Sara Reifenrath

Sara Reifenrath
Personal information
Born (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m: 51.91 (College Station, 2025)

Sara Reifenrath (born 4 April 2002) is an American sprinter.[1]

Biography

Reifenrath is from Hartington, Nebraska and attended Cedar Catholic High School before studying at the University of South Dakota, graduating in 2025. During her college track and field career she was Summit League champion 23 times.[2][3]

In 2025, she qualified for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and broke her own 400 metres school record twice at the NCAA Division I West First Rounds running 51.91 seconds. In doing so, she became the first South Dakota Coyote woman to run under 52 seconds for the distance.[4] At the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in June, she placed twentieth with a time of 52.72 seconds.[5]

She was finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, placing eighth overall and running 52.93 seconds in the final.[6] She was selected for the United States relay teams at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[7][8] Competing in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay, she fell at her baton exchange with Jevon O'Bryant following a racing incident for which the Jamaican team were later disqualified. Although she got up to continue, the American team did not feature again at the front of the race, placing fifth.[9][10] Such was the impact of her fall, Reifenrath lost a shoe and had to complete her leg of the race wearing just one.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Reifenrath". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Janak, Vance (Apr 21, 2024). "Reifenrath shines in return to USD". norfolkdailynews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Bernecker, Lauren (June 25, 2025). "Hitting her stride". Cedar County News. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "USD sprinter punches ticket on final day of NCAA West Prelims". summitleague.org. June 1, 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Trio earn First team All-American honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships". summitleague.org. June 13, 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 13, 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Hocker, Hall and Jackson headline US team for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "CHAOTIC MIXED RELAY IN TORUŃ SEES BELGIUM EMERGE WITH GOLD". Athletics Weekly. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Belgium takes inaugural world indoor mixed 4x400m title in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mark English narrowly misses World Indoor 800m final spot". RTE. 21 Mar 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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