Sadie Carey-Tharp

Class:
Senior
High School:
Weatherford
Hometown:
Weatherford, TX

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets for the Panthers…Recorded a personal best 5:01.21 in the mile at the Nittany Lion Challenge…She competed in the 3000m at the Penn State National Open, with a personal best time of 9:44.44…Earned one more personal best at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational in the 5000m (16:25.60).

2024: Competed in six meets for the Panthers... took second at the Panthers Opener... finished 19th at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational with a season best 6k time of 20:57.4... was the top finisher for the Panthers at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, garnering 29th place in 20:45.9.

2023: Participated in five meets... began the season with a 14th place finish in the 6k at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 8) with a time of 21:42.6... hit a personal best 5k time of 16:56.1 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) for 18th place... was named All-ACC with a 17th place finish at ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27), and recorded a then-personal best 6k time of 20:20.9... improved on 6k time and recorded another 17th place finish at NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10) to earn All-Region honors with current best, 20:19.4.

2022: Appeared in all six meets for the Panthers… Competed in the Panthers Opener (Sept. 2) placing third with a time of 18:08.30… Earned 26^th place (18:49.30) at the Virginia Invitational (Sept. 16) … Set a personal best at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30) taking home 15^th place with a time of 17:33.30… Placed 57^th at the Weis-Crockett Invitational (Oct. 15) with a time of 21:54.30… Secured a personal best of 21:04.60 at ACC Championships placing 58^th (Oct. 28)… Posted a time of 21:32.70 in the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships claiming 40^th place.

2021: Competed in four meets… Finished with a 16:04.10 time and a 36^th place finish in the Yinzer Classic (Sept. 3)… Posted a time of 22:43.00 in the Penn State National Open (Oct.15), good for 66^th place… Captured a season-best time of 22:21.60 in the ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29)… Finished the year with a 80^th place finish and a time of 22:30.20 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov.12).

2020: Competed in two meets during an abbreviated season due to the Covid-19 Pandemic… opened her Pitt career with an 11^th place finish at the Panther Open (10/16) against West Virginia as she finished in 19:29.50… posted an 88^th place finish at the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/30), finishing in 22:07.60… earned ACC Honor Roll honors for the first time in her career.

High School: Four-year track & field and cross country letter winner at Weatherford High School for head coach Tyrone Comstock… two-time Texas 6A Region 1 District cross country champion (2019, 2018)… took home fourth place at the Texas 6A XC Region 1 Championships and sixth place at the Texas 6A State Championships in 2019… posted a third place finish at the Texas 6A XC Region 1 Championships in 2018… two-time Texas 6A Region 1 District 3 Track Champion in the 1600m and 3200m (2018, 2019)… posted a 3-mile personal best time of 17:30 at the 2018 Texas 6A Region 1 Cross Country Championships… has a 5k personal best time of 17:50 which she posted at the 2019 Texas 6A State cross country Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Staci and Jamie Tharp… has one sister, Abby… she enjoys watching gymnastics and football… lists her favorite athletes of all-time as Steve Prefontaine, Sonya Richards-Ross, and Shawn Johnson East… enjoys all music from the 1950-1980’s, especially Elvis Presley… her favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, Friend’s and Little House on the Prairie… history and philosophy of science major at Pitt.