Hall of Fame
Mallory Sanner will always have her name in the Seton Hill record books as well as the rafters in the Seton Hill gymnasium as she was the first NCAA National Champion in school history. Sanner won the national championship as a sophomore in the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her third throw of the championships, 49.43 meters won the national championship.
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Over her career, Sanner earned many awards for her work on the track and in the classroom. On the track, she was a four time All American in the javelin. Mallory earned multiple conference championships in the javelin as well. As a senior, Sanner earned the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year, the PSAC Field Athlete of the Year and was named the Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the PSAC Championships. She also earned a WVIAC Field Athlete of the Year award and was named the Westmoreland County YWCA Sportswoman of the Year in 2013.Â
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For her work on the track and in the classroom, Sanner was a two time Capital One Academic All American. She also earned a PSAC Top 10 Award as a senior. Following her sophomore season, she was named the Scholar Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA.
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Following graduation, Sanner spent one season as a teacher before now working in sales for Booster, a company that partners with Elementary schools to help them raise funds through fitness. Sanner is currently living in Fredericksburg, VA with her mini golden doodle, Griffin. She is still throwing javelin, hoping to make it to the 2024 Olympic trials.Â