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Former Tulsa Track Athlete Sarah Haskins Makes Olympic Team
June 25, 2008
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Former University of Tulsa cross country and track & field athlete Sarah Haskins earned the final spot in the Triathlon for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team this past weekend.
Haskins, who was a student-athlete at Tulsa from 1999-2003, turned in a stellar performance at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday. It will be Haskins' first Olympic Games. Under the USA Triathlon's complex Olympic selection system, the 27-year old Haskins, who finished sixth in the event, earned the spot when Sarah Groff failed to finish as the top American.
Two weeks earlier, Haskins won silver at the world championships.
"My main goal was to win that spot. It's amazing going to the Olympics. It's been my dream since I was a little girl, just to be able to go there and have the opportunity to win a medal. It will be fantastic," said Haskins.
At Tulsa, Haskins earned 12 letters during her career, participating in cross country, indoor and outdoor track in each of her four seasons. She was a two-time second-team all-Western Athletic Conference performer in cross country, while helping the Hurricane win the school's first-ever league title as a junior in 2002.
Haskins competed in the mile run, 1,500-meters, 3,000m, 5,000m and the 10,000m in track. In outdoor competition, She set personal-bests as a senior in the 1,500m with a time of 4:44.50, 3.000m with a time of 10:07.96 and the 10,000m in a time of 35:18.57
She earned her degree in elementary education from TU in 2003.
To follow Sarah, go to www.sarahhaskins.com.
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