Christopher Newport University

2025-26 - Sophomore Season:
Cross Country - Hauled in All-Region honors and picked up a first-team All-Conference citation for her work in the fall ... Came in seventh at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championships after finishing in 22:10.3, which marked the fifth-fastest 6k time in school history ... Rounded out the year by coming in 30th at the NCAA South Regionals with a 23:13.2 clocking ... Posted a pair of top-20 finishes during the regular season after coming in sixth at the CNU Invitational (23:26.3) and 13th during the Don Cathcart Invitational (22:57.2) ... Also broke the 23-minute mark at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle after placing 59th in 22:58.8 ... Notched a time of 23:07.8 at the Paul Short Run as well ... Kicked off the season by finishing the 4k in 15:38.6 at the Spider Alumni Open ... Secured USTFCCCA National All-Academic Cross Country accolades for her scholarly achievements as well.
Track & Field - Secured second-team All-League accolades in three different events after finishing as the runner-up in the 800 and mile during the indoor championships and the 3000-steeplechase during the outdoor meet ... Threw down a season-best time of 11:15.93 in the steeplechase at the Widener Final Qualifier, which marked the second-fastest clocking in school history ... Also helped break the program standard in the Distance Medley Relay after leading the foursome to a time of 12:21.01 at the Camel City Invitational ... Earned All-Region plaudits in the DMR, steeplechase, and indoor mile ... Picked up second-team All-State nods in the DMR as well as the indoor mid-distance events and outdoor distance disciplines as well ... Set a personal-best in the 800 at the Marlins Invitational after finishing in 2:19.93, which was the sixth-fastest clocking by a Captain ... Won the 1500 in 4:50.95 at the New Captains Classic ... Also added a triumph as a member of the 4x400-relay at the Marlins Invitational ... Placed second in the mile at the Shane Stevens Invitational and was the runner-up in the 800 during the Blue & Silver Challenge ... Had 12 total top-five finishes during her second year with the Captains.

2024-25 - Freshman Season:
Cross Country - Burst onto the scene with an outstanding debut campaign ... Finished 19th at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championships after completing the 6k in 24:26.1 ... Came back with a top-50 effort at the NCAA South Regionals after crossing in 23:51.9, which placed her 42nd in the field ... Established a PR in the 6k during the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle with a mark of 23:47.0 ... That clocking bumped her to 42nd on the program's all-time performance list ... Placed 13th in the 6k at the Don Cathcart Invitational with a time of 24:44.5 ... Also competed in the event at the CNU Invitational and Paul Short Run ... Kicked off her career with a time of 16:46.2 in the 4k at the Spider Alumni Open.
Track & Field - Hauled in second-team All-League accolades as a member of the 4x400-relay after leading the foursome to a second-place finish at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships ... Also finished third in the DMR (12:50.25) and fifth in the 800 (2:26.30) at the winter competition ... Came back in the spring with two more top-five efforts at the outdoor league meet ... Finished third in the 4x400-relay (4:17.42) and fifth in the 3000-steeplechase (12:04.47) ... Added a record-setting performance as a member of the 4x1500-relay at the Colonial Relays ... Ran the third leg on a crew that finished in 19:56.28, which established a new school standard ... Also chipped in with a PR in the 800 (2:21.65) during the same competition ... Won the mile in 5:20.39 at the CNU Qualifier in March ... Established personal-bests in the 400 (1:07.58) at the New Captains Classic and the 1500 (4:59.54) at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic ... Posted 13 top-10 finishes during the year, including one in each of her first 10 races.

At Atlee - Was a standout member of the cross country and track & field teams during her time with the Raiders ... Served as a captain in both sports as a junior and senior ... Competed at the Adidas Nationals and was an All-American in the 4xMile ... Participated in all of the regional and state cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field meets during her final three years ... Helped the indoor squad capture the state championship as a senior ... Also saw action in soccer as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal - Sarah Marilyn Bland is the daughter of John and Maggie Bland ... Has an older brother, Ian ... Keira D'Amato and David Goggins are her favorite athletes ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to Morocco and the Swiss Alps ... Indian food is her favorite food ... Aspires to be a nurse practitioner ... Majoring in biology and nursing.