Konrad was a research assistant in the Department of Geology and
Geophysics from 1997 to 2001. She served as student representative to
the Graduate School and was vice president of the Geology Club in 1998
and 1999.
Konrad is the only two-event national collegiate cycling champion in UW history.
College:
Arts and Sciences
Degree:
Ph.D. Geology
When Sarah Konrad became the first two-event national collegiate
cycling champion in UW history, she not only blew by her Division II
competition, but beat all the Division I racers as well at the 2001
National Collegiate Cycling Association national road championships. At
age 32, the Ph.D. candidate was just gaining national recognition for
cycling.
Konrad, a California native, followed up her victories by returning
to training in another sport she had competed in
previously, cross-country skiing. She hoped to become a member of the
world championship Nordic skiing team in 2002, but was not selected
because of her age. Realizing she was stronger in skate (freestyle)
skiing than classic skiing, she decided to take up shooting and train
for the biathlon event, which involves all skate skiing. She says
training for the biathlon actually helped to improve her classic skiing.
Having completed her Ph.D. in geology with a specialty in glaciology in
2001, Konrad went on to win her first national Nordic skiing title in
2004 and compete in World Cup cross-country events in 2005.
Photo courtesy of UWyo magazine
