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Sarah Fowler joined the Beavers staff in the summer of 2021 at the head coach for the men's and women's cross country programs, and as the distance coach for the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field teams. 

Fowler joins the Beavers from the University of Illinois-Springfield. She trained cross country and middle distance/distance student-athletes, helped with team travel, and helped with recruiting as an Assistant Coach. In cross country, Fowler helped the men's team finish second at the conference meet, and the women's team come in sixth, both new program-bests. She coached the first two NCAA cross country qualifiers in program history, including Taryn Christy who earned All-American honors.

In the indoor season, Fowler assisted Christy as she earned all-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) accolades with a runner-up GLVC finish in the 3,000m. Christy also became the first UIS track national qualifier in program history, and she earned All-American honors in the 5,000m.

She helped the Prairie Stars earn three national qualifiers from 2019-20.

Prior to joining the staff at Illinois-Springfield, Fowler was a volunteer coach in the Big Ten at Nebraska from 2017-19. She helped train the middle distance and distance runners and also assisted with recruiting. She was a part of the coaching staff that helped the Huskers win the 2019 Big Ten Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship. In cross country, Fowler helped coach two men's national qualifiers. Both the Nebraska men's and women's cross country teams improved their finishes at the Big Ten meets in her two seasons in Lincoln.

As a student-athlete, Fowler was a nine-time National Qualifier, six-time All-American Honors, and Academic All-American Team Selection during her time at Ohio Wesleyan University. She was a decorated track and field athlete including eight-time Individual NCAC Champion, six-time NCAC Team Champion, and two-time NCAC Cross Country Runner of the Year, and 2017 NCAC Outdoor Distance Runner of the Year.

Fowler earned the 2017 Nan Carney-DeBord Award for the Ohio Wesleyan Top Senior Female Athlete. 

She earned Individual All-Ohio Champion four times, two-time All-Ohio Team Champion, and 2015, 2016 Ohio Division III Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Fowler graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 2017 with a degree in Exercise Science and Psychology. She was named an Academic All-American while at Ohio Wesleyan. She earned her Master's in 2019 in Psychology from Capella University.