Sarah Haskins
Sarah Haskins qualified for her first Olympic team in 2008 with a strong showing at the Hy-Vee World Cup. Haskins Kortuem placed second to Julie Ertel at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April in Tuscaloosa. She recently won a silver medal despite tough conditions at the 2008 ITU World Championship in Vancouver, Canada.
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member
USAT National Team Member
2008 ITU World Championship Silver Medalist
2007 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist
2006 USAT Elite National Champion
2006 Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series Champion
2004 USAT U23 National Champion
Full Name: Sarah Haskins
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.
College: University of Tulsa
Height: 5-7
Weight: 130
Birthdate: 3/13/81
Birth Place: St. Louis, Mo.
Years Elite: 4
Final 2007 ITU Rank: 8
Final 2007 USAT Rank: 2
Website: http://www.sarahhaskins.com/
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Personal: Sarah Haskins… Born March 13, 1981 in St. Louis, Mo… Parents are Brian and Becky Haskins…Brothers are Ben and Michael and sister Megan… Husband Nate Kortuem... Graduated from University of Tulsa with a degree in Elementary Education and minor in math with a 3.89 GPA…Graduated from Parkway South High School with a 4.0 GPA in 1999… Enjoys teaching and coaching…coached the Big Bend Woods summer league swim team for 4 summers (2000-2003)… taught Health Education at Hanna Woods Elem. School 2003-04…Favorite foods are pasta, ice cream and chocolate… watched the triathlon event in the 2000 Olympics and decided she wanted to give it a try upon college graduation
Elite Triathlon Career: 2007 Pan Am Games silver medalist... 2007 Dallas U.S. Open Champion… Earned two World Cup podium finishes in 2007 (second at Vancouver, third at Cancun… Also had two World Cup fourth place finishes in 2007… Finished 2007 ranked No. 8 in the world… 2006 Elite National Champion... 2006 Haul to the Great Wall Series champion... Finished the 2006 and 2007 season as second ranked American... Finished the 2005 season fourth ranked American… 2004 U23 National Champion
Amateur Triathlon Career: Began triathlons the summer of 2003 after graduating college and won many local triathlons in the St. Louis area before turning Pro in 2004.
Athletic Background: Swam on Parkway Swim Club from ages 9-18…Junior National Qualifier in 1650Fr, 1000Fr, 200 Fly, 400IM…High School State Cross Country Champion in 1997…High School State Swimming Champion in 1999…All-Conference in Track and Cross Country 2000-2003.
