2008 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sang-Bender, Nana

Nana Sang-Bender
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- Onondaga HS
Bio
Senior Year
Outdoor: Won the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Invite with a time of 4:29.36 ... Finished third in the 1,500-meter run at the ECAC Championship (4:28.49) ... Took 12th in the 1,500-meter at the UNC Joe Hilton (4:31.67) ... Finished in fourth-place in the 5,000-meter run at the Larry Ellis (16:44.35) ... Ran the 5,000-meter in 16:56.08 at the Penn Relays ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals after placing seventh at the BIG EAST Championship in the 10,000-meter run (35:22.62) ... Finished 25th in the 10,000-meter at Regionals (36:18.02).
Indoor: Competed as part of the 4 x 800-meter relay team at the BIG EAST Championships that earned an ECAC qualifying time of 9:04.64 ... Won the 800-meter title at the SU Welcome Back with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 2:16.52 ... Earned ECAC qualifying standards (9:55.85) in the 3,000-meter run at the Terrier Invite ... Placed third (2:57.86) in the 1,000-meter run at the Upstate Challenge with a BIG EAST qualifying time ... Took third in the 3,000-meter at the Cornell Relays with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 10:02.81
Junior Year
Outdoor: Won the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Invite with a time of 4:29.36 ... Finished third in the 1,500-meter run at the ECAC Championship (4:28.49) ... Took 12th in the 1,500-meter at the UNC Joe Hilton (4:31.67) ... Finished in fourth-place in the 5,000-meter run at the Larry Ellis (16:44.35) ... Ran the 5,000-meter in 16:56.08 at the Penn Relays ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals after placing seventh at the BIG EAST Championship in the 10,000-meter run (35:22.62) ... Finished 25th in the 10,000-meter at Regionals (36:18.02).
Indoor: Competed as part of the 4 x 800-meter relay team at the BIG EAST Championships that earned an ECAC qualifying time of 9:04.64 ... Won the 800-meter title at the SU Welcome Back with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 2:16.52 ... Earned ECAC qualifying standards (9:55.85) in the 3,000-meter run at the Terrier Invite ... Placed third (2:57.86) in the 1,000-meter run at the Upstate Challenge with a BIG EAST qualifying time ... Took third in the 3,000-meter at the Cornell Relays with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 10:02.81
Junior Year
Outdoor: Ran a preliminary time of 4:40.96 in the 1,500-meter run at the ECAC Championship … Finished in 12th at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a team-best, BIG EAST and ECAC-qualifying time of 4:31.44 in the 1,500-meter run … Took eighth place at the BIG EAST Championship with an ECAC-qualifying time of 4:31.79 in the 1,500-meter run … Claimed 16th at the Penn Relays in the 5,000-meter run with a BIG EAST and ECAC-qualifying time of 16:57.64.
Indoor: Ran the 800-meter run in 2:16.17 qualifying for the BIG EAST Championship and placing first at the Upstate Challenge … Finished sixth in the 1,000-meter run at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 2:59.40 … Ran the Mile run in an ECAC and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 4:55.96, placing ninth at the PSU National … Named a Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar for the 2008-09 academic year ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for the fall 2007 semester.
Sophomore Year: Broke the school record in the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays with an ECAC-qualifying time of 16:52.61 for sixth … Member of the 4x800m relay team that placed fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship with a school record time of 9:02.61 … Broke her own school record in the Mile run at the Penn State National Open with a time of 4:50.98 … Named ECAC Track Athlete of the Week following her performance at Penn State … Won the 1,000-meter run at Binghamton with an ECAC- and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 2:53.74 … Finished 20th in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Regional with a mark of 4:27.99 … Placed third in the Mile run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 4:53.61 … Placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the ECAC Championship to the tune of 17:11.92 … Finished fourth in the Mile run at the BIG EAST Championship in 4:52.66 … Finished seventh in the 1,500-meter run at the BIG EAST Championship in 4:29.10 … Placed sixth in the 1,500-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational, recording a NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 4:27.57 … Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll following the fall semester.
Sophomore Year: Broke the school record in the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays with an ECAC-qualifying time of 16:52.61 for sixth … Member of the 4x800m relay team that placed fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship with a school record time of 9:02.61 … Broke her own school record in the Mile run at the Penn State National Open with a time of 4:50.98 … Named ECAC Track Athlete of the Week following her performance at Penn State … Won the 1,000-meter run at Binghamton with an ECAC- and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 2:53.74 … Finished 20th in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Regional with a mark of 4:27.99 … Placed third in the Mile run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 4:53.61 … Placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the ECAC Championship to the tune of 17:11.92 … Finished fourth in the Mile run at the BIG EAST Championship in 4:52.66 … Finished seventh in the 1,500-meter run at the BIG EAST Championship in 4:29.10 … Placed sixth in the 1,500-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational, recording a NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 4:27.57 … Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll following the fall semester.
Freshman Year: Set the school record in 1,500-meter run at the ECAC Outdoor Championship with a NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 4:26.56, placing fifth … Placed 16th at the NCAA Regional with a time of 4:32.06 … Placed sixth in 1,500-meter run at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:27.75 … Won the 1,500-meter run at the Carolina Fast Times and Sam Howell Invitational … Set the school record at the ECAC Championship in the Mile run with a time of 4:52.52, placing fourth … Recorded a BIG EAST and ECAC-qualifying time in Mile run at the Penn State National in 5:00.43 … Finished 10th at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship in the 3,000-meter run an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:54.47 … Won the 3,000-meter run at the Syracuse Invitational with a BIG EAST-qualifying time of 10:10.27 … Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays, recording a time of 16:56.36 … Member of the Distance Medley relay team that finished fifth and the 3,200-meter relay team that placed seventh at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.
High School: Finished second at the state cross country championship … Won the Section III Cross Country Championship … 2004 All-Central New York First Team … Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country and indoor track … Named the team MVP during outdoor track season her senior year.
Personal: Also a member of the cross country team … Born in May 1986 … Daughter of S.N. Sangmpam … Two brothers and four sisters … Majoring in international relations.
High School: Finished second at the state cross country championship … Won the Section III Cross Country Championship … 2004 All-Central New York First Team … Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country and indoor track … Named the team MVP during outdoor track season her senior year.
Personal: Also a member of the cross country team … Born in May 1986 … Daughter of S.N. Sangmpam … Two brothers and four sisters … Majoring in international relations.
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