Sarah Rinker

Class: Senior Hometown: Pontiac, Ill. High School: Pontiac

Event: Distance Birthdate: 04/23/1985

Updated Nov. 2, 2006

At SIU:

School record-holder in the indoor 5000-meter run...two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete (2005, 2006)...earned all-MVC indoor honors as a member of the second-place distance medley relay team...garnered MVC Outdoor honors after finishing second in the 5000-meter run...2005 NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the 5000-meter...finished 12th at regionals...was all-conference at the 2004 MVC Indoor Championships as part of the Salukis' second-place distance medley relay team...finished in the top-10 in every race she competed in during the 2004 outdoor season...placed seventh in the 1500-meter run at the 2004 MVC Outdoor Championships...finished ninth in the 1500-meter run at the USA Junior Championships...member of the Saluki cross country team...earned all-conference honors in 2005, placing third at the MVC Cross Country Championships...went on to finish 15th at the NCAA Regionals that year...member of third-best all-time indoor distance medley team at SIU...ranks second all-time in outdoor 5000.

Pre-SIU:

Four-time state qualifier at Pontiac High School...2002 Conference Champion in cross country as a senior.

Personal:

Sports a 3.91 GPA as a Social Work major...born Apr. 23, 1985... daughter of John and Janet Rinker.