2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Neglia, Sasha
Sasha Neglia
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kingsport, Tenn.
- High School:
- Dobyns-Bennett
Bio
Majoring in statistics & analytics ... Last name is pronounced neh-GLEE-uh ... Two-time NCAA Championship competitor in cross country (2020, 2021) and qualifier for NCAA Outdoor Championship in steeplechase (2022).
2025 T&F: OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in four meets in the 3,000m steeplechase… Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round.
2024 T&F – Redshirted both indoor and outdoor track seasons.
2023 XC: Competed in two meets … Registered a time of 21:16.9 to finish 62nd at the ACC Championships … Recorded a time of 21:34.8 at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
2023 T&F: Primarily ran the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during indoor season ... Finished 10th at the ACC Indoor Championship in the 5K in a time of 16:21.79, a personal best ... Also finished 15th at the ACC Indoor meet in the 3K in a time of 9:21.30 ... During outdoor season, earned second-team All-ACC honors in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Finished fifth in the conference in 9:57.10 at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Ran a personal-best 16:26.69 in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays to start outdoor season ... Finished third at the Wake Forest Invitational in the 3K steeplechase in 9:56.73 ... Earned a trip to the NCAA East First Round in the 3K steeplechase, finishing 16th in 10:11.41 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team during outdoor season.
2022 XC: Earned All-ACC honors for the third consecutive year, finishing 21st at the ACC Championship in 20:17.9 ... Also earned All-NCAA Southeast Regional honors by finishing 22nd at regionals in 20:40.2 ... Ran seven races for the Tar Heels ... Best 6K time was 20:10.2 at the Paul Short Run, finishing 31st ... Best finishes of the year were sixth at the Charlotte Opener, seventh at the Coaching Tree Invitational and 21st at the ACC Championship.
2022 T&F: Honorable mention All-America in steeplechase ... Placed fourth in steeplechase at ACC Outdoor Championships to earn second-team All-ACC honors ... Also top-five finishes in steeplechase at the Duke Invitational (3rd) and Penn Relays (5th) ... Placed fourth in her heat and ninth overall with a personal-best 9:59.80 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance to Championships
2021 XC: Placed 20th at ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors for the second year in a row ... Also named All-ACC Academic for the second year in a row ... Took first overall at the Charlotte Opener to kick off the season, earning co-ACC Performer of the Week honors ... Sixth at the Battle in Beantown ... Placed 23rd at NCAA Southeast Regionals to earn All-Region honors ... Placed 113th at NCAA Championships, third among Tar Heels
2021 T&F: At Outdoor Championships, placed seventh in the steeplechase, just missing All-ACC honors ... Qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary in steeplechase and placed 34th overall ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... At ACC Indoors, placed 19th in 3000M
202 XC: Named ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year after finishing sixth at ACC Championships ... She's the third Tar Heel to earn that honor and the first since 2014 ... All-ACC and All-ACC Academic honoree ... Named ACC Women's Performer of the Week in the opening week of the season and was twice named ACC Women's Freshman of the Week ... Placed 46th overall at NCAA Championships and was second among all freshmen in the field ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Prep: At Dobyns-Bennett High School, three-time state champion in cross country (2016, 2017 and 2019) • Two-time Time Nike Cross Regionals Southeast Champion (2018, 2019) • 2019 State Champion in the 3,200 meters • 2018 State Champion in the 1,600 meters • 2018 Nike Cross Nationals All-American • Graduated summa cum laude • AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal: Sasha Katherine Neglia is the daughter of Christopher and Katerina Neglia • Born August 26 in Kingsport, Tenn.
TFRRS profile
2025 T&F: OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in four meets in the 3,000m steeplechase… Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round.
2024 T&F – Redshirted both indoor and outdoor track seasons.
2023 XC: Competed in two meets … Registered a time of 21:16.9 to finish 62nd at the ACC Championships … Recorded a time of 21:34.8 at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
2023 T&F: Primarily ran the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during indoor season ... Finished 10th at the ACC Indoor Championship in the 5K in a time of 16:21.79, a personal best ... Also finished 15th at the ACC Indoor meet in the 3K in a time of 9:21.30 ... During outdoor season, earned second-team All-ACC honors in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Finished fifth in the conference in 9:57.10 at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Ran a personal-best 16:26.69 in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays to start outdoor season ... Finished third at the Wake Forest Invitational in the 3K steeplechase in 9:56.73 ... Earned a trip to the NCAA East First Round in the 3K steeplechase, finishing 16th in 10:11.41 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team during outdoor season.
2022 XC: Earned All-ACC honors for the third consecutive year, finishing 21st at the ACC Championship in 20:17.9 ... Also earned All-NCAA Southeast Regional honors by finishing 22nd at regionals in 20:40.2 ... Ran seven races for the Tar Heels ... Best 6K time was 20:10.2 at the Paul Short Run, finishing 31st ... Best finishes of the year were sixth at the Charlotte Opener, seventh at the Coaching Tree Invitational and 21st at the ACC Championship.
2022 T&F: Honorable mention All-America in steeplechase ... Placed fourth in steeplechase at ACC Outdoor Championships to earn second-team All-ACC honors ... Also top-five finishes in steeplechase at the Duke Invitational (3rd) and Penn Relays (5th) ... Placed fourth in her heat and ninth overall with a personal-best 9:59.80 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance to Championships
2021 XC: Placed 20th at ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors for the second year in a row ... Also named All-ACC Academic for the second year in a row ... Took first overall at the Charlotte Opener to kick off the season, earning co-ACC Performer of the Week honors ... Sixth at the Battle in Beantown ... Placed 23rd at NCAA Southeast Regionals to earn All-Region honors ... Placed 113th at NCAA Championships, third among Tar Heels
2021 T&F: At Outdoor Championships, placed seventh in the steeplechase, just missing All-ACC honors ... Qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary in steeplechase and placed 34th overall ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... At ACC Indoors, placed 19th in 3000M
202 XC: Named ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year after finishing sixth at ACC Championships ... She's the third Tar Heel to earn that honor and the first since 2014 ... All-ACC and All-ACC Academic honoree ... Named ACC Women's Performer of the Week in the opening week of the season and was twice named ACC Women's Freshman of the Week ... Placed 46th overall at NCAA Championships and was second among all freshmen in the field ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Prep: At Dobyns-Bennett High School, three-time state champion in cross country (2016, 2017 and 2019) • Two-time Time Nike Cross Regionals Southeast Champion (2018, 2019) • 2019 State Champion in the 3,200 meters • 2018 State Champion in the 1,600 meters • 2018 Nike Cross Nationals All-American • Graduated summa cum laude • AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal: Sasha Katherine Neglia is the daughter of Christopher and Katerina Neglia • Born August 26 in Kingsport, Tenn.
TFRRS profile
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