Year: | Sophomore |
Hometown: | Knoxville, Tenn. |
High School: | Karns |
2015: Ran in five of the eight meets on the season during her sophomore campaign…Had a season-high 12th-place finish at the Blue/Orange Meet following a 23:39.42 second time in the five-kilometer run…
Blue/Orange Meet (5K): 12th- 23:39.42
Victor Ashe Meet (5K): 35th- 24:35.6
Furman Invitational (6K): 171st- 29:15.16
Maryville Dual Meet (5K): 21st- 25:02.3
Fast Cats Classic (5K): 99th- 24:22.64
2014: Sparks concluded her first year in Mossy Creek with two top-five finishes. These times included a fourth place finsh at the Victor Ashe Meet and a fifth place finish at the Maryville Dual meet.
Blue/Orange Meet – DNC
Victor Ashe Meet – 23:38.49 (4th) 5k
Berea Invitational – 22:46 (37th) 5k
Maryville Dual Meet – 23:23.63 (5th) 5k
Louisville Invitational – 23:00.00 (297th) 5k
McAlphine Invitational -24:22.4 (200th)
Falcon Classic – DNC
SAC Championships – 25:52.84 (92th) 5k
NCAA Southeast Regional – DNC
High School: Three-time MVP at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tenn... Set a personal best in the 1600m on the track at 5:32... Coached by Rick Cathy.
Personal: Sparks in the granddaughter of legendary Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks... Her father, Chad, played football for C-N and her aunt, Chanda Childress, played volleyball for the Eagles.