Sara Cates Season 2005

Height5-5
ClassJunior
HometownCarlsbad, Calif.

2005-06: Began the season by running in the first four races and ended it by competing in the final three ... at the 5K Fullerton Season Opener, she crossed the finish line with a time of 20:31.20 ... in the lone home meet of the year, the Aztec Invitational, she ran the 5K in 19:46.00 to come in 40th ... the following week at the Stanford Invite, she ran the 6K in 23:52.00 ... in Salem, Ore., at the Willamette Invitational, she finished the race in 19:02.30 ... after taking a week off, she came back strong to establish a 5K personal-best time (18:51.87) at the Santa Clara Invitational to finish in 27th ... ran the 6K at the MWC Championships and set a career-best time of 23:15.10 ... she wrapped up the campaign at the NCAA West Regional where she clocked in with a time of 23:18.50 in the 6K.

2004-05: Competed in seven races as a sophomore ... had a pair of top-20 finishes in consecutive weeks ... placed 13th at the pre-MWC championship meet on Oct. 9 and was 14th at the UNLV Invitational on Oct. 16.

2003-04: Saw action in seven meets in 2003 ... finished No. 4 on the team at the NCAA West Regional meet and fifth in the UC Riverside and pre-Mountain West Conference meets ... posted Aztec career-best times of 20:15.40 in the 5K at UC Riverside on Sept. 20, and 23:24.00 in the 6K at NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 15 ... also competed in the MWC championships (48th).

High School: Earned 13 varsity letters in cross country, track, soccer and swimming at Carlsbad High School ... helped the cross country squad to two runner-up finishes at the CIF meet and a pair of top-12 placings at the state meet ... garnered team MVP honors and was a second-team all-league selection as a junior ... placed ninth individually at the CIF meet her junior season ... served as the team captain of the soccer team.