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Wellesley College Athletics

2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Photos by Frank Poulin
Photos by Frank Poulin
Photos by Simone Beauchamp '26

Sara Maeve Klingensmith

  • Height 5-6
  • Year 2026
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High School East Chapel Hill High School
  • Position Jumps/Sprints
  • Major Biological Sciences
  • Pronunciation Sair-RUH MAYVE KLIN-gen-smith

Biography


Link to TFFRS.org Career Statistics

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2024, 2025)
2024-25:

Outdoor Track & Field:
  • Started outdoor season by taking fourth in the 400m (1:04.27) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
  • Took fifth in the 200m (27.62) at the Carla Coffey Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the 400m (1:03.27) and sixth in the 200m (28.14) versus Mount Holyoke and Smith
  • Came in 18th in the 400m (1:03.49) and 20th in the 200m (27.62) at the NEWMAC Championships
Indoor Track & Field:
  • Opened the season with a time of 28.60 in the 200m at the Ramapo Season Opener
  • Took seventh in the 200m (28.67) at the Massasoit Classic
  • Recorded a 28.62 in the 200m and a 1:05.25 in the 400m at the Tufts Cupid Challenge
  • Scored fourth with a 1:52.85 in the 600m at the Lynn Ruddy Invitational
  • Placed fifth in the Long Jump (4.67m) and seventh in the 600m (1:49.04) at the Peter de Villiers Cup
2023-24:
Outdoor Track & Field:
  • Began the spring by with a personal-best time in the 200m event at the Emory Spring Break Classic (26.85)
  • Ran a 28.56 in the 200m at the Silfen Invitational
  • Earned fourth in the 200m (27.78) and Long Jump (4.81m) against Smith and Mount Holyoke
  • Finished 18th in the 200m at the NEWMAC Championships (27.03)
Indoor Track & Field:
  • Opened the season with a third place finish in the Long Jump at the Mary Grinaker Invitational (4.83m)
  • Had a season-best time of 27.74 in the 200m at the Tufts Cupid Challenge
  • Runner-up in the 400m at the Gordon Kelly Invitational (1:02.33)
  • Won the Long Jump (5.05m) and the 400m race (1:02.54) at the Peter de Villiers Cup
  • Part of program record 4x200m Relay team at New England DIII Championships (1:48.64)
2022-23:
Outdoor Track & Field:
  • Opened outdoor season with a sixth place finish in the long jump at Emory Thrills in the Hills (5.18m)
  • Finished fourth in the long jump (5.03m), 10th in the 100m (13.43), and part of a third place 4x100m relay team at the Coast Guard Invitational (51.01)
  • Won the 200m dash (26.99), second in the long jump (4.98m), and part of the winning 4x100m relay team at the Wellesley Tri-Match (51.43)
  • Placed 13th in the 200m dash (26.86), 14th in the long jump (4.80m), and part of a seventh place 4x100m relay team at the NEWMAC Championship (50.35)
Indoor Track & Field:
  • Opened collegiate career with a win in the long jump at the Mary Grinaker Invitational (5.09m), and sixth in 60m dash (8.48)
  • Won the 200m event at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational (27.56)
  • Took first in the long jump at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational (5.08m), part of then program record 4x200m relay team (1:50.10)
  • Won the long jump and part of winning 4x400m relay team against Smith and Mount Holyoke (5.13m, 4:14.14), also had a season best in 200m (27.22)
  • Broke 4x200m program record once again at New England DIII Championships (1:49.63)
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended East Chapel Hill High School, graduated in 2022
  • Competed on varsity track all four years of high school
  • Set the school record for long jump
  • Competed at the conference, regional, state, and national level
  • Won freshman athlete of the year
  • Made All-Conference for long jump, 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m
  • AP scholar with distinction (2020, 2021, 2022)
Personal:
  • Loves being outdoors, exploring new places, and being an active member of the community
  • Volunteered over 100 hours at Habitat for Humanity as Youth Fundraising Chair, raising over $5,000 for affordable housing
  • Mother, Erin Fraher '88, swam from 1984-1988 at Wellesley College
Why Wellelsey:
  • Chose Wellesley because of its diverse and vibrant community, outstanding academics, and the ability to compete on the DIII level with a great team culture

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First-year

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2023-24First-year

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'6"
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