Sarah Bittermann
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Marblehead, Mass. High School: Marblehead Height: 5-9 Event: Hurdles Birthdate: 02/26/1992

2010-11 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: Ran in the 400 meter hurdles...Had her fastest time of the season at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (1:04.88) which qualified her for New Englands...Ran in the 4x400 meter relay...Finished in 10th in the 400 meter hurdles at New Englands with a time of 1:07.23. Indoor Track: Qualified for the New England Championships in the 500 meter run at the Sparks Sorlein Invitational with a time of 1:17.86...Had her best time on the season in the 500 meter run at the NECs with a time of 1:16.19 in the Preliminaries...Finished 10th overall at the NECs...Ran on the 4x400 meter relay team at the New England Championships that ended with a time of 3:54.50.

Before UMass: A 2010 graduate of Marblehead High School where she was a four-year letterwinner for indoor and outdoor track under coach Mike Toomey...Helped the Magicians to an NEC Indoor South championship title during the 2010 season...Went undefeated in the 600 meters that season, winning the NEC crown in the event... Was the school's 2010 indoor track MVP and also won the outdoor Coaches Award...Was named the spring track MVP during her junior season...Owns four school records... Was the NEC Champion in the 400 meter hurdles during both her senior and junior seasons, grabbed eighth in the event at the all-state meet...Also was a three-year letterwinner in cross country.

Personal: Sarah Alyson Bittermann...Daughter of David and Margaret Bittermann...Has one brother, Noah...Born Feb. 26, 1992 in Boston, Mass.... Majoring in Linguistics.