* Six-time All-American *
Career Bests (thru 2016 indoors):
- 800 meters: 2:00.63
- 400: 56.2h
- 600: 1:30.82i
- 1,000: 2:47.27i
- 1,500: 4:21.90
- 100 hurdles: 14.29
- 400 hurdles: 1:00.32
Stanford Record Book:
Outdoors
- 800: 1st
Indoors
- 800: 3rd
- 600: 2nd
- 4x400: 7th, 9th
- DMR: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9th
At Stanford:
- Broke school record in the 800 while finishing second at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, matching her finish of 2014.
- Has four second-place NCAA finishes, including DMRs in 2014 and 2015.
2016 Season:
Indoors
- Advanced to the NCAA Championships as the No. 13 qualifier, at 2:04.43, in the 800.
- Placed 15th overall in 2:08.45.
- Placed third at the MPSF Championships in the 800, in 2:04.89.
- Led off Stanford's distance medley relay to the nation's No. 1 time of 10:54.58, which is the eight-fastest collegiate time ever.
- Her split was 3:22.7.
- Has been part of the three fastest DMR's in school history.
- This year marks the second time Saunders has qualified indoors for NCAA's in the 800.
2015 Season:
Outdoors
- Broke school record in the 800 while finishing second at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, running 2:00.63.
- Earned her second outdoor All-America first-team selection.
- Matched her 2014 NCAA finish, the highest for a Stanford runner in that event.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- 27th in 800 at U.S. Championships
- Anchored Stanford to the 4x1500 victory at the Penn Relays, the Cardinal's first victory at the meet since 2006.
- Ran the third leg on Stanford's Big Meet 4x400 winning team.
- Set a personal best of 2:01.79 at the Payton Jordan, only to break it at NCAA's.
- Raced at the Diamond League Areva meeting at the Stade de France, finishing 10th in 2:02.55.
- Ran 10 outdoor 800's and 18 races altogether during the season.
Indoors
- Ran the 800-meter leg on Stanford's NCAA runner-up DMR team, which ran 10:53.66, the 10th-fastest time in NCAA championship meet history.
- Her split was 2:04.87 and ended with Stanford in the lead.
- Placed fourth in the 800 at the MPSF Championships (season best 2:06.11).
- Ran the third leg on Stanford's MPSF-winning DMR (11:02.98) and anchored the 4x400 to third (3:38.18).
- Ran in four meets, racing three times in the 800, three times in the DMR, and twice in the 4x400.
2014 Season:
Outdoors
- Finished second in the 800 at the NCAA Championships, earning the highest-ever finish by a Stanford woman in that event.
- Moved into second on the final lap behind teammate Amy Weissenbach, and was passed by winner Laura Roesler with 200 to go.
- Strong finish to outdistance the rest of the field and finish in 2:02.92 to earn her first individual first-team All-America honor.
- Set a personal record of 2:02.68 in the NCAA semifinal to advance.
- Was second in her heat in Eugene, Ore.
- No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list.
- Placed fourth in the Pac-12 Championships in 2:08.89.
- Had the 11th-best time (2:07.55) in the NCAA West Prelims and advanced to nationals on place.
- Opened outdoor season by winning the third section of the 1,500 at the Stanford Invitational, in a PR of 4:22.70.
- Ran first outdoor 800 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, placing fourth in the second section in a then-PR of 2:03.44.
- Ran legs on runner-up teams in the 4x1,500 and distance medley relays at the Penn Relays.
Indoors
- Earned first-team All-America honors by running the 800 leg on Stanford's second-place distance medley relay team at the NCAA Championships.
- Her split was 2:06.18 and she made the exchange in the lead.
- Qualified for the NCAA's as an individual in the 800, but chose to focus on the DMR.
- Placed second in the 800 at the MPSF Championships, running 2:05.19.
- Ran the second-fastest indoor 800 in Stanford history when she clocked 2:05.07 to place fourth in the invite section of the Husky Classic in Feb. 15.
- Beat All-America teammates Justine Fedronic and Amy Weissenbach in the race.
- Set a personal best in the 600 as well, finishing second in the 600 (1:30.82).
- Ran the 800 leg (2:06.9 split) in the school record-setting distance medley relay, which won the Penn State National in 10:54.04.
2013 Season:
Outdoors
- Placed second in the USATF junior nationals, running a personal record 2:06.46 in Des Moines, Iowa.
- It was the fifth fastest time in Stanford freshmen history.
- Showed outstanding improvement and national potential in her first season running the 800.
- Placed 17th overall at the NCAA West Prelims in a personal best 2:06.96.
- Missed the finals at the Pac-12 Championships by one place.
- Was ninth overall at 2:10.01.
- Third at the Big Meet in a then-PB of 2:08.60.
Indoors
- Earned second-team All-America honors as part of the 11th place distance medley relay team at the NCAA Championships (11:14.77).
- Ran the third leg (800) on the MPSF runner-up team in the DMR.
- Placed ninth in the 800 at the MPSF Championships in a personal record 2:09.80.
- Competed in six meets, running the 800 in five.
International:
- Placed sixth at the 2013 Pan Am Junior Championships in the 800 in Medellin, Colombia.
Cross Country:
- Stanford's No. 2 runner at the 2015 NCAA Championships, finishing 89th to help Cardinal to 14th place.
- Ran in the 2013, including the NCAA Championships as team's No. 6 runner (196th place).
High School:
- Outstanding athlete with state championships in cross country and in the 100-meter hurdles in track -- the first in Ohio history to ever accomplish that double.
- Had this amazing variety of quality personal records: 100 hurdles, 14.29; 300 hurdles, 42.54; 400, 56.1; 800, 2:22.26; pole vault, 10-0; 5,000, 18:04.50 (cross country).
- The 2011 Ohio state Division I champion in cross country.
- Competed in three state meets overall in cross country, including top-10 finishes each year.
- The 2010 Ohio state champion in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.49.
- Ran in four state track meets during her high school career, resulting in 10 all-state recognitions.
- Competed in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2012 state meet along with the 4x200- and 4x400-meter relays.
- Helped Princeton to a regional runner-up finish in track in 2012.
- Gatorade Ohio Cross Country Runner of the Year ... was eighth at the 2011 Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 400 hurdles (1:00.32).
Personal:
- Double major of international relations, and Iberian and Latin American cultures.
- Contemplated profession is to work for a multinational organization or the United Nations.
- Daughter of Tyler Saunders and Christine Auclair.
- A back injury suffered in a practice fall in gymnastics led to her switching to track.
- Speaks fluent French.
Career Results:
| Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. Finish | W. Prelims | NCAA Champs. |
| 2016 | Indoors (4) | 800 | 2:04.43 | 3 (MPSF) | -- | 15 |
| 1,000 | 2:47.27 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 10:54.58 | 2 (MPSF) | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:51.41 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2015 | Outdoors (9) | 800 | 2:00.63 | 4 (Pac-12) | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 | 4:21.90 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:35.15 | 3 (Pac-12) | 10 | -- | ||
| 4x800 | 8:33.95 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x1500 | 17:24.54 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 11:11.07 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (4) | 800 | 2:06.11 | 4 (MPSF) | -- | -- | |
| 4x400 | 3:38.18 | 3 (MPSF) | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 10:53.66 | 1 (MPSF) | -- | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Outdoors (6) | 800 | 2:02.68 | 4 (Pac-12) | 4 | 2 |
| 1,500 | 4:22.70 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:44.60 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x1500 | 17:16.74 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 10:57.64 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (5) | 800 | 2:05.07 | 2 (MPSF) | -- | -- | |
| 600 | 1:30.82 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:37.23 | 4 (MPSF) | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 10:54.04 | 5 (MPSF) | -- | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Outdoors (8) | 800 | 2:06.46 | 9 (Pac-12) | 17 | -- |
| 1,500 | 4:35.76 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:49.95 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (7) | 800 | 2:09.80 | 9 (MPSF) | -- | -- | |
| 600 | 1:33.30 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1,000 | 2:51.52 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 4x400 | 3:58.93 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DMR | 11:14.77 | 2 (MPSF) | -- | 11 |