Sara Louise Treacy (born 22 June 1989) is an Irish runner who competes primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
[3] Sara Louise Treacy was born on 22 June 1989 to Liam and Siobhan, both former international distance runners.
Towards the end of her secondary school career at The King's Hospital decided to focus on athletics.
She considered leaving for the United States to train, but decided not to as she wished to study medicine as an undergraduate.
[11] At the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Budapest she was part of the Irish winning women's team and in the 2014 European Cross Country in Bulgaria, Treacy was part of the bronze-medal winning team, beating France by one point.
[13] She originally focused on long distance running, but after the European Cross Country decided to switch to the steeplechase.
[16] Treacy was the second fastest Irish athlete, finishing overall in ninth place with a time of 9:45.19.
In the qualifying heat Treacy was in ninth place but dropped down to eleventh after she sustained a heavy fall in the leading group and with a number of other runners.
Ireland's track and field manager appealed the results, and about an hour after the race an announcement was made that Treacy and the two downed runners qualified for the finals.