Oklahoma State University Athletics
Tihana Sarac's Bio
April 06, 2009 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
2008 Outdoors: Set a new school record in the heptathlon by scoring 5,057 points in the event at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish fourth at the meet ... Ran the 100 meters twice during the outdoor season, clocking a 15.14 at the John Jacobs Invitational and a 15.18 at the Tulsa Invitational ... Her 1:02.47 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Bobby Lane Invitational set a season best ... Won her heat in the 400 meter hurdles at the Missouri Southern Invitational with a 1:03.79 ... Top mark in the shot put wsa a toss of 12.34 meters ... Also had heaves of 11.84 meters and 11.77 meters during the season ... Posted a mark of 5.51 meters in the long jump at the Sooner Open.
2008 Indoors: Nearly set the school record in the pentathlon by scoring 3,476 points at the Big 12 Championships, missing the existing record by only 22 points ... Ran the 60 meter hurdles in 9.41 at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Best 600-yard time was a 1:27.82 at the KSU All-Comers Meet ... Logged a season-best 11.67-meter toss in the shot put at the Sooner Invitational ... Competed in the long jump at the Missouri Southern Invitational, leaping 5.79 meters.
2007 Cross Country: Ran three races during the cross country season, clocking a 14:24 at the two-mile Hurricane Cross Country Festival to go with a 23:16 at the 5,000-meter Friends Invitational and a 24:13 at the 5,000-meter Cowboy Jamboree.
2007 Outdoor: Sarac finished in 6th and 7th in the 400m hurdles at the Tulsa Duels and John Jacobs Invitational respectively...Competed in the Heptathlon at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships where she finished 6th with 4,929 points...Her best effort in an individual event was a third place finish in the 800m with 2:22.61.
2007 Indoor: Sarac started the season with a second place finish in the Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon...finished 6th in the 600 yard run at the J.D. Martin Invitational with 1:30.05...also threw the shot put 11.63m in the same event...placed 11th in the 400m dash at the Sooner Indoor with a time 1:00.05...finished 13th in the 600 yard run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with 1:28.15.
2006: Sarac used her redshirt season at Oklahoma State to improve her distance running skills for the multi-events.
2005 Indoor: Sarac set a school record with 3,310 points in the indoor pentathlon at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... finished 10 th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with 3,297 points ... saw limited action in the long jump with her top performance of 5.92-meters coming at the Jayhawk Invitational.
2005 Outdoor: During the outdoor season, Sarac ran a time of 15:51 in the 100-meter hurdles ... finished third at the California Multi-Event Invitational in the heptathlon with 4,960 points ... finished second in the triple jump at the Mean Green Twilight Invitational with a mark of 38'3.25” ... finished ninth in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with 4,846 points.
High School: Sarac was the top athlete in the long jump and 400-meter dash at her high school ... team was rated as the No. 1 team in Croatia ... holds the Croatian national record in the heptathlon ... set the national record in the 400-meter dash during her junior season ... was also a part of the 4x400-meter relay team.
Personal: Born October 8, 1985 ... enjoys watching television and listening to hip-hop ... favorite movie is Coyote Ugly ... is a business major ... favorite professional athletes are Michael Johnson (400-meter), Caroline Cluft (Heptathlon) and A.C. Milan (soccer) ... has one brother, Drazen ... is the daughter of Gojko and Maca Sarac.
| Sarac's Cross Country Times | |||||
| Place | Event | Time | Date | Site | Distance |
| 29 | 2007 Hurricane Festival | 14:24 | 9/1/07 | Tulsa, Okla. | 2 mile |
| 48 | 2007 Friends Invitational | 23:16 | 9/7/07 | Wichita, Kan. | 5000m |
| 149 | 2007 Cowboy Jamboree | 24:13 | 9/29/07 | Stillwater, Okla. | 5000m |
| 33 | 2006 Hurricane Festival | 14:52 | 9/2/06 | Tulsa, Okla. | 2 mile |
| Sarac at Oklahoma State | |||||
| Place | Event | Time | Date | Site | Distance |
| 20 | North Texas Invitational | 11:57 | 9/9/06 | Denton, Texas | 2 mile |
| 33 | Hurricane Cross Country Festival | 14:52 | 9/2/06 | Tulsa, Okla. | 2 mile |
