Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus Southern Showcase on September 12, 2025 at TBD
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Women's XC/Track & Field
vs. Southern Showcase
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2015-16 Women's XC/Track & Field Roster
Roster
Clark, Sophia
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Sophia Clark
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Palm Coast, Fla.
- High School:
- Flagler Palm Coast
Bio
Personal Records
- 5K (XC) - 19:12.6
- 6K (XC) - 23:08.7
- 800m (indoor) - 2:28.99
- 1500m (outdoor) - 4:55.37
- 3000m (indoor) - 10:37.43
- 3000m (outdoor) - 11:04.37
- 5000m (indoor) - 18:43.88
- 5000m (outdoor) - 18:20.32
2018-19 (Senior)
Cross Country:
- Raced to an 11th place finish in the season-opening FAU XC Invite with a time of 19:17.56
- Crossed the finish line in 19:18.8 at the Great American XC Festival, ranking second among collegiate runners at the race and fourth among all runners
- Finished in 14th place with a time of 19:30.62 at the South Florida Invite
- Notched a new personal record at the Conference USA Championship with a time of 19:12.59 for a 58th place finish
- Ran the NCAA Regional 6K in 24:52.5 for a 186th place finish
- Competed in the 5k at the Conference USA Championship, crossing the finish line in 19:04.14 for 22nd place
- Recorded a new personal record in the 800 meter run at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 2:28.99
- Had her best time of the season in the 5k at the Bruce Lehan Memorial Invite, finishing in 18:55.92 for 19th place
- Ran the 3,000 meter in 10:48.50 at the Gamecock Invite for an 18th place finish
- Ran the 1,500 meter in 5:07.47 for a ninth place finish in the UCF Knight Invite
- Completed the 5k in 19:06.64 at the Hurricane Invite to open the season, finishing in eighth place
2017-18 (Junior)
Cross Country:
- Set a new personal record 5K at the FAU XC Invite (19:40) and a new personal record 6K at the NCAA D1 South Region XC Championships (23:08)
Indoor T&F:
- Recorded a new personal best for the 3000m at the C-USA Indoor Track & Field Championships (10:37.43)
Outdoor T&F:
- Recorded a new personal best for the 1500m at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (4:55.37)
- New personal best in the 3000m at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (10:41.93)
- Finished second in the 5000m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (19:11.32)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Cross Country:
- Ran during seven weekends in the fall for the Owls, beginning with a finish of 14th in the 5K at the FAU-hosted XC Invite (20:39)
- Finished first for the squad and seventh overall at the Florida Tech Invitational (20:16)
- Had her best finish of the season in a fourth-place shwoing at the FLRunners.com Invitational (20:11)
- Ran the second sub-20-minute college race of her career, a set a new PR, at the FSU Invitational (19:58)
- At the USF Invite, finished in 20:02
- Was just a second off her best at the Conference USA Championships (19:59.5)
- Ran the first 6K of her career at the NCAA South Regional, finishing fourth on the team at 24:29
Indoor T&F:
- Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the indoor season-opening UAB Blazer Invite (19:18.70)
- That same weekend, at the Vulcan Invitational, placed 11th and garnered a PR in the 3000 meters (11:09.67)
- Was nearly 16 full seconds better than her previous best in the 5000m at the Sykes & Sabock Cup (19:02.89), and was more than 16 seconds faster in an 11th-place finish at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the 3000m (10:53.23)
Outdoor T&F:
- Set a new PR in the 1,500 meters at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (5:02.73)
- At Embry-Riddle's Spike Classic, was fourth overall in the 5,000 meters, finishing at 19:19
- Was also fourth in the 5,000m at the Miami Alumni Invitational, improving to 19:06.16
2015-16 (Freshman)
Cross Country:
- Finished 12th in her debut at the FAU Cross Country Invitational 5K with a time of 20:19.8
- In the 2015 Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational 5K she finished in a final time of 20:18.8
- At the FSU Cross Country Invitational 5K, she finished in a time of 20:29.8
- Set a personal best this season at the Disney Cross Country Classic 5K with a time of 19:59 (68th overall)
- In the C-USA Cross Country Championships, she finished the 5K with a time of 20:46
Indoor T&F:
- Set a personal best in the 5,000m run at the Emory CrossPlex Invitational, claiming fifth overall with a time of 20:40.70
Outdoor T&F:
- Set a personal best in the 1,500m run at the UF Tom Jones Memorial with a final time of 5:11.39
- Set a personal best in the 3,000m run at the Miami Hurricane Twilight Invitational with a final time of 12:01.28
- Finished the 5,000m run in 19:39.02 earning a personal best at the UNF Twilight
High School
- Ran for Dave Halliday at Flagler Palm Coast
- Named 2015 First Team All-Area
- Named Cross Country Runner of the Year at Flagler for 2014-15
- Part of the relay team that holds the distance medley record
- Qualified for regional competition after a top 10 finish at districts
Personal
- Majoring in elementary education
- Daughter of Stacy and Matthew Clark
- Goal is to become one of the top five best runners on the FAU squad and improve her times
- Enjoys going to the beach
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