Accolades:

GNAC All-Academic (2012, 2013)

2012: Ran in six events as a first-year cross country team member…opened the season by posting a 32:19 time in the team’s head to head 6K race versus University of New England in Standish on September 1st…finished 32nd overall that day…showed considerable improvement with a 29:27 effort, and subsequent 96th-place finish, in the Rivier University Invitational on September 21st…put up a season-best 29:23 time in the Maine State Championship on October 13th…also participated in the GNAC Championship, Runnin’ Monks Invitational and UNE Invitational events during her first season.

High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Clinton High School, two for Brian Hoffses and two for Joel Goulet, making the MIAA Division 2 Tournament three out of four years…was a Midland-Wachusett D League All-Star her senior year. 

Personal: Sarah Elizabeth Bakun, born on October 10, 1991 in Leominster, Mass…daughter of John and Ann Bakun…majoring in Environmental Science.

Why she chose Saint Joseph’s College: “I liked the small community and the great location here in Maine”

What she does outside of cross-country: Eco-reps, volunteering, crocheting.