EUGENE, Ore.—Senior distance runner Sadie Sigfstead (Eugene, Ore.) wrapped up an impressive 2025 competition season with honorable mention All-America honors in the 5000 meters at Hayward Field on Saturday night. She tallied a time of 16:06.70 and finished 23^rd in her second national championship race in the past three days. Sigfstead became the first Villanova runner in six years to qualify for the outdoor NCAA Championships in both the 10,000 meters and the 5,000 meters.
 
The final individual event on the last of four days of competition at the national championships in Eugene went out at a tactical pace from the very start. Sigfstead ran a steady race throughout and picked up the fourth All-America honor of her career. In addition to being a cross country All-American last Fall, Sigfstead is a two-time second team All-American in the 10000 meters to go along with tonight's honorable mention accolade. She was running in a national championship 5K race for the first time in her collegiate career.
 
Sigfstead had already qualified for this week's NCAA meet in the 10000 meters when she ran in the national semifinal round of the 5000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary two weeks ago. She ran a lifetime PR of 15:33.68 in that race and moved up to third place in school history while advancing on time to punch her second ticket to Eugene. Sigfstead was the bronze medalist in the 5K at the BIG EAST Championships and is a two-time All-BIG EAST performer in that event.
 
Earlier in the week Sigfstead recorded a 13^th place finish in the 10K while recording the third-fastest time in school history of 32:40.13. She is the Wildcats third runner to be an All-American in both the 10K and the 5K, joining Carole Zajac and Caroline Alcorta.
 
In addition to her success on the track, Sigfstead's 2024-25 collegiate campaign included first team All-BIG EAST honors and Mid-Atlantic All-Region accolades in cross country leading up to her 15^th place finish and first career cross country All-America honor at the NCAA Championships.