MariaAnderson

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Personal Bests:

Indoor:

400 – 55.90

500 – 1:13.20

600 – 1:28.04

800 – 2:07.70

Outdoor:

400 – 55.99

800 – 2:08.45

400H – 1:01.53

Academic Accolades

• USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree
• Big 10 Distinguished Scholar
• Three-time Academic All-Big 10 honoree
• Academic Excellence Award (2022)
• Graduated with a Bachelor’s in chemistry and kinesiology minor (2023)

Career Accolades

• BIG 10 Indoor Championships Bronze Medalist (600m) – 2022
• Indiana BIG 10 Sportsmanship honoree

2022-2023 (Senior) (Indiana)
Cross Country:
Did not compete in a meet.

Indoor:
Finished the 500 meters in 1:18.39 at the Hoosier Open … ran leadoff leg for the Indiana “B” 4×400 relay team that finished in 3:57.01.

Outdoor:
Made outdoor season debut in the 800 meters at the Indiana Invitational.

2021-22 (Junior) (Indiana)
Cross Country:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten honoree … picked up a time of 25:55.0 to place 14th at the Hoosier Invitational.

Indoor:
Took home third place in the 600 meters at Big Ten Indoor Championships with a personal best of 1:28.04 … was the Indiana Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree at the won the 500 meters at the Hoosier Open in a time of 1:13.20 … crossed the finish line second in the 600 meters with a time of 1:32.09 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … also aided the 4x400m relay squad to second at the same meet … won with the 4×400 relay squad at the Gladstein Invitational … also placed second in the 400 meters (55.93) and third in the 800 meters (2:15.98) at the same meet … won the 600 meters at the IU Relay with a time of 1:31.90 … helped the 4×400 relay squad to gold at IU Relays … at the Meyo Invitational, was part of the runners-up 4×400 relay team … won the 600 meters  in a personal best time of 1:30.35 at Hoosier Hills … was also a part of the winning 4×400 relay squad … picked a time of 2:07.7 to place fourth in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational.

Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … saw action in the 800 meters and with the 4×400 relay squad at Big Ten Championships … helped the 4×400 relay team to fifth at Raleigh Relays … placed seventh in the 800 meters at Florida Relays with a time of 2:08.45 … aided the 4×800 relay team to a time of 8:43.84 and a first place finish at Tennessee Relays … also part of the 4×400 relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:45.83 … won with the 4×400 relay squad at the Louisville Invitational … also made her debut in the 400-meter hurdles at Louisville, placing second with a time of 1:02.82 … came in second with the 4×400 relay team and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Indiana Invitational … competed with the 4×400 and 4×800 relay teams at Penn Relays … picked up fourth in the 800 meters with a time 2:14.25 at the Billy Hayes Invite.

2020-21 (Sophomore) (Indiana)
Cross Country: 
Did not compete in a meet.

Indoor:
Scored with the 4×400 relay squad at Big Ten Championships … finished in 10th in the 800 meters at conference championships with a time of 2:09.70 … placed fifth in the 600 meters in a time of 1:33.58 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … secured silver with the 4×800 relay team also at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … had a pair of second place finishes in the 600 meters (1:31.74) and 4×800 relay as part of the Gladstein Invitational … set a personal best and won the 600 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational in a time of 1:31.74 … also set a personal record at the same meet in the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.32 and placed third … took bronze on a leg of the 4×400 relay at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational …won and set another personal record in the 400 meters by nabbing a time of 55.90.

Outdoor:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree … competed in the 400 meters at Big Ten Championships … placed fourth with the 4×400 relay team at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 … crossed fifth in the 400 meters in a time of 5.99 at the Big Ten North Florida Invitational … won gold with the 4×400 relay squad in a time of 3:42.77 at the Big Ten Invite No. 2 … ran of a leg of the 4×400 relay as part of Husker Big Ten Invite and placed fourth … took bronze at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays with the 4×800 squad … finished third at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4 in the 4×400 relay.

2019-20 (Freshman) (Indiana)
Cross Country:
Clocked a time of 20:22.1 in the 5K at the Bulldog Invitational.

Indoor:
Did not compete in a meet.

Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.

Prior to Indiana:
11th at the 2019 IHSAA State Championships (400m)
3-Time State Qualifier in the 400m Dash