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Zach Dahleen, continued
2010-11:
MVC Champion in the Distance Medley Relay and
earned All-MVC honors in the mile run...Placed first in the 800m
at the GVSU Invitational with a time of 1:52.48...Notched a
second place finish in the 1 Mile at the MVC Indoor Champion-
ships with a time of 4:13:00. During the outdoor season earned
two first place finishes in the 1500m at the Joey Haines and War
Eagle Invitational...Participated in the 800m and 1500m MVC
Outdoor Championships...Event Champion as part of the Dis-
tance Medley Relay Team at the MVC Indoor Championships.
2009-10:
Won the MVC outdoor title in the 1500m...Qualified
for the USATF Junior Championships in Des Moines, Iowa...
Competed in 13 events during the 2009-10 season, where he
compiled 10 top ten finishes during the season...Won the 800m
race at the McDonald’s Invitational with a time of 1:55.09...
Finished in seventh place in the 1500m at the USATF Junior
Championships with a time of 3:54.97.
High School:
Four-time all-conference, two-time all-region and
all-sectional and two-time all-state honoree during prep career...
Set a personal-best mark in the three-mile run with a time of
14:33 during senior season...Was the state runner-up in 2009
in the 1600m...Ran a 4:10 mile and a 1:54 half-mile...Captured
regional and sectional titles as a junior and senior.
Personal:
Majoring in information systems technology...Born
on June 21, 1991...Son of Victor and Darcie Dahleen...Has one
brother.
Zach Dahleen
Sadie Darnell
Indoor: Sophomore
Outdoor: Sophomore
XC: Sophomore
Festus, Mo.
Track:
2011-12:
Participated in three different events (Mile, 3000m,
3000s) across 12 meets in both the indoor and outdoor seasons...
Notched seven top-five wins across both seasons, including a
win in the 1500m at the Memphis Tiger Invitational during the
outdoor season...Placed fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the
MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 10:53.62, which
ranks fourth in SIU history.
Cross Country:
2012:
MVC Scholar-Athlete...MVC Athlete of the Week (Sep.
25)...Participated in seven meets for the Salukis...Won two meets
(SIU Early Bird and Saluki Invitational), finished sixth twice,
and fell six seconds shy of earning All-MVC honors at the MVC
Championships...Only finished worse than 11th twice (Sean Earl
Lakefront Invitational - 46th; NCAAMidwest Regionals - 68th).
2011:
Ran in six meets for the Salukis...notched three top-15
finishes, two of those in the top-ten...Best finish came at the SIU
Early Bird where she finished sixth.
High School:
All-state cross country sophomore and senior
year... Four year all-state in track...Set state record in 4x800
sophomore year...Festus High School valedictorian.
Personal:
Born March 26, 1993 in Festus, Mo. ...Has two
brothers and one sister... Daughter of Brent and Nancy Darnell...
Majoring in elementary education.
Sadie Darnell
Distance Bios
Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
Mile - 5:11.83
1500m - 4:39.15
3000m - 10:13.94
3000m - 10:11.90
3000s - 10:53.62