University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Roster

Sarah McMillon
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Jasper, Ala.
- High School:
- Walker HS
- Prev School:
- West Alabama
Personal Bests
Cross Country | 5K: 18:22.1 | 6K: 21:51.5
Indoor | Mile: 4:59.82 | 800m: 2:15.83
Outdoor | 1500m: 4:43.42 | 3000 Steeple: 10:49.02 | 5000m: 19:23.21
C-USA Academic Honor Roll – 2019-20
2020 Cross Country (Redshirt Senior): Ran at two meets for the Golden Eagles, finishing in the top 30 at both ... Had a 25th place finish at the Blazer Classic ... Third-best finisher for Southern Miss at the Conference USA Championships with a 28th place finish with a time of 22:47.5.
2020 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed in four meets before the C-USA Championships in the 800m and the mile ... Had her first under-five minute mile at the Music City Challenge, finishing in 4:59.82 ... Was a part of the DMR squad that won gold at the C-USA Championships, the first in school history, at 11:54.42 along with Taylor Harris, Savannah McMillon, and Sandra Szpott.
2019 Cross Country (Redshirt Junior): Competed in four meets before the C-USA Championships ... Had a top-25 finish at the City Auto Memphis Twilight Classic with a then-best time in the 5k (8/31) ... Had a new best in the 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational at 18:22.1 (10/4) ... Finished top-50 in the Blazer Classic 6k race with a personal-best time of 21:51.5 (10/18) ... Ran to the top-55 in the C-USA Championships where the team finished in second place overall (11/2).
2019 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in four meets before competing at the Conference Championships ... Finished top-five in all but two events ... Finished third in the steeplechase at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing in 11:24.62 (4/5) ... Had a personal-best in the 1500m at the Southern Miss Open, finishing eighth in 4:43.42 ... At the Conference Championships, she finished fifth in the steeple with a personal-best time of 10:49.02 and 35th in the 5000m with a personal-best finish of 19:23.21.
2019 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in the mile for three meets and the 800m in two meets including the Conference Championships ... Finished third at the Blazer Invitational in 5:09.28 (1/11) ... Had a personal-best in the mile at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial meet in 5:06.78, finishing 10th ... Finished with a personal-best in the 800m at the Conference Meet, placing 10th in the prelims in 2:15.83.
2018 Cross Country (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in the 5k in one meet for the season ... Finished 9th at the Mississippi College Opener in 19:07.1.
2017-18 West Alabama (Sophomore): Finished fifth in the 800m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays with a time of 2:17:73 ... Came in fourth in the 800m at the Joe Walker Invitational ... Member of the GSC Spring Sports Honor Roll.
2016-17 West Alabama (Freshman): Earned Gulf South Conference weekly accolades two times ... Earned weekly accolades for winning the women's 1500m championship with a time of 4:42.18 in the Southern Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 800m at the Southern Invitational ... Finished first in the 3000m finals with a time of 10:28.50 and fourth in the 1500m finals with a time of 4.49:22 at the Jaguar Opener.
High School: The Jasper, Ala. native was the state champion in the 4x800 ... Coached by Lynda Runyan. Personal: Sister Savannah is also on the team ... Majoring in Forensic Science.
Cross Country | 5K: 18:22.1 | 6K: 21:51.5
Indoor | Mile: 4:59.82 | 800m: 2:15.83
Outdoor | 1500m: 4:43.42 | 3000 Steeple: 10:49.02 | 5000m: 19:23.21
C-USA Academic Honor Roll – 2019-20
2020 Cross Country (Redshirt Senior): Ran at two meets for the Golden Eagles, finishing in the top 30 at both ... Had a 25th place finish at the Blazer Classic ... Third-best finisher for Southern Miss at the Conference USA Championships with a 28th place finish with a time of 22:47.5.
2020 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Competed in four meets before the C-USA Championships in the 800m and the mile ... Had her first under-five minute mile at the Music City Challenge, finishing in 4:59.82 ... Was a part of the DMR squad that won gold at the C-USA Championships, the first in school history, at 11:54.42 along with Taylor Harris, Savannah McMillon, and Sandra Szpott.
2019 Cross Country (Redshirt Junior): Competed in four meets before the C-USA Championships ... Had a top-25 finish at the City Auto Memphis Twilight Classic with a then-best time in the 5k (8/31) ... Had a new best in the 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational at 18:22.1 (10/4) ... Finished top-50 in the Blazer Classic 6k race with a personal-best time of 21:51.5 (10/18) ... Ran to the top-55 in the C-USA Championships where the team finished in second place overall (11/2).
2019 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in four meets before competing at the Conference Championships ... Finished top-five in all but two events ... Finished third in the steeplechase at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing in 11:24.62 (4/5) ... Had a personal-best in the 1500m at the Southern Miss Open, finishing eighth in 4:43.42 ... At the Conference Championships, she finished fifth in the steeple with a personal-best time of 10:49.02 and 35th in the 5000m with a personal-best finish of 19:23.21.
2019 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in the mile for three meets and the 800m in two meets including the Conference Championships ... Finished third at the Blazer Invitational in 5:09.28 (1/11) ... Had a personal-best in the mile at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial meet in 5:06.78, finishing 10th ... Finished with a personal-best in the 800m at the Conference Meet, placing 10th in the prelims in 2:15.83.
2018 Cross Country (Redshirt Sophomore): Competed in the 5k in one meet for the season ... Finished 9th at the Mississippi College Opener in 19:07.1.
2017-18 West Alabama (Sophomore): Finished fifth in the 800m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays with a time of 2:17:73 ... Came in fourth in the 800m at the Joe Walker Invitational ... Member of the GSC Spring Sports Honor Roll.
2016-17 West Alabama (Freshman): Earned Gulf South Conference weekly accolades two times ... Earned weekly accolades for winning the women's 1500m championship with a time of 4:42.18 in the Southern Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 800m at the Southern Invitational ... Finished first in the 3000m finals with a time of 10:28.50 and fourth in the 1500m finals with a time of 4.49:22 at the Jaguar Opener.
High School: The Jasper, Ala. native was the state champion in the 4x800 ... Coached by Lynda Runyan. Personal: Sister Savannah is also on the team ... Majoring in Forensic Science.
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