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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Madison Marasco

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Schaumburg, Ill.
  • High School Schaumburg HS
  • Major Sociology
  • Position Distance
  • Instagram maddie_marasco
  • Twitter maddiemarasco29
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

2023

Indoor 

  • Won the 800m at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite (2:16.94)
  • Second in the 800m at the Illini Challenge (2:17.29)

Outdoor

  • Set a personal-best 3000m steeplechase (11:15.61) in her fifth place finish at the Gary Wieneke Memorial
  • Personal-best 1500m at the Bog Larsen Distance Invitational (4:35.76)

2022

Indoor

  • Finished second in the 3000m at the Illini Invite and Multi
  • Personal-best in the 3000m (9:54.39) at the Music City Challenge
  • Finished third in the mile at the Illini Classic

Outdoor

  • Personal-best and finished sixth in the 2000m steeplechase (7:11.31) at the Ole Miss Classic
  • Personal-best and finished fifth in the 1500m (4:40.92) at the Redbird Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Outdoor

  • Placed 15th in the 1500m at the M City Classic (4:45.06)
  • Ran a season-best 800m (2:18.94) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2020

Indoor

  • Did not compete

Outdoor

  • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019

Indoor

  • Ran on the Distance Medley Relay that won the Bronze Medal at Big Ten Championships,
  • B1G Championships DMR clocked a finish time of 11:21.85, the fourth-fastest in Illinois program history
  • Won two event titles in the 800m this season, at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational and the Illini Open
  • Season-best in the 800m came at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a finish time of 2:12.12 to place first
  • Competed in the Mile at two meets, recording a season-best time of 4:50.26 at the Iowa State Classic to place 14th
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Outdoor

  • Redshirt season

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 IHSA 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 years 
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • Undeclared major
  • Chose Illinois for exceptional academics and athletics 

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

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