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Athlete of the Week: Sara Parkinson, Track & Field


April 4-10, 2011

Sara Parkinson shattered UMBC’s 3,000-meter run school record at the Maryland Invitational on Saturday, earning gold in an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:44.93. The senior from Lancashire, England, beat the 27-year-old record, which was previously held by UMBC Hall of Famer Karin Wagner, by more than 16 seconds. This comes just a week after Parkinson broke the UMBC record in the 5,000-meter run at the Colonial Relays, where she finished in a time of 17:04.22, surpassing Wagner’s 26-year-old mark.

Athlete of the Week Archive

  • Sara Parkinson - September 7, 2010
  • Sabrina Hoeks - September 14, 2010
  • Pete Caringi III - September 21, 2010
  • Christine Sadowski - September 28, 2010
  • Iman Kennedy - October 5, 2010
  • Dan Louisignau - October 12, 2010
  • Allie Spaay - October 19, 2010
  • Andrew Bulls - October 26, 2010
  • Levi Houapeu - November 2, 2010
  • Sabrina Hoeks - November 9, 2010
  • Levi Houapeu - November 16, 2010
  • Tara Morrissette - November 23, 2010
  • Michelle Kurowski - November 30, 2010
  • Amanda Deller - December 7, 2010
  • Erin Brown - December 14, 2010
  • Chris De La Rosa - December 21, 2010
  • Michelle Kurowski - December 28, 2010
  • Chris De La Rosa - January 4, 2011
  • Abbey McKenney - January 11, 2011
  • Michelle Kurowski - January 18, 2011
  • Topé Obajolu - January 25, 2011
  • Keith Onto - February 1, 2011
  • Justin Fry - February 8, 2011
  • Joe Adewumi - February 15, 2011
  • Abbey McKenney - February 22, 2011
  • Meghan Colabella - March 1, 2011
  • Erika Braerman - March 8, 2011
  • Amanda Pappas - March 15, 2011
  • Katie Ferguson - March 22, 2011
  • Brian McCullough - March 29, 2011
  • Stephanie Weigman - April 5, 2011
  • Sara Parkinson - April 12, 2011