Sarah Dweikat Season 2012

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012) 

2013 (Outlook)
Lincoln native Sarah Dweikat will look to improve her times as a sophomore for the Huskers. A letterwinner as a true freshman on the cross country team in 2012, Dweikat regularly finished among NU's top seven runners.

She also will look to continue her success in the classroom after earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.

2012 (Freshman)
Dweikat joined the Nebraska cross country team in 2012 after a strong prep career at Lincoln East High School. Dweikat made a quick adjustment to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country, usually contributing a top-seven finish for the Huskers throughout the season.

Dweikat competed in every meet as a freshman, including the NCAA Midwest Regional in Springfield, Mo. Dweikat posted a 24:29.02 at the meet, placing her 189th overall. Dweikat’s best performance of the season came at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, where she ran a 23:53.03 to place 65th.

Dweikat earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the fall of 2012.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln East)
Dweikat joined the Huskers after a strong prep career at Lincoln East High School. She captured Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star as both a junior and senior, and posted a second-place finish at the 2011 Nebraska Cross Country State Championships. 

Dweikat finished sixth in the 3,200 meters at the 2011 Nebraska Class State Track and Field Championships with a time of 11:38.10. She also competed at the state meet in 2010, finishing the 1,600 in a time of 5:39.18.

Personal
The daughter of Sally Mackenzie and Ismail Dweikat, Sarah was born May 6, 1994. She is a biochemistry major at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.