Sarah Sellers (née Callister, born July 10, 1991) is an American
long-distance runner.
Running career
College career
Sellers ran at
Weber State University
Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
History
Weber State University was founded ...
from 2009 to 2012 where she was a nine-time
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eig ...
champion, before a
stress fracture
A stress fracture is a fatigue-induced bone fracture caused by repeated stress over time. Instead of resulting from a single severe impact, stress fractures are the result of accumulated injury from repeated submaximal loading, such as running or ...
of her left
navicular bone
The navicular bone is a small bone found in the feet of most mammals.
Human anatomy
The navicular bone in humans is one of the tarsal bones, found in the foot. Its name derives from the human bone's resemblance to a small boat, caused by th ...
forced her to cut her college career short. Her primary collegiate events were the
5K and
10K, while also competing in
cross-country.
International career
In her marathon debut, she won the
Huntsville Marathon in Utah to qualify for the
2018 Boston Marathon. At the 2018 Boston Marathon, she finished second to earn $75,000.
Her coach is Paul Pilkington (a marathon runner who won the LA marathon even though he was a
pacer). The NYRR announced on May 8, 2018 that Sarah Sellers will be running in the NYRR Mini 10k race in Central Park at 8am on June 9, 2018.
Sellers placed 18th in a personal best time at
2018 New York City Marathon.
Sellers placed 19th in
2019 Boston Marathon.
Sellers placed second in 2022
Grandma's Marathon
Grandma's Marathon is an annual road race held each June in Duluth, Minnesota, in the United States. The course runs point-to-point from the city of Two Harbors on Scenic Route 61 and continues along Lake Superior into the city of Duluth. The ...
in 2:25:43 behind winner Dakotah Lindwurm.
Personal life
Sellers' full-time job is as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) in a Tucson-based hospital.
Her husband is a resident orthopedic surgeon. They live in
Tucson, Arizona
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References
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Living people
American female long-distance runners
American female marathon runners
Weber State University alumni
1991 births
21st-century American women