2017 Women's Track & Field
Courtney Sharar
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis East HS
2017 (Senior)
β’ Established a personal-record 38:02.14 to finish 11th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships
β’ Previous best was 38:59.05 which she ran at the Beach Invitational
β’ Notched a lifetime-best 10:39.01 in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge
β’ Had a season-best 18:10.61 in the 5000m at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third year in a row
2016 (Junior)
β’ Finished 14th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (39:09.97)
β’ Placed seventh in the 5000m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational with a career-best 18:09.26
β’ Came in 10th in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge, registering a season-best 10:39.10
β’ Ran a career-best 4:59.06 in the 1500m at the Anteater Four-Way Meet
β’ Received Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 5000m (17th)
β’ Ran a season-best 18:25.02 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ That stood as UCI's top mark of the year
β’ Posted a season-best 10:56.52 in the 3000m for a 10th-place finish at the Big West Challenge
β’ Earned all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Ran a 3000m season-best 11:05.09 at the Big West Challenge
β’ Also achieved a season-best 19:27.62 in the 5000m at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Competed in the 1500m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational and clocked in at 5:13.67
2013 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Graduated from Clovis East High School in 2012
β’ Won four letters in cross country, track and soccer
β’ Team captain in all three sports
β’ Two-time CIF Cross Country State Meet qualifier
β’ Named the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Clovis East HS Scholar-Athlete of the Year
β’ Member and secretary of both the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation
Personal
β’ Graduate student in the MAT program, earning her Masters in Teaching and Single Subject Credential in Mathematics
β’ Received her bachelor's degree from UC Irvine in 2016 in both education sciences and psychology & social behavior
β’ Three-time UC Irvine Scholar-Athlete and consistent member of the Dean's List
β’ Parents are Nancy and Brian Sharar
β’ Has two siblings, Jacob and Kendal
TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:59.06 (2016 Anteater Four-Way Meet)
Mile = 5:25.06 (2017 Ben Brown Invitational)
3000m = 10:39.01 (2017 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 18:09.26 (2016 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
10000m = 38:02.14 (2017 Big West Championships)
β’ Established a personal-record 38:02.14 to finish 11th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships
β’ Previous best was 38:59.05 which she ran at the Beach Invitational
β’ Notched a lifetime-best 10:39.01 in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge
β’ Had a season-best 18:10.61 in the 5000m at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team for the third year in a row
2016 (Junior)
β’ Finished 14th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (39:09.97)
β’ Placed seventh in the 5000m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational with a career-best 18:09.26
β’ Came in 10th in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge, registering a season-best 10:39.10
β’ Ran a career-best 4:59.06 in the 1500m at the Anteater Four-Way Meet
β’ Received Big West All-Academic recognition
2015 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 5000m (17th)
β’ Ran a season-best 18:25.02 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ That stood as UCI's top mark of the year
β’ Posted a season-best 10:56.52 in the 3000m for a 10th-place finish at the Big West Challenge
β’ Earned all-academic honors from the conference and was tabbed a Big West Scholar-Athlete
2014 (Freshman)
β’ Ran a 3000m season-best 11:05.09 at the Big West Challenge
β’ Also achieved a season-best 19:27.62 in the 5000m at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Competed in the 1500m at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational and clocked in at 5:13.67
2013 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Graduated from Clovis East High School in 2012
β’ Won four letters in cross country, track and soccer
β’ Team captain in all three sports
β’ Two-time CIF Cross Country State Meet qualifier
β’ Named the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Clovis East HS Scholar-Athlete of the Year
β’ Member and secretary of both the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation
Personal
β’ Graduate student in the MAT program, earning her Masters in Teaching and Single Subject Credential in Mathematics
β’ Received her bachelor's degree from UC Irvine in 2016 in both education sciences and psychology & social behavior
β’ Three-time UC Irvine Scholar-Athlete and consistent member of the Dean's List
β’ Parents are Nancy and Brian Sharar
β’ Has two siblings, Jacob and Kendal
TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:59.06 (2016 Anteater Four-Way Meet)
Mile = 5:25.06 (2017 Ben Brown Invitational)
3000m = 10:39.01 (2017 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 18:09.26 (2016 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
10000m = 38:02.14 (2017 Big West Championships)
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