Sarah Deresky

Photo by: Gary Breedlove

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dunkirk, Md.
Squadron:
01 Mighty Mach One
High School:
Northern

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019: Competed in four meets, including the conference championships...clocked a career-best 6K time of 21:52.2 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (111th)...added a time of 22:01.1 to finish 49th at the Mountain West Championships...was the Falcons’ top finisher at the UCCS Open, placing third out of 59 runners with a 5K time of 18:19.3...opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Air Force Open (three-mile time of 19:02.4)...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018: Competed in three meets...clocked a career-best 5K time of 19:29.0 to finish 34th out of 130 runners at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open...also ran that distance at the season-opening Wyoming Invitational (20:22.7, 45th)...clocked a 6K time of 23:02.4 to finish within the top 50 at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational (46th)...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Northern High School...lettered in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track all four years...four-year competitor at New Balance Nationals...earned first-team all-academic honors from the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference all four years...four-time all-conference selection in cross country and track...named SMAC Athlete of the Year as a senior...also named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year...member of three state championship teams (2016 indoor track, 2016-17 cross country)...state champion in the 1600-meter run as a senior...earned runner-up honors in that event at the state meet in 2017...holds three individual school records and was a member of six record-setting relay teams...served as team captain of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams as a junior and senior...received the Superintendent Scholastic Recognition award all four years...National Merit qualifier...ranked sixth in graduating class...named to the High Honor Roll...graduated with an unweighted 4.0 GPA...member of the National Honor Society...served as vice-president of the Key Club.

PERSONAL: Full name is Sarah Elizabeth Deresky...daughter of Mark and Sherry Deresky...father is a 1992 Academy graduate...has one older brother, Jacob, who is a 2020 Academy graduate...also has one younger sister...majoring in systems engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as PEER and Honor Clerk...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...hobbies include hiking, cooking and reading...took an academic class (Astro 310) over the summer...had an internship at NASA during high school...member of Cadet Squadron 01.