Sara Freix Season 2020

2021 Outdoor: Posted a time of 34:50.26 in the 10,000m at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships ... Finished 16th in the 5,000m with a time of 16:23.32 and finished 14th with a lifetime best of 33:55.23 in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships ... Took sixth in the 10,000m with a time of 34:14.86 at the Raleigh Relays.

2021 Indoor: Did not compete.

2020 Indoor: Won gold in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:13.69 and placed eighth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:25.62 at the ACC Championships … Was a member of the distance medley team that finished second with a time of 11:10.18 at the JDL DMR Invitational … Finished with a personal best time of 9:11.85 in the 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic … Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters with a personal best time of 9:11.85 at the Camel City Invitational … Ran a personal best time of 4:42.82 in the mile at the Hokie Invitational … Finished fourth with a personal best time of 2:49.43 in the 1,000 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2019 Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds and ran the event in a time of 35:05.79 … Won a bronze medal in the 10,000 at the ACC Championships, finishing in a personal-best time of 34:02.82 … Earned first-team All-ACC honors … Also came in seventh in the 5,000 at the ACC Championships with a time of 16:15.04 … Was part of the 4x800 relay team that finished second at the Penn Relays with a time of 8:34.38 — the second-fastest time in program history … Finished second in the 5,000 at the Duke Invitational with a personal-best time of 16:09.02 … Came in ninth in the 1,500 at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:28.89. 

2019 Indoor: Earned second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships as part of the distance medley relay team that finished 10th with a time of 11:27.12 … Won the bronze medal in the 5,000-meter race at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 16:11.48 — her first ACC individual medal … Also, came in seventh in the 3,000 at the league meet with a time of 9:27.43 … Broke the school record in the 5,000 at the Iowa State Classic, finishing the race in a time of 16:07.09 to come in 12th overall … Broke the previous mark by more than nine seconds … Came in 10th in the elite 3,000 at the Camel City Invitational with a time of 9:21.72 … Finished second in the 1,000 at the Hokie Invitational, running the event in a time of 2:50.04 … Won the mile race at the Virginia Tech Invitational, running the distance in a time of 4:51.42.

2018 Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, coming in 19th with a time of 34:53.03 … Punched her ticket to Eugene at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, running a lifetime-best time of 34:12.33 in the 10,000 meters ... Competed in the 5,000 meters two days later ... Placed eighth in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 16:26.15 ... Also competed in the 10,000-meter run, placing fourth with a time of 34:53.13 ... Turned in a new personal best in the 1,500-meter run at the National Relay Championships with a time of 4:28.64, finishing ninth … Also competed on the DMR team that finished third overall with a time of 11:28.21 … Captured first in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational with a time of 16:11.93 … Set a personal record in the 1,500-meter run at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:32.89 … Also competed on the 4x800-meter relay team that finished third with an overall time of 9:04.25 … Posted a time of 34:36.65 in the 10,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays.

2018 Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the ACC Championships, finishing with a time of 9:47.39 … Also competed in the 5,000-meter run, turning in a time of 16:47.21 to finish ninth … Turned in a new career best in the 5,000-meter run at the Music City Challenge with a time of 16:28.95 to finish sixth … Crossed the finish line of the 3,000-meter run at the Camel City Invitational in first place with a time of 9:34.64, a new lifetime best … Recorded a new personal best at the Liberty Kickoff 2018, posting a time of 4:56.63 in the mile to place third … Kicked off the year placing eighth in the mile at the Keydet Invitational, turning in a time of 5:01.21.

2017 Outdoor: Ran the 5,000-meter run at the Hokie Twilight meet, placing second overall ... Competed in the 1,500 at two different meets, finishing with a personal best at High Point's VertKlasse Meeting (4:37.48) ... Ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge ... Finished ninth in the 5,000 at the Tennessee Relays with a season-best time of 16:58.55.

2017 Indoor: Finished 14th overall in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line in 17 minutes, 27.74 seconds – a personal-best mark … Placed third in the mile with a career-best time of 4:57.37 at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Competed in the 5,000 at the Music City Challenge ... Was ninth in the 3,000-meter race with a personal-best time of 10:02.53 at the Camel City Invitational ... Ran the mile at both the Hokie Invitational and the Virginia Tech Invitational.

High school: Four-time letterwinner in each of the three track disciplines (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) with coach Kelly Deegan at Westfield … A three-time All-Group 6A performer in cross country … A two-time All-Group 6A performer in indoor track … A three-time all-state performer in outdoor track … Finished fifth at the Group 6A cross country meet her senior year with a time of 18:18 … Was the state champion in the 3,200-meter run (10:54) and finished second in the 1,600 (5:04.24) at the Group 6A outdoor meet as a senior … Was part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished fourth at the Group 6A outdoor meet … Came in fourth and sixth in the 1,600 and 3,200, respectively, at the Group 6A indoor meet … Was part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished sixth at the Group 6A indoor meet.

Personal: Born May 3, 1998 … Daughter of Mike and Laura Freix … Has three siblings, Matt, Andrew and Katie … Majoring in general engineering.

Freix's Track and Field Career Bests

IndoorOutdoor

Mile — 4:51.42, Virginia Tech Invitational (2019)
1,000m — 2:50.04, Hokie Invitational (2019)
3,000m — 9:21.72, Camel City Invitational (2019)
5,000m — 16:07.09, Iowa State Classic (2019)

1,500m - 4:28.64, National Relay Championships (2018)
5,000m - 16:09.02, Duke Invitational (2019)
3,000 steeplechase - 11:00.32, Virginia Challenge (2017)
10,000m - 33:55.23, ACC Championships (2021)