Grinnell College Athletics

Often described as a joy to watch on the field, Sarah Evans had a knack for placing the soccer ball in the back of the net. Evans is the all-time leading goal scorer for Grinnell College women's soccer with 67 career goals. Remarkably, she scored more goals than the number of games she played (66).
 
Evans tied a College record by scoring five goals and tallying 11 points in a match at Knox College in 2004. She scored four goals on three different occasions, two of which also came against Knox. Her total of 23 goals during the 2003 season is the second highest in team history.
 
The Pioneers had winning records all four years Evans played, including an undefeated (8-0-1) conference record in 2003 and a 12-5-1 overall record in 2004. Evans was team captain both seasons. The 2004 squad beat Carroll and St. Norbert to win the Midwest Conference tournament and advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.
 
Evans was selected to the Midwest Conference first team all four seasons and was named the conference's Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2004.
 
Today, Evans is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University. She collaborates with Grinnell faculty members on research projects and has hired Grinnell alumni as lab technicians and graduate student workers.