SARA THURBER
JR • Hurdles/Heptathlon • Bixby, Okla.

Enters her second season in the Pittsburg State program... a returning NCAA-II national qualifier in the 110m hurdles... a versatile athlete who is primed for a big junior season... the defending MIAA 100m hurdle champion... placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the 2007 MIAA Indoors... also earned All-MIAA honors in the heptathlon, placing fifth in the multi-events in 2007... ranks second in both the 100m hurdles (14.19) and the heptathlon (4463 pts.) on PSU's all-time top performers chart... transferred to PSU from Oklahoma Baptist University... At OBU: A three-time NAIA All-American at OBU as a freshman in 2006... earned All-America honors in the 60m and 100m hurdles as well as the heptathlon that year... In High School: A standout track & field athlete at Bixby (Okla.) High School... Personal: Born January 1, 1986... daughter of Mick and Cheryl Thurber... a wood technology major.