2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
NIL Opportunities
2022
- Personal-best 6k (20:37.6) in her 13th place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic
- Season-best 5k (17:47.4) in her ninth place finish at the John McNichols XC Invite
2021
- Placed 12th in the 5k at the Joe Piane Invite with a time of 17:34.6
- Placed 90th in the Big Ten Championships, (22:45.4)
2020Â
2019
- Earned NCAA Midwest All-Region honors for the second straight season, placing 18th overall and crossing third for the Midwest Regional Champion Illini with a 6K finish time of 21:12.8
- Clocked season-best 6K finish at Pre-Nationals, recording a finish time of 20:59.0 to finish third on the team and 55th overall
- Second Illini to cross at NCAA Championships
- Placed third overall at the Illini Open with a season-best 5K finish time of 17:20.7
- Scored in each of the seven meets she contested, and finished as one of the team's top-three runners at each of the three postseason meets
- Academic All-Big Ten
2018
- Earned Midwest All-Region honors with 25th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, clocking a 6K finish time of 21:14.7
- Ran the ninth-fastest 5K in program history at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, recording a finish time of 17:00.70 to place seventh
- Placed in the top-10 overall and recorded the top Illini finish time at three of the five meets she contested
- Clocked her season-best 6K finish at the Bradley Pink Classic, timing 20:54.4 to place ninth
- Debuted with a 10th place finish at the Commodore Classic, recording a finish time of 17:46.8Â
- Illinois Female Freshman of the Year Nominee
High School
- USATF Junior Nationals 1500m Runner-Up
- 2018 IHSA Class 3A 800m Runner-Up
- 2018 Illinois Top Times 800m Champion
- Three-time IHSA All-State Cross Country
- Six-time medalist at IHSAÂ Class 3A State Track and Field Championships
- Two-time IHSA Class 3A Cross Country Top-10 Placer
- Coached by Kristen Zillmer
Personal
- Born July 29, 2000
- Daughter of Michael and Lora Marasco
- Has a younger brother, Zachary
- Grandfather, Raymond Belmonte, played tennis at Illinois for two yearsÂ
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Undeclared major
- Chose Illinois for exceptional academics and athleticsÂ
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