University of Central Arkansas Athletics

Outdoor Personal Bests

1500m: 4:41.48 (2022)

3000m Steeplechase: 10:57.13 (2021)

5000m: 16:47.44 (2024)

10000m: 35:25.95 (2024)

Indoor Personal Bests

3000m: 9:30.25 (2024)

Mile: 4:51.73 (2024)

5,000m: 17.52.65 (2022)

XC Personal Bests

4K: 14:55.7 (2019)

3-Mile: 16:50.2 (2023)

5K: 17:35.3 (2022)

6K: 21:32.3 (2021)

Career Accolades
Member of the 2024 ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship Team
Member of the 2023 ASUN Cross Country Championships Team
Member of the 2022 ASUN Cross Country Championships Team
Member of the 2022 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championship Team
Member of the 2022 ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship Team
Member of the 2021 ASUN Cross Country Championship Team
Member of the 2021 South Central Region Cross Country Championship Team
Member of the 2020 SLC Cross Country Championship Team
Member of the 2019 SLC Cross Country Championship Team

UCA Indoor Records
1-Mile - Sara Steimel – 4:51.73 – 2/3/24
3000m - Sara Steimel – 9:30.25 – 2/24/24
Distance Medley - Anna Bommes, Madeline Hill, Sara Steimel, Grace Deshotels – 11:37.54 – 2/23/24 

UCA Outdoor Records
10,000m – 35:25.95 – 4/26/24

2023-24 (Senior): Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 5000m with a time of 17:22.03 at the ASUN Conference Championships…Breaking the UCA record, placed seventh in the 10,000m with a personal record time of 32:25.95 at the 114^th Drake Relays…Placed first in the 1500m with a personal record time of 4:36.22 and placed second in the 5000m with a time of 18:24.13 at the Little Rock Invitational…Placed ninth in the 5000m with a personal record time of 16:47.44 at the 96^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Indoor Track & Field: Breaking the UCA record in the 3000m, placed third with a time of 9:30.25 and placed fourth on the Distance Medley relay team with a time of 11:37.54 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships…Placed first in the 5000m with a time of 17:24.54 at the 9^th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic…Breaking the UCA record in the Mile, placed first with a personal record time of 4:51.73 and placed first on the Distance Medley relay with a time of 11:57.77 at the Washburn Open & Multis…Placed first in the 3000m with a personal record time of 9:50.66 at the Arkansas Invitational. Cross Country: Finished 22^nd at the ASUN Conference Championship with a 5K time of 17:57.4…Finished 26^th at the Crimson Classic with a time of 20:54.5 in the 6K race…Finished 24^th at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 17:40.3 in the 5K race…Placed 7^th in the 5K race at the Michael Pretorius Invitational with a time of 17:47.6…Placed 2^nd in the 3-Mile run with a personal record time of 16:50.2 at the UCA Bear XC Invitational.

2022-23 (Junior): Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 5000m with a time of 17:41.98 at the ASU Red Wolf Open…Indoor: Did not compete. (Senior): Cross Country: Finished 31^st in the 5K race with a time of 17:48.9 at the ASUN Conference Cross Country Championships…Finished 54^th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 21:51.6 in the 6K race…Setting a personal record, finished 41^st at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 17:35.3…Earned a second-place finish at the UCA Bear XC Invitational with a personal record time of 17:42.3 in the 5K race…Earned a first-place finish at the Little Rock Open with a time of 18:59.9 in the 5K race. 

2021-22 (Sophomore): Outdoor: Placed 8^th in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:03.53 at the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Placed 2^nd in the 1500m with a personal record time of 4:42.48 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational…Placed 5^th in the 5000m with a personal record time of 17:19.04 at the Crimson Tide Invitational…Setting a facility record, placed first in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:14.13 at the Little Rock Twilight…Placed 5^th in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:29.72 at the John McDonell Invitational…Placed 1^st in the 1500m with a personal record time of 4:48.02 and placed 1^st in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:32.78 at the Richard Martin, Jr. Invitational. Indoor: Placed 12^th in the 5000m run with a time of 17:52.65 and placed 19^th in the 3000m run with a personal record time of 10:15.98 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships…Placed 2^nd in the 3000m with a time of 10:49.36 and placed 3^rd on the Distance Medley team with a time of 12:40.49 at the Texas Tech Open. (Junior): Cross Country: Finished 37^th at the South Central Region Cross Country Championships 6K with a 21:52.0…Finished 18^th at the ASUN Cross Country Championships 5K setting a personal record with a 17:52.3…Finished 127^th at Pre-Nationals 6K setting a personal record with a 21:32.3…Clocked a personal record with a time of 17:53.2 on a 5K course at the Chile Pepper Festival placing 47^th…Finished 19^th on a 5K course with a time of 17:53.8 at the Commodore Classic…Finished 1^st on a 5K course at the UCA XC Challenge with a time of 18:23.1…Finished 15^th on a 5K course at Memphis Twilight with a time of 18:23.1.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Indoor: Clocked a personal record on a 6K course with a time of 21:34.2 at the Southland Conference Championships placing 10^th… Finished 5^th on a 6K course with a time of 21:41.0 at the UIW Winter Invitational.

2019-20 (Freshman): Cross Country: Placed 67th at the NCAA South Central Region Championships with a mark of 22:52.9 on the 6K course … finished 18th at the Southland Championships with a career-best time of 22:12.0 on the 6K course … produced a personal-best effort of 18:09.0 on the 5K course at the Chile Pepper Festival and came in 80th … recorded a career-best run of 14:55.7 on the 4K course at the UCA XC Challenge and finished third.
 
High School: Won the 3,200m at the 2019 Arkansas Meet of Champions with a run of 11:27.11 … 2019 6A State Champion in the 3,200m with an effort of 11:45.92 … was the 2019 5A State Champion in the 1,600m with a mark of 5:21.27 … was the 2019 5A State Champion in the 800m with a time of 2:23.97 … won the 1,600m at the 2019 Arkansas Indoor High School Championships – 5A/6A with a personal-best effort of 5:22.76 … was the 2019 5A/6A Arkansas Indoor Champion in the 3,200m with a career-best time of 11:42.04 … placed ninth at the 2018 Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star XC Meet with a mark of 20:03.50 on the 5K course … was the 2018 Arkansas State Cross Country Champion with an effort of 20:03.50 … placed third at the 2018 6A State Championships in the 800m (2:27.46) and the 1,600m (5:26.12), and added a fifth-place finish in the 3,200m (12:29.10) … placed fourth at the 2017 Arkansas State Cross Country Championships with an effort of 20:44.80 on the 5K course … finished fourth in the 800m at the 2017 6A State Championships with a mark of 2:53.34.