Sara Maeve Klingensmith
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- Height:
- 5'6"
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- Year:
- 2026
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- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
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- High School:
- East Chapel Hill
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- Position:
- Jumps/Sprints
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Pronunciation:
- Sair-RUH MAYVE KLIN-gen-smith
Bio
Link to TFFRS.org Career Statistics
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2024 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
2023-24:
Outdoor Track & Field:
- Began the spring by with a personal-best time in the 200m event at the Emory Spring Break Classic (26.85)
- Ran a 28.56 in the 200m at the Silfen Invitational
- Earned fourth in the 200m (27.78) and Long Jump (4.81m) against Smith and Mount Holyoke
- Finished 18th in the 200m at the NEWMAC Championships (27.03)
Indoor Track & Field:
- Opened the season with a third place finish in the Long Jump at the Mary Grinaker Invitational (4.83m)
- Had a season-best time of 27.74 in the 200m at the Tufts Cupid Challenge
- Runner-up in the 400m at the Gordon Kelly Invitational (1:02.33)
- Won the Long Jump (5.05m) and the 400m race (1:02.54) at the Peter de Villiers Cup
- Part of program record 4x200m Relay team at New England DIII Championships (1:48.64)
2022-23:
Outdoor Track & Field:
- Opened outdoor season with a sixth place finish in the long jump at Emory Thrills in the Hills (5.18m)
- Finished fourth in the long jump (5.03m), 10th in the 100m (13.43), and part of a third place 4x100m relay team at the Coast Guard Invitational (51.01)
- Won the 200m dash (26.99), second in the long jump (4.98m), and part of the winning 4x100m relay team at the Wellesley Tri-Match (51.43)
- Placed 13th in the 200m dash (26.86), 14th in the long jump (4.80m), and part of a seventh place 4x100m relay team at the NEWMAC Championship (50.35)
Indoor Track & Field:
- Opened collegiate career with a win in the long jump at the Mary Grinaker Invitational (5.09m), and sixth in 60m dash (8.48)
- Won the 200m event at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational (27.56)
- Took first in the long jump at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational (5.08m), part of then program record 4x200m relay team (1:50.10)
- Won the long jump and part of winning 4x400m relay team against Smith and Mount Holyoke (5.13m, 4:14.14), also had a season best in 200m (27.22)
- Broke 4x200m program record once again at New England DIII Championships (1:49.63)
Before Wellesley:
- Attended East Chapel Hill High School, graduated in 2022
- Competed on varsity track all four years of high school
- Set the school record for long jump
- Competed at the conference, regional, state, and national level
- Won freshman athlete of the year
- Made All-Conference for long jump, 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m
- AP scholar with distinction (2020, 2021, 2022)
Personal:
- Daughter of Erin Fraher (class of '88) and John Klingensmith
- Loves being outdoors, exploring new places, and being an active member of the community
- Volunteered over 100 hours at Habitat for Humanity as Youth Fundraising Chair, raising over $5,000 for affordable housing
- Erin Fraher (mother) swam from 1984-1988 at Wellesley College
Why Wellelsey:
- Chose Wellesley because of its diverse and vibrant community, outstanding academics, and the ability to compete on the DIII level with a great team culture