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Sadie Engelhardt

Runner
VENTURA HS
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16:40.7

Division 2 state meet

1st - 16:39.3

Clovis (Pre-State) Invitational at Woodward Park

3rd

Woodbridge Classic
“Competing in the deepest state in the nation for individual talent, Sadie Engelhardt once again compiled a near-perfect ledger. The Ventura High junior matched the second-fastest clocking in history on the state meet course, then posted the all-divisions best performance of the day by more than seven seconds at the state meet. No Californian enjoyed more success last fall.”
Rich Gonzalez
Head Coach - PrepCalTrack Coach
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 junior won the Division 2 state title this past season, breaking the tape in a divisional record time of 16:40.7 to finish a stunning 61.2 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Cougars to the state team title. Engelhardt also won the Clovis (Pre-State) Invitational at Woodward Park in 16:39.3, the second-fastest time in history on the same layout that hosts every state meet. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, she was the top California finisher at the Woodbridge Classic, where she took third.

a graduation cap

Academic Achievement

Engelhardt has maintained a 4.54 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

An active member of Runners for Public Lands, Engelhardt has volunteered locally cleaning and clearing running trails and public-access open space.