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Sarah Brown (née Bowman - born October 15, 1986) is a professional American
middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
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High school career

Brown attended
Fauquier High School Fauquier High School is a public high school in Warrenton, Virginia, United States. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located at 705 Waterloo Road. History Fauquier opened in 1963 and is the oldest high school in Fauqui ...
in
Warrenton, Virginia Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, of which it is the seat of government. The population was 9,611 at the 2010 census, up from 6,670 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2019 was 10,027. It is at the junction of U.S. R ...
. She held the
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record in the mile. Sarah Bowman's 4:36.95 earned a gold medal in the mile 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time ahead of
Brianna Felnagle Brianna Felnagle (born December 9, 1986) is an American middle-distance runner. Prep Born in Tacoma, Washington, Felnagle won two Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state cross country and six track and field titles. Felnagle ear ...
4:39.71.


College career

Brown was a nine time All-American and four time NCAA champion for the
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International career

At the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Athletics Sarah placed 8th in the 1500 meters. At the
2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...
she was a semi-finalist in the 1500 meters. At the 2015
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as the Boston Indoor Games, is an annual indoor track and field meet which is held in late January or early February at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. It was first held in Roxbury, a n ...
Brown helped set an indoor world record in the
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Sponsorship

Brown runs for Team
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Sarah 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Virginia American female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field athletes Fauquier High School alumni