Sarah Haskins
Full Name: Sarah Haskins
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.
College: University of Tulsa
Height: 5-7
Weight: 130
Birthdate: 3/13/81
Birth Place: St. Louis, Mo.
First Year Elite: 2004
Final 2009 ITU Rank: 6
Final 2009 USAT Rank: 1
Media Links
Sarah Haskins' Website
Sarah Haskins Competitor Radio Interview
Watch a Sarah Haskins Interview
Sarah Haskins' 2008 Olympic Profile
Career Highlights
USAT National Team Member
2009 USAT Olympic/ITU Athlete of the Year
Ranked No. 6 in the world in 2009
2009 Race to the Toyota Cup Series Champion
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member
2008 ITU World Championship Silver Medalist
2007 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist
2006 USAT Elite National Champion
2006 Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series Champion
2004 USAT Under-23 National Champion
2010 Highlights: Currently ranks 14th in the ITU World Championship Series series rankings • Winner of the 2010 Chicago Triathlon on Aug. 29 • Won her second straight Life Time Fitness Triathlon on July 10 • Was fifth at the Madrid ITU World Championship Series event on June 5 • Finished 10th at the second stop of the ITU World Championship Series in Seoul May 8 • Placed eighth at the ITU World Championship Series opener in Sydney April 11 • Winner of the St. Anthony's Triathlon April 25 and the Miami International Triathlon March 14 • Also took first in the first USAT Elite Development Race in March.
Elite Triathlon Career: Named USA Triathlon's 2009 Elite Triathlete of the Year • Finished as the top American and was sixth overall in the 2009 ITU World Championship rankings • Registered top-10 finishes in all six ITU events entered in 2009 • Placed fourth at the ITU World Championship Grand Final in Gold Coast, Australia, and at the Washington, D.C., ITU event • 2009 Race to the Toyota Cup Series champion • Winner of the 2009 Chicago Triathlon and the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon • Ranked 15th and third among Americans in the 2008 ITU World Cup rankings • Placed 11th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games • Silver medalist at the 2008 ITU World Championships in Vancouver • Also took second at the 2008 USAT Elite National Championships in Portland, Ore. • 2007 Pan Am Games silver medalist • 2007 Dallas U.S. Open champion • Earned two World Cup podium finishes in 2007 (second at Vancouver, third at Cancun) • Also had two World Cup fourth-place finishes in 2007 • Finished 2007 ranked No. 8 in the world • 2006 Elite National Champion • 2006 Haul to the Great Wall Series champion • Finished the 2006 and 2007 season as second ranked American • Finished the 2005 season fourth ranked American • 2004 under-23 national champion.
Amateur Triathlon Career: Began triathlons the summer of 2003 after graduating college and won many local triathlons in the St. Louis area before turning pro in 2004.
Athletic Background: Swam on Parkway Swim Club from ages 9-18 • Junior National Qualifier in the 1,650 and 1,000 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley • High school state cross country champion in 1997 • High school state swimming champion in 1999 • All-conference selection in track and cross country 2000-03.
Personal: Sarah Haskins • Born March 13, 1981, in St. Louis • Parents are Brian and Becky Haskins • Brothers are Ben and Michael and sister is Megan • Husband is Nate Kortuem • Graduated from University of Tulsa with a degree in elementary education and minor in math with a 3.89 GPA • Graduated from Parkway South High School with a 4.0 GPA in 1999 • Enjoys teaching and coaching • Coached the Big Bend Woods summer league swim team for four summers (2000-2003) • Taught health education at Hanna Woods Elementary School from 2003-04 • Favorite foods are pasta, ice cream and chocolate • Watched the triathlon event in the 2000 Olympics and decided she wanted to give it a try upon college graduation.
